Hi,
I just found this awesome Scrivener and it has the potential to become my new tool fow writing my manuals and video project scripts.
Since 2000 I started a project that is more likely running in the niche of software development itself. It is a very specific piece of product and I struggle to get a manual that is
A) Multilanguage
B) Easy
C) Didactical
and having accompaning video material for those, who like this medium.
I think, I’ll get these issues solved and even much more. My documents are written in OpenOffice and I have simply no strait translations from english to german. Yes, I have a english first
What I think, Scrivener could be used for the multi language issue, is using labels. But I think it could be conflicting with the concept and chapter values and thus the purpose of this field is not really qualified to be used to set a language.
So here is my first question: Can I add a column (language)?
I want to have easy tutorials to get out of my documenting project. In a plain word processor, this is more or less a poainful job. Here I think the export feature is great. Especially I just looked at the export possibilities (project presets), that may help me producing several documents from easy to any deeper level of experience.
Is that the right direction I should go in trying the feature for this requirement I have?
The last, didactical, may be a complete handbook and will be the most complicated job (except vlogs and video stuff creating).
Is it a good idea to have one Scrivener project for all these points?
Now I have some ideas to my documenting project.
I like to also have a multimedia project (script and some prototypes of video ideas / paintings or scribbles). What I mean by this is keep track of my chapters and accompaning video tutorials that I am also developing. Currently I simply created some without really planning them with a script.
Who has experience in that area?
I want to push my open source project and therefore I think, also a good vlog or youtube channel may make sense. Currently I just have one channel, but that is not too focused. Also I am running a patreon page that is not well working
So I really need a tool that also helps me into that direction: Multimedia content but with corresponding writings or accompaning docments.
Modification 1:
At the end, I also need to start financing my project. It has some cost to simply underestimate it. How about this Amazon self publishing service offerings?
Who has experience in this area in conjunction to writing manuals and the like?
What do you think?
Big project?
Thanks,
Lothar