# Offbook video tutorials

> Short video tutorials for Offbook: upload a script, rehearse with a scene partner, memorize your lines, edit your scene, cast voices, and prepare a role.

- URL: https://www.offbook.com/learn

## Get started

Get a script into Offbook and run your first scene.

- [Upload a script and rehearse](https://www.offbook.com/learn/upload-and-rehearse) (1:03): From a PDF to your first run in about a minute
- [Other ways to add a script](https://www.offbook.com/learn/other-ways-to-add) (0:41): Final Draft, Fountain, text, photos, or pasted text
- [Pick pages from a long PDF](https://www.offbook.com/learn/pick-pages) (0:37): Practice one scene without uploading the whole play

## Rehearse

Control the run, the pace, and when Offbook moves past your line.

- [Practice controls](https://www.offbook.com/learn/practice-controls) (1:06): Pause, skip, and loop while you rehearse
- [Line detection](https://www.offbook.com/learn/line-detection) (0:57): Choose when Offbook moves past your line
- [Practice one part of a scene](https://www.offbook.com/learn/practice-one-part) (1:03): Set a start and end, save scenes, and skip lines
- [Pacing](https://www.offbook.com/learn/pacing) (1:09): Set the speed, add pauses, keep the scene moving
- [Stage directions](https://www.offbook.com/learn/stage-directions) (0:53): Hear them, see them, or hide them
- [Display options](https://www.offbook.com/learn/display-options) (1:02): Make the script easy to read

## Memorize

Hear the scene, then take the script away a step at a time.

- [Just listen](https://www.offbook.com/learn/just-listen) (0:49): Hear the whole scene read aloud
- [Listen on your phone](https://www.offbook.com/learn/listen-on-phone) (0:52): Hear your scenes anywhere, even with the screen locked
- [Hide your lines](https://www.offbook.com/learn/hide-your-lines) (1:07): Test your memory with cues or a blank page
- [Flashcards](https://www.offbook.com/learn/flashcards) (1:00): Drill your lines one cue at a time

## Edit your scene

Fix lines, tune the timing, and keep your scenes in order.

- [Edit lines](https://www.offbook.com/learn/edit-lines) (0:56): Fix text, redo audio, and add or remove lines
- [Fine-tune timing](https://www.offbook.com/learn/fine-tune-timing) (0:46): Delay, speed, trim, and cut-ins for any line
- [Organize your scenes](https://www.offbook.com/learn/organize-scenes) (0:49): Rename, group, copy, and delete scenes

## Voices

Cast your scene partners and shape how they read.

- [Cast voices with Smart match](https://www.offbook.com/learn/smart-match) (0:43): A voice for every character in one click
- [Record your own read](https://www.offbook.com/learn/record-your-own-read) (0:52): Show your scene partner how a line should sound
- [Change voices](https://www.offbook.com/learn/change-voices) (0:42): Preview, filter, and browse the voice library
- [Record with a friend](https://www.offbook.com/learn/record-with-a-friend) (0:49): Rehearse with a real voice reading the other part

## Prepare the role

Ask questions about the script and build the character.

- [Ask Genie about your scene](https://www.offbook.com/learn/genie) (0:43): Your script assistant, one click from the script
- [Analyze your script](https://www.offbook.com/learn/script-analysis) (1:05): A Role Guide, acting methods, and line-by-line notes
- [Podcast episodes](https://www.offbook.com/learn/podcast) (0:48): Hear your scene talked through before you rehearse

## Progress and sharing

See your rehearsals and bring a scene partner in.

- [See your practice history](https://www.offbook.com/learn/practice-history) (0:39): Every rehearsal, with your time and lines landed
- [Share a scene](https://www.offbook.com/learn/share-scene) (0:41): Send a link or invite a scene partner by email

Prefer to read? Step-by-step guides are in the [Offbook Help Center](https://www.offbook.com/help-center).