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MUZEUS OVERVIEW ...... 3

THE MUZEUS APP ...... 4

APP STRUCTURE ...... 4 APP PAGES ...... 5

THE MUZEUS TOUR BUILDER ...... 7

GETTING STARTED ...... 8 HOW TO CREATE YOUR TOURS ...... 14

QUESTIONS ...... 21

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MUZEUS OVERVIEW

Muzeus is a software solution that lets you create guided audio tours for your museum, interpretation center, historic and tourist site, city tour, etc. It consists of two components, the Muzeus Tour Builder, a web content management system to create and manage your tours and the Muzeus App, a mobile application to view your tours on smartphones and tablets.

Muzeus is a collective audio guide solution. All tours created on Muzeus will be accessible on the Muzeus app. So when visitors want to see your tours on their mobile devices, they simply have to select your institution in the Muzeus app to access your page and view your tours.

It is also possible to get your own personalised app without other institutions in it. Contact us to learn more about this: [email protected]

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THE MUZEUS APP

The Muzeus app is free. It is available at the App Store for Apple mobile devices. It is mainly developed to run on iPods and iPhones with iOS 6 and higher, but it can also run on iPads and mini iPads; a specific version, better adapted for Apple tablets, is in development. Android and HTML 5 versions are also in development. App Structure All Muzeus Tours are built following the same template. Here is the structure:

The first level comprises the list of all institutions (museums, interpretation centers, historic sites, etc.) that have built a tour on Muzeus. Each institution has its own personalized page with information, opening hours and available tours. A tour can be an exhibit in a museum, an outside tour, etc. Each tour is composed of a list of items; for example, artifacts in an exhibit or stops along the route of an outside tour. Finally, descriptive text, images, videos and voice-over provide information for each item.

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App Pages Here are the app pages according to the structure described above.

Walkthrough The first time you launch the Muzeus app on your mobile device, you will see the walkthrough. Simply swipe pages or click Next to do the walkthrough.

Institutions List Then you will be prompted to select an institution from the list.

You can also view the institutions on a map .

Institution Page (your page!) Once an institution is selected, the institution’s home page is loaded. From here you can find information about the institution by clicking on and get the address and opening hours by clicking on “Plan Your Visit”.

Go back to the Institutions list by clicking on

Click on “Begin Your Visit” to view the available tours.

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Tour List Here you can find all the institution’s tours. It can be a mix of indoor tours, outdoor tours, exhibits, collections, etc.

Tour Items List For each Tour, you have Tour Items. The Tour Items list consists of items such as artifacts, paintings, points of interest, etc.

Learn more about the Tour by clicking on or simply click on an Item to learn more about it.

Item Page For each item, you have a main image or video, a text and voice over.

Moreover, if you scroll down, you have access to additional images and videos related to the item.

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THE MUZEUS TOUR BUILDER

By subscribing to a Muzeus plan (Free, Basic or Pro), you will have access to the Muzeus Tour Builder to create your guided audio tours.

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Getting started

Navigation Bar The navigation bar shows your level (Home, Tour, Item level, etc.). Use the Navigation Bar tabs to go back to a previous level.

Save When you make changes to your tour, you must save before leaving the page.

Language Selection You can type your texts in English and French. To switch from one language to another, roll your mouse cursor over any text field and select EN for English and FR for French.

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Create an Object (An Object can be a Tour, an Item or a Related Image) Simply click on the “Drop files here or click to add items” zone.

Drag and Drop one or multiple images over the drop zone.

Delete a Single Object With your mouse, roll over the object you want to delete and click on “X”.

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Delete Multiple Objects Select multiple objects by checking the check box and then clicking on the trash can.

Add or Replace Media (Media can be an image or a video)

To add or replace media, simply drag and drop new media into the media drop zone.

Media Accepted We accept any .png, .jpg and .tiff files with a maximum resolution of 5000 x 5000 pixels.

At the moment we do not accept videos. Video will be accepted in the next release.

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Visibility For each Object (Tour, Item and Related Images), you have a visibility icon that can set your object to be: VISIBLE HIDDEN

When hidden, an Object will not be displayed in the Muzeus app. So if a Tour is hidden, this Tour and its Items will not appear in the Muzeus app.

Use the visibility functionality when you are working on a new, unfinished exhibit that you don’t want visitors to see.

Item Count For each plan, there is a limit on the specific number of items you can include.

Free plan: 8 items, Basic plan: 50 items, Pro plan: 150 items

Your item count is displayed on the top bar:

All Visible Items are counted, even the ones in a Hidden Tour. If you have reached your limit, hide items in your hidden tours or subscribe to a higher plan.

QR Codes On each page of the Tour Builder you will find a QR code. This QR Code, when scanned with the Muzeus app QR code scanner, will instantly redirect the app to the proper tour page.

You can print these codes and place them along your tours so your visitors will only need to scan these codes with the Muzeus app to instantly access the object page.

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Voice-Over You can add voice-over to your Tours and Item descriptions.

