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Nomad Tutorial?

Is there (if not there should be) some sort of Nomad specific intro tutorial?

I'm looking for something to send to relative beginners that have some Ion or Element experience and want to do offline work. I'm thinking it should cover shell settings that might be important (beginners rarely set up a system or know the shell at all.) Switching modes is critical! Also important is the drop down keyboard. Perhaps some display tips such as using 2 windows to match a 2 screen console or recording single screen snapshots.

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  • I spoke with Anne Valentino and she said ETC is working on new manuals using an authoring system that takes the information about the software and then generates a separate manual for each console. I would assume that includes a separate one for offline/Nomad.

    In the meantime, all the information anyone needs is currently in the most recent Ion manual (and any changes are in the supplements.) This includes information about the shell settings. I switched from Ion to Nomad with zero difficulty. It installs on your PC like any other software and it even opens up the first time with a virtual keyboard onscreen. If you are updating Nomad software, just double-click the .exe and don't worry about going into the shell or uninstalling previous versions.

    If you are looking for display tips here are a few. If you are running your show off Nomad, set it to full screen. If you are using it to train on, disable full screen so you can have the manual or your notes open in a window next to it.
    If you have one monitor, set it up to display only one window because otherwise you will not see all the softkeys.

    That's about all there is to it.

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  • I spoke with Anne Valentino and she said ETC is working on new manuals using an authoring system that takes the information about the software and then generates a separate manual for each console. I would assume that includes a separate one for offline/Nomad.

    In the meantime, all the information anyone needs is currently in the most recent Ion manual (and any changes are in the supplements.) This includes information about the shell settings. I switched from Ion to Nomad with zero difficulty. It installs on your PC like any other software and it even opens up the first time with a virtual keyboard onscreen. If you are updating Nomad software, just double-click the .exe and don't worry about going into the shell or uninstalling previous versions.

    If you are looking for display tips here are a few. If you are running your show off Nomad, set it to full screen. If you are using it to train on, disable full screen so you can have the manual or your notes open in a window next to it.
    If you have one monitor, set it up to display only one window because otherwise you will not see all the softkeys.

    That's about all there is to it.

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  • in reply to John728
    A separate manual for Nomad will definitely help.

    However my real goal is to have a tutorial on offline editing, to pass on to others. I am not the only one supporting amateurs such as high school teachers, students and church volunteers. Perhaps offline work is simply beyond them, but I doubt it. A key point is a that a tutorial provides a limited amount of information. Reading the whole manual rarely happens, especially with those that need it most. So an introduction in the friendly ETC manner could promote a significant boost in Nomad usage and lessen frustrations.

    Another bullet point would be to point out that Nomad and Console software versions have to match for 2-way file exchange. Remember these are folks that will be surprised software versions matter. The last Office file change was a long time ago!

    I may have to write one myself.
  • in reply to RickR

    RickR said:


    Another bullet point would be to point out that Nomad and Console software versions have to match for 2-way file exchange.

    If you are going to network your console and PC together, then both need to be running the same software version. (But then you're not really "offline".)

    If you are saving your show file to a USB drive, then you can stick it into a different machine running a different software version with no problem.

  • in reply to John728
    A great distinction to include in such a tutorial.
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