D
esign Kit
These are the individual pieces for you to arrange however you like
to illustrate your sermon. Use the iView catalog to find just the right
figures to place on a compatible backdrop with the perfect design
elements to create your own stunning presentations.
Parts in the Design Kit
Background Templates
PowerPoint File: *.ppt
These are PowerPoint templates with only
the backdrops included. To turn them into a
presentation, you will probably want to put
figures, design elements and text on top of the
backdrops.
Masked Foreground Templates
PowerPoint File: *.ppt
These are PowerPoint templates with only the
foregrounds included. To turn them into a presentation,
you will probably want to put figures
behind the holes in the foreground and design
elements and text on top of the foregrounds.
Natural Figures
Photo File: #####.jpg
These are generic and non-generic figures that
remain preserved on their original natural backgrounds.
They are ideal for dropping behind
masked foreground templates. They can also be
custom edited with photo editing software.
Soft Edge Figures
Photo File: #####_se.png
These are generic and non-generic figures
that have soft edges around the figure. They
are ideal for dropping on top of background
templates.
Cut Out Figures:
Photo File; #####_he.png
These are generic and non-generic figures
that have hard edges around the figure. They
are ideal for dropping on top of background
templates.
Movies:
Movie file: *.mpg
These movies were shot at the same time as
the photos in order to blend together. These
are ideal for dropping on top of templates.
Most templates have a slide designed as a
background for a movie.
U
sing Design Kit
Step One - Finding Design Kit
With the catalog index open, Click
the little triangle to the left of the
word Design Kit. This will rotate
the triangle clockwise 90 degrees
and open up the directory for the
Design Kit (if you
Click the triangle again it will rotate it 90 degrees
counterclockwise and close the directory).
Step Two - Drilling Down into the Directory
Click on the triangle beside either Backdrop, Design
Elements, or Figures.
Click on the triangle of each new sub catalog that
you would like to look at.
Click on the same triangle again in order to close that
sub catalog.
When you arrive at the desired level, the photos will appear in the main
window.
There are many ways of sorting through the figures including sorting by
character name, model name, emotions, and action.
Tip: try to close the categories that you�re not using to keep the catalog index
uncluttered.
Step Three - Viewing the Photos
Find the three tabs at the top of the window just to the right of the
catalog index.
Click on the tab to change the view.
For example, Click list for a written description of each file.
Or Click thumbnail for a small photo of each of the files.
Or Click media for a full-size photo or if there is video of each of the files.
Step Four - Inserting Pictures into PowerPoint
Open iView and
PowerPoint and
resize them so you
can see both on
the monitor at the
same time.
Hold the left mouse
button down on
the photo you wish
to insert.
Drag the photo
over into the
PowerPoint
window and release.
Tip: Use caution when using a lot of png files.
These are memory intensive and too many may cause PowerPoint
to slow down or even go into a "hiccup" mode.
For further detailed instructions in how to use PowerPoint, refer to your
PowerPoint manual.
Opening in Photo Editing Software
From open window Click photo thumbnail you
wish to work with.
Click show media file on the tool bar.
In the new window right-Click on photo to
open up a pop-up menu.
Click Open with Photoshop (or whatever Photo
editing software you may have installed).
Save photo on your hard drive.
Edit photo and save.
Bonus: Although Bible Graphics Studio is primarily designed for the graphic
illustrations of sermons the backgrounds can easily be used for Worship
Backgrounds in PowerPoint, Easy Worship, MediaShout, or Sunday Plus,
provided that the media content is stored on an internal or external hard drive.
