Tutorials and How-to Videos
This page contains tutorials on how to make books in Sophie. You might want to download the documentation as well.
Tutorials
Tutorials need to be opened in Sophie Author, not Sophie Reader. These are zip files: you'll need to unzip them. (If you're using Windows, you'll need an unzipping program; you can download a free one here if you don't already have one. Note that the native Vista unzipping program often doesn't work correctly with some of these files; if you're having trouble, try using 7-Zip.) If you're using Windows or Linux, open the .sophie files by double-clicking the SophieBook.sophiepublished file inside that folder.
These tutorials include Quicktime video; if you're using Windows, you'll need to install Quicktime for the video to work. If you don't have Quicktime on Windows or if you're using Linux, you can still watch the videos embedded in the tutorials by going to our blip.tv page.
- Getting Started (.zip, 23.5 Mb). This tutorial, a good place to start, covers the basics of the Sophie interface, importing resources, and making a simple book. Open the file Getting Started.sophie to start the tutorial. (Videos can be watched here.)
- Using Text (.zip, 4.3 Mb). This tutorial covers the basics of using text in Sophie. Open the file Using Text.sophie to start the tutorial. (Videos can be watched here.)
- Using Frames (.zip, 10 Mb). This tutorial covers using frames in Sophie. Open the file Using Frames.sophie to start the tutorial. (Videos can be watched here.)
- Using Flow Frames (.zip, 7 Mb). This tutorial covers using flow frames in Sophie. Open the file Using Flow Frames.sophie to start the tutorial. (Videos can be watched here.)
- Using Links (.zip, 26 Mb). This tutorial covers making links in Sophie. Open the file UsingLinksPub.sophie to start the tutorial. (Videos can be watched here.)
- Using Audio/Video (.zip, 33.2 Mb). This tutorial covers using audio and video files in Sophie, as well as audio annotations. Open the file Using Audio_Video.sophie to start the tutorial. (Videos can be watched here.)
- Using Timelines (.zip, 30.2 Mb). This tutorial covers using timelines in Sophie. Open the file UsingTimelines.sophie to start the tutorial. (Videos can be watched here.)
- Using Page Templates (.zip, 11.2 Mb). This tutorial covers using page templates to create page designs. Open the file UsingPageTemplates.sophie to start the tutorial. (Videos can be watched here.)
New tutorials will be added as they are ready.
How-To Movies
These movies demonstrate how to do simple things in Sophie. If you'd like to see a demonstration of anything else, please ask! All of these link to videos at our blip.tv page.
1. Setting a Sophie book up for typing or importing text files
2. Importing assets into a Sophie book
3. An easy way to import video to a page and then set it to play
4. An easy way to import audio to a page and then set it to play
5. Playing a movie from a timeline
6. Playing audio from a timeline
7. Making a link to an internet page (URL)
8. Making a jump from one page to another
9. Changing the appearance of text using the character and paragraph HUDs
10. Setting and applying page templates
11. Inserting a blank page
12. Toggling frames open and closed
13. Making a template with caption frames
14. Doing limited animation
15. Using non-flow frames on a template to make a header
16. Using the spellchecker