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YOGA 3D
Interactive Learning
with Anna Ashby
Quick Reference Guide
Media Insight Ltd UK

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Table of Contents

Getting Started ..................................................................... 3,4
Options ............................................................................... 5,6
Pose Guide ....................................................................... 7,8,9
Learn Mode ........................................................................... 10
Animated Mode ............................................................... 11,12
Live in Class Mode ............................................................ 13,14
Troubleshooting .................................................................... 15




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Thank you for purchasing Yoga 3D, interactive learning by Media Insight and Anna
Ashby.
Getting Started
This manual is a quick reference guide for The Learning DVD which is disc 2 of your
purchased 2 DVD disc set. The Learning DVD contains the interactive 3D pose guide
which covers 19 key postures for home study.
Although we have tried to make the user experience as intuitive as possible this short
manual is designed to cover any areas of possible confusion and serve as a reference
tool.
Minimum System Requirements
This DVD is designed to work on both Macs & PCs provided they meet the minimum
system requirements as recommended below:

PC
Windows XP or later
Pentium 4 - 1.6Ghz or faster
512MB of RAM
Soundcard
Videocard
DVD-ROM Drive

Mac
OS X or later
1.2-1.25 Ghz Power PC G4
512MB of RAM
Soundcard
Videocard
DVD-ROM Drive
Note that although the above requirements are tested minimums, smoother playback and
faster loading times etc... will be experienced with newer machines. On slower/older
machines you may experience slow loading times between menus or chapters and this is
normal.

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How to start the program
With PCs, windows should give you the option to run the program as soon as you insert
the DVD into your DVD-ROM drive. If you have autorun options disabled, simply open
the DVD-ROM drive via Windows Explorer or via My Computer, and double click on the
Yoga3Dlauncher icon to start the program.

For Macs, copy the contents of the Yoga 3D app folder onto your hard drive and run it
from there by double clicking on the icon. This process will take a minute or so
depending on the speed of your DVD-ROM drive. Note you WILL NOT be able to run the
program directly from the DVD-ROM drive. Once copied to your local hard disk, you
must keep the original DVD disc in your DVD-ROM drive in order to work the
application.

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Access the options menu at any time whilst in the program by clicking on the following
icon:
Options

Clicking on this button will instantly pause the program wherever you are and take you to
the options menu which looks like this:

Exit program Exits to your desktop
Resume program Takes you back to where you were
Support
Links you to the support section of the Yoga 3D website note this only works if your
firewall enables web access to the program AND you are connected to the internet,
otherwise close the program and visit www.yoga-3d.com for more help and information.
Volume Slider
Note that the volume is defaulted at maximum. You can move the slider to change the
volume up or down.

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Graphical Options
The default graphical options are for high quality. This is best for fast machines. Anything
purchased within the last 24 months should be able to handle this.
If you are experiencing slow or jerky playback in the 3D pose guide you may choose to
change the graphical quality to low. This removes special effects such as shadows and
lighting amongst others and should enable smooth playback for all machines within the
minimum specifications.

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From the main menu click on the pose guide button.
Pose Guide
This is what you will see:

Note that the actual layout may vary slightly depending on your monitors resolution. The
above screenshot was taken from a high resolution monitor.

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Simply mouse over the buttons on either side of the screen to reveal which posture is
which. Once you have decided on a posture to study, click and this will open up the 3D
viewer and the Pose Guide itself. There are 19 postures included in this guide:
01 Jathara-parivartanasana Revolved Abdominal Pose
02 Supta-padangusthasana 1 Reclined Foot Toe Pose
03 Supta-padangusthasana 2 Reclined Foot Toe Pose
04 Adho-mukha-svanasana Downward Dog
05 Tadasana Mountain Pose
06 Phalankasana Plank Pose
07 Caturanga-dandasana Four Limbed Staff Pose
08 Bhujangasana Cobra Pose
09 Urdhva-mukha-svanasana Upward Facing Dog Pose
10 Parsvakonasana Side Angle Pose
11 Virabhadrasana 2 Warrior Pose
12 Trikonasana Triangle Pose
13 Virabhadrasana 1 Warrior Pose
14 Parsvottanasana Intense Side Stretch Pose
15 Purvottanasana Intense Eastward Stretch Pose
16 Setu-bandha-sarvangasana Bridge Pose
17 Halasana Plough Pose
18 Dandasana Staff Pose
19 Pascimottanasana Intense Westward Stretch Pose

Once youve entered the 3D viewer you will see a virtual Anna on your screen along with
the following buttons on the top right hand side. A short introduction audio guide will
play describing the posture you are looking at.