For each description, you have the choice of:

- None: No voice-over - Automatic: Voice-over created with a Text-to-Speech generator from your Description text. - Automatic with Custom Text: Voice-over created with a Text-to-Speech generator from a custom text different from your Description. Used when the Description is too long and you want a voice-over that summarizes the description or when you want to tweak your text for an accurate text-to-speech conversion. - Audio File: Add your own voice-over audio file

NOTE: The voice-over can’t exceed 1 minute when created with the Text-to-Speech generator

Automatic Simply click on “play” to generate the voice- over file. The generated voice-over will be heard in the next few seconds. You can generate voice overs in both English and French.

If you are not satisfied with the voice-over, use the “Automatic with Custom Text” option to tweak your text, or use your own audio file.

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Automatic with Custom Text To use the automatic voice over with custom text option:

Type your text in the new text field. Click on “play” to generate the voice over file. The generated voice over will be heard in the next few seconds.

Audio File Simply drag and drop your audio file into the drop zone. There is no limit on the length of the file.

Paypal Donate If you have a Paypal Donate account, simply type your account email in the following field at the institution home page. A Donate button will then appear in your Muzeus Institution information page.

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How to add videos You can add videos and Youtube linked videos to your tours. The videos can appear at the following places in the app: An Item Main Media An Item Related Media A Tour Detail (Video upload or Youtube) (Video upload or Youtube) (Video upload only, no Youtube)

NOTE: Youtube videos will not appear in Muzeus app when internet connection is not available.

Format supported: mpeg, mp4, m4v, wmv, flv, mov (We don’t support .avi)

To add videos in Muzeus Tour Builder, you can simply copy and paste a Youtube video URL or upload your video:

UPLOAD A VIDEO

Drag and drop your video file in the Media drop zone

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Then wait for the video to upload and process (It can take several minutes depending on the size of your file)

Once done, a video screen shot will appear in the media zone.

YOUTUBE LINK

Go to you video Youtube page and copy the URL.

NOTE: Do not copy the “Share this video” URL, but the browser URL only.

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Then paste the URL in the “Youtube Video URL field”

NOTE: If a Youtube Video URL is present AND a video in the Media Zone, the Youtube video link will override the uploaded video.

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How to Create Your Tours

1. Fill Out Your Institution Information Once logged in, you arrive at your Institution home page.

Institution Information Type your Institution Name, Description and Address. All this information will be available on the Muzeus app for your visitors.

Logo Drag and drop your institution logo. A PNG logo with transparent background is recommended.

Geolocation With the mouse, drag and zoom on the map to find your Institution location. Click on the map to place the Google pin.

QR Code This is the QR code that points to your Institution page when scanned with the Muzeus app QR code reader. Use it to test your tour while in development and not accessible from the Muzeus app Institutions list. Opening Hours Enter your opening hours. If no day is selected, the opening hours table will not appear in the Muzeus app.

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2. Create and Edit Tours On the right-hand side of your Institution home page, you will find your Tours.

To create a new Tour, simply click on the below the Tours list.

To edit a Tour, simply click on it from the list.

Tour Information Enter your Tour Title and Description.

Tour Image Drag and drop your Tour image. (An image representing your Tour).

Geolocation Set your Tour location if it’s an outdoor tour or if it’s not located in your main building.

Tour QR Code This is the QR code that points directly to this Tour when scanned with the Muzeus app QR code reader.

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3. Create and Edit Items in a Tour On the right-hand side of your Tour page, you will find your Items for this Tour.

To create a new item, simply click on the below the Item list OR drag and drop one or multiple images into the drop zone.

To edit an Item, simply click on it from the list.

Item Information Enter your Item Title and Description.

Item Image If you created the Item by an image(s) drag and drop, it will be present here. Otherwise, simply drag and drop your Item image into the media zone.

Geolocation Set your Item location if it’s part of an outdoor tour.

Item QR Code This is the QR code that points directly to this Item when scanned with the Muzeus app QR code reader.

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4. Add and Edit Related Images in an Item On the right-hand side of your Item page, you will find your Related Images for this Item.

To create a new Related Image, simply click on the below the Item list OR drag and drop one or multiple images into the drop zone.

To edit a Related Image, simply click on it from the list. NOTE: You can add up to 5 Related Images. If more than 5 images are added, only the first 5 will be visible in the Muzeus app.

Item Information Enter your Related Image Title and Description. NOTE: The Related Image Description has a maximum 140-character limit.

If you added the Related Image by an image(s) drag and drop, it will be present here. Otherwise simply drag and drop your image into the media zone.

5. Test your Tour in the Muzeus App To test your Tour in the Muzeus app, install Muzeus on your iPod, iPhone or iPad from the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/muzeus/id642542713?mt=8

NOTE: Before launching Muzeus, go into your device Settings, and scroll down the list to find Muzeus. In Muzeus, turn on “Always Download Data” so the app will always synchronize with the server each time you access your tour on the Muzeus app to retrieve the latest data.

To access your tours in the Muzeus app, scan your institution QR code with the Muzeus app QR code scanner. The Institution QR code is the one located at the Tour Builder home page. Make sure all the tours you want to see are visible in the Tour Builder.

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6. Make your tours publically available on Muzeus app Once you are satisfied with your tours and your institution page, you can make your institution publically available on Muzeus app so anyone will be able to access it from the institutions list.

To do this, simply send us an email at [email protected] and we will activate your institution.

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions, contact us at: [email protected]

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