User manual

12 | Performer User Manual 4.5 February 2011
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Artist KeyCard System
This section will help illustrate the best situations to use
the Artist KeyCard system. For more information about
how to connect/ record/ burn a DVD with your MediaPOINTE
Performer in Multi mode utilizing the KeyCard system, please
see Chapter 3.
The MediaPOINTE Performer is designed to capture
performancesandautomaticallyburnDVDs.Butin
many cases like an open mic night or a school talent
show where there are multiple performers, you won’t
know who will want copies of their performance or
howmanyDVDstheywillwant.TheMediaPOINTE
ArtistKeyCardSystemallowsyoutorecordEVERY
performance capitalizing on the opportunity to create
DVDsafterthefact.YousimplypluganArtistKeyCard
into your MediaPOINTE Performer before starting each
recording then remove it and write the performer’s
nameontheKeyCardwithadryerasemarker.
IftheperformerwantsaDVDlater,yousimplyplug
that card back into your MediaPOINTE Performer, insert
aDVD,anditwillautomaticallyburnoneormore
copies of their performance, regardless of how many
other recordings you’ve made since.
WhiletheMediaPOINTEArtistKeyCardSystemhasa
wide range of applications ranging from performing arts
schools to comedy clubs, let’s take a look at how you
would use it for karaoke.
As you know, many karaoke customers will sing multiple
songs throughout an evening. The standard, out-of-
the-box MediaPOINTE Performer is designed to capture
andcreateDVDsofeachperformanceistantly.But
thatmeanscustomerswouldhaveoneDVDforeach
performance and customers don’t want to carry out a
stackofDVDsattheendofthenight.
WiththeMediaPOINTEArtistKeyCardSystemyousimply
insertyourcustomers’KeyCardseachtimetheysing,
allnightlong.Whenyourcustomerisnishedforthe
night,youinserttheirKeyCardagainalongwithablank
disc and your MediaPOINTE Performer will burn a single
DVDofalloftheirperformances.
TheDVDhaseachsongasaseparatetrack,aswell
as a digital copy of each song that they can upload to
YouTube, Facebook, or their personal electronics.
RatherthanofferingcustomersaDVDofasingle,two
tothreeminutesong,you’reofferingthemaDVDfor
their entire evening. They can even pick and choose the
performances they want. After each performance they
can decide whether or not they want to keep that song.
If they don’t want it, you simply hit the skip button and
it’s deleted from their recordings. They only pay for
performances that they liked.
TheMediaPOINTEArtistKeyCardscomeinpackagesof20
cards initial order. You also have the option to reorder
additionalArtistKeyCardsanytimeyouneed
them.