The hide mat option hides the yoga mat that virtual Anna is standing on which is useful
when you need to view postures from below.

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The Home Button takes you back to the pose guide menu so you can pick another posture
or go to the guide to terminology.
Drag & Rotate
In a conventional video tutorial you are stuck to one camera angle. The advantage of 3D
is in being able to rotate around Anna at will to gain the best vantage point. This is
especially important when viewing the arrows in the Learn Mode. Sometimes an arrow
may appear to be in one place when viewed from a particular angle but this may not be
correct as you are working in 3 dimensions and not 2. Its up to the viewer to adjust their
camera angle appropriately to gain a full picture.
To do so simply click on the screen and holding the mouse button drag in any direction to
rotate the view. You will see the view change but you will also notice that the cursor
changes from:
to > which indicates the drag and rotate function is enabled.


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Learn mode activates an audio and visual walkthrough, describing and explaining how
to reach the key alignment points of each posture. The idea is to listen to Annas audio
guide look out for the arrows which will show up to highlight areas to focus the
attention on whilst moving the camera around as appropriate to gain the best view.
Learn Mode
The key alignment points for each posture are broken down into 3 main areas and you
will see a menu like this:

Clicking on any of the 3 buttons begins a new audio and visual guide pertaining to the
particular area of study for instance the upper body or the legs.
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Animated mode unlocks the full freedom of 3D. In this mode you can view the full
animation of Anna moving in and out of the posture. You can zoom in and out and you
can refocus the camera to look at particular body parts. Heres what youll see:
Animated Mode

Zoom Function
In animated mode the zoom function is enabled. To access it simply roll your middle
mouse button forwards or backwards. If you have a touch pad use the same function that
you would to scroll down a website bar.
Scroll Bar
The scroll bar works very much like the scrolling function in quicktime or windows media
player. Grabbing it with your cursor will pause the animation. Dragging the scroll bar left
and right on the screen will move the animation forwards in the timeline or backwards.
To reset the animation to the beginning drag the scroll bar to the far left, OR press the
reset button.

RESET BUTTON
Focus Icon
Scroll Bar
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To play the animation simple press the play button on the far right of the scroll bar.

PLAY BUTTON
Focus Icon
The focus icon enables you to refocus the camera to look at a particular body part.

Double-clicking on a body part on the mannequin will change the camera to focus on
that part of Annas body. This is useful if you want to take a closer look at her hands for
instance. Once re-focussed, all the zoom and rotate functions work as normal.
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Clicking on this button brings up our video player. This is where Anna with the help of a
student demonstrates the correct use of props and describes some of the common pitfalls
associated with the posture.
Live in Class Mode

The video player functions much like windows media player or quicktime. Each 5-10
minute mini lesson is divided into several sections.
To move forward and backwards through the sections click on the skip and replay
buttons

To play press the play button

To pause press the pause button

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To exit back to the 3D viewer, press the X button


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Although we have tested the software thoroughly and endeavoured to fix all possible
issues before release, the fact is that with the almost infinite combinations of hardware
and software that exist, there remains the possibility for unforeseen problems. If you
encounter any issues whilst using the software - i.e. a crash, cursor disappearing etc...
first wait for 60 seconds before doing anything with the computer. On slower machines
your computer may simply be loading up the next scene. If nothing happens after 60
seconds then attempt to exit the program by pressing the escape button. Thirdly, in the
event that this does nothing, exit the program via your operating system. In Windows
press and hold Ctrl-Alt-Del. In Mac OS, press and hold Ctrl-Q.
Troubleshooting
In general, if your computer exceeds the minimum specifications comfortably, there
should be no major issues. Many perceived issues will usually be the result of slow
hardware or an inefficient operating system. These issues could be jittery video, slow
load times and black screens for long periods. The normal advice applies for system
optimisation. Update all your display and sound drivers. De-frag your hard disk (if using
Windows). Check to see if there is more than 10% space left in your hard disk and if not,
make space by deleting unwanted files. Always make sure you uninstall programs
correctly. As our program does not require you to install any software it is unlikely that
using it will change the environment of your operating system and be the cause of any
problems.
If you are experiencing slowdown in the videos and or sound, you can try copying the
contents of the DVD disc onto your computers hard disk and running the program from
there. Note however that you will need to keep the ORIGINAL DVD disc in your DVD-
ROM drive for the program to run.
Finally please contact us on the following email:
[email protected]
It is important for us to be able to keep track of any potential problems that people are
experiencing with our software and of course we welcome your feedback.
Thank you and enjoy the learning experience.

Anna Ashby & the Media Insight Team....