User manual
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Introduction
Welcome to the metaScore user guide! These pages will guide you through the main functions of this editor, which allows you to create your own musical applications, as well as browse those… - 2
Creating an account
Signing in to metaScore Click on the button at the upper right of the screen.If you are a teacher in the French “Éducation Nationale” system, sign in via Eduthèque. Otherwise, choose an em… - 3
Creating a new application
To create a new application or modify one that’s already been created, click on the button at the top of the home page: To create Clicking on “Create a new application” opens a specif… - 4
Discovering the editor interface
The metaScore editor is organized into five large areas: Menu Bar: allows you to Browser: includes three tabs providing access to the various elements you can insert into the applicatio… - 5
Components
metaScore applications function on the basis of a three-level architecture: blocks: the windows that compose your application. Only in these blocks can you insert elements or images. page… - 6
Libraries
There are two libraries: “Library”: contains all media files imported from your computer or the shared library for the creation of the application. “Shared Library”: offers fixed and anim… - 7
Using the timeline and managing timecodes
The timeline is organized in three sections. Player Located to the upper left of the timeline, it allows you to play, pause, and restart the media file. The media time is also displayed a… - 8
Creating links
Different types of links You can create nine types of links to trigger different actions in metaScore: “Play (metaScore)”: functions by default as a “Play” button. If you check the box “E… - 9
Using sliders
Sliders have two forms, each of which includes several possible directions: linear: horizontal movement (left to right / right to left) or vertical movement (top to bottom / bottom to top)… - 10
The multiselection of components
Principle of multiselection It is possible to select multiple components in metaScore, moving them or modifying certain of their attributes simultaneously.N.B.: you can move a selection of… - 11
Scenarios
metaScore lets you create multiple scenarios for a single media sequence. In the editor, you can switch between the different scenarios from the timeline: Creating a new scenario Duplic… - 12
Publish your application
To publish an application In the editor itself, a dedicated button on the menu bar enables you: if the application has yet to be published: to generate the application’s URL, subsequently… - 13
Some suggestions
According to your goals and experience, creating a metaScore application can take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours. Here are some general suggestions for creating an application…