Have you prepared all your assets? Great! You're ready to begin building blipps. Here's a quick overview to getting started:
Creating a new blipp
1. From your account homepage, click on ‘Create Project.’
2. Enter a project name this is the over arching title for your work (e.g. the title and month of your magazine).
3. Select which tool you'd like to use. Note: the most popular is our drag and drop tool Blippbuilder, which is the middle selection.
4. Click 'Create a new blipp.'
5. Name your blipp (e.g. the article or page number within your magazine).
6. Click on the box and upload a marker.
- A marker is the image that will trigger your blipp.
- Markers must be JPEG or PNG format.
- For more information see "Choosing a Marker."
7. Click 'Create blipp.'
Uploading your assets
Once you’ve uploaded your marker you’ll be taken to the main Blippbuilder homepage. You’ll see your marker in the center of the screen. To start building your blipp begin uploading your assets (i.e. the images, videos, audio or 3D files that form the content of your blipp).
1. Click the ‘Uploads’ button.
- If needed use our file converter for your .fbx files before uploading.
2. Select the image and video files you want to upload from your computer and click 'Open.'
3. Uploaded graphics will appear in the assets panel (this may take a few minutes if you’re uploading multiple images).
4. Drag and drop uploaded graphics onto the marker, displayed in the center of the screen. We will now refer to this area as ‘the stage.’
Sizing, positioning & ordering of your graphics
Once you’ve put all your assets on the stage you can re-size, move and rotate them using your mouse. Or, for more precise control, use the ‘Transform’ controls in the right-hand panel.
1. Select the object.
2. Open the ‘Layout’ tab.
3. Use the position, scale and rotation controls to adjust.
- Scale: Re-size width and height (click on the padlock icon to maintain the aspect ratio).
- Position:
o Use the X and Y controls to move the object into the required position on the stage.
o Use the Z control to adjust the depth (i.e. height off the marker).
- Rotation: Rotate on its X, Y and Z axes.
Assets flickering/flashing? Ensure Assets are on different Axis. Usually assets overlapping on the same 'Z-Axis' will cause this undesired effect.
Testing & publishing your blipp
Once you’ve finished building your blipp you’re ready to test it on your mobile device.
1. Click the ‘preview’ button in the top-right corner of the screen.
2. A pop-up will appear displaying the uploading status of your blipp.
3. Once the upload is complete, follow the on-screen instructions to test your blipp. Make sure you enter the code from the pop-up in the Blippar app on your phone when testing your blipp.
4. If you’re happy with your blipp and are ready to set it live, click ‘Make it Live.’ The blipp will now be submitted for approval. The Blippar team will get back to you via email to let you know the status of your blipp.
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13 comments
Hi,
It won't let me preview or publish my blipp. Please help.
Afiq
Hi Afiq,
Sorry to hear you are having trouble. The preview and publish buttons are located in the top right of Blippbuilder.
If you are still having trouble, please submit a help ticket by emailing: support@blipparhelpdesk.zendesk.com. The help desk will be able to look into your account and help you with any account specific issues, including publishing permissions.
Thanks,
Jenny
When ever I drop an image on top of my scene, when I try and resize that image, it puts it behind my scene and not in front of it. How do I stop it doing this? Help!
Best wishes,
Lauren
Hi Lauren,
As a quick fix you can toggle to 3D mode using the button in the top right of the canvas and use the x axis manipulator to pull it in front of the marker.
Please also submit a help desk ticket by emailing: support@blipparhelpdesk.zendesk.com. They will gather more information and help solve this.
Thanks,
Jenny
I have had a blipp rejected "...This is due to it being an image that is in use in our visual search system. To find out more about this, please see the link - https://blippar.com/en/resources/blog/2016/06/09/introducing-new-blippar-app-power-visual-discovery/"
I have read the article but not sure whether or how to add a marker onto the existing image asset and where that asset exists? I would like to do something for when our students pick up a copy of the book on our campus ?
Best regards
Nicola
Hi Nicola, Please email our help desk at support@blipparhelpdesk.zendesk.com about this. Please include the Blipp ID, which can be found in the URL of the blipp. With this information, they will be able to investigate your issue further.
How long the test blipp and live blipp will last. We made them as samples to demon to our customers. We afraid if we try to demon but the blipp already expire.
Hi noppon.nga
Thanks for contacting us. Please email our help desk at support@blipparhelpdesk.zendesk.com and include your blipp ID so we can better assist.
Best,
Amaal
DearColleague,
I can not see 3D my created blipp
Hi cuongtq,
Thanks for contacting us. To resolve this issue, please email our helpdesk at support@blipparhelpdesk.zendesk.com and include your blipp ID.
Best,
Amaal
Having issues with creating and previewing blipps.
Hi Mike,
Thanks for contacting us. To resolve this issue, please email our helpdesk at support@blipparhelpdesk.zendesk.com and include your blipp ID.
Is it possible to keep a suite of blipps in test mode with a single code (or even a bespoke code)? I want students to access further information about recommended reading for my course, without necessarily making public to the world. Or do I just have to use a very localised marker (I was hoping to just use images of the book covers)?
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