Comments on: How I Create Video Tutorials http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/11/how-i-create-video-tutorials/ The Latest Trends in Technical Communication Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:22:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom Johnson http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/11/how-i-create-video-tutorials/comment-page-1/#comment-165072 Tom Johnson Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:26:01 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=1960#comment-165072 Jing is your best bet for a free video capture tool. Jing is your best bet for a free video capture tool.

]]> By: java buddy http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/11/how-i-create-video-tutorials/comment-page-1/#comment-164971 java buddy Sun, 10 Oct 2010 05:11:21 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=1960#comment-164971 Hi, I am thinking of making some short video tutorial , can you suggest me some free tools which I can use to mark certain lines , show my code etc to the user. Thanks Hi,

I am thinking of making some short video tutorial , can you suggest me some free tools which I can use to mark certain lines , show my code etc to the user.

Thanks

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]]> By: Jason Nichols http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/11/how-i-create-video-tutorials/comment-page-1/#comment-162106 Jason Nichols Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:04:06 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=1960#comment-162106 Yes, I agree Tom. I did this a couple of times when I recorded a video together with Marketing, so they would know what was happening on the screen. They then did the post-production, including getting a professional speaker for the voiceover. Yes, I agree Tom. I did this a couple of times when I recorded a video together with Marketing, so they would know what was happening on the screen. They then did the post-production, including getting a professional speaker for the voiceover.

]]> By: Tom Johnson http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/11/how-i-create-video-tutorials/comment-page-1/#comment-162074 Tom Johnson Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:24:26 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=1960#comment-162074 It can also be helpful to record audio while creating the video, but then go back and re-record over that audio. This way you'll have the timing right for the audio. All you have to then do is repeat the sentences and overwrite the original audio. Doing this in short segments works. It can also be helpful to record audio while creating the video, but then go back and re-record over that audio. This way you’ll have the timing right for the audio. All you have to then do is repeat the sentences and overwrite the original audio. Doing this in short segments works.

]]> By: Jason Nichols http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/11/how-i-create-video-tutorials/comment-page-1/#comment-162048 Jason Nichols Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:37:35 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=1960#comment-162048 I agree with Rick—I record the video first, and add the audio later. When I first started doing screencasts, I recorded the video and audio at the same time, but I found this put a lot of pressure on you to do both things 100% right, which is tough. And, if you make a mistake, you have to re-record that section again, throwing out both the audio and video. I found it took a lot more time as well. Now I record the video and then record the audio. I then only have to concentrate on one thing at a time, which is much easier, and I find it makes the resulting quality of both better. Jason I agree with Rick—I record the video first, and add the audio later. When I first started doing screencasts, I recorded the video and audio at the same time, but I found this put a lot of pressure on you to do both things 100% right, which is tough. And, if you make a mistake, you have to re-record that section again, throwing out both the audio and video. I found it took a lot more time as well.
Now I record the video and then record the audio. I then only have to concentrate on one thing at a time, which is much easier, and I find it makes the resulting quality of both better.

Jason

]]> By: Ramon Sikorra http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/11/how-i-create-video-tutorials/comment-page-1/#comment-159699 Ramon Sikorra Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:40:57 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=1960#comment-159699 in this post. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feel this way. in this post. I’m sure I’m not the only one who feel this way.

]]> By: Nick http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/11/how-i-create-video-tutorials/comment-page-1/#comment-159468 Nick Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:31:10 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=1960#comment-159468 Question, I like the idea of adding the narrative after I create the video. I tried doing this in Microsoft movie maker, but it lowers the resolution to an unacceptable point. Is this a bad approach? I have a hard time reading the script and recording my screen simultaneously. It just sounds/looks bad. Question, I like the idea of adding the narrative after I create the video. I tried doing this in Microsoft movie maker, but it lowers the resolution to an unacceptable point.

Is this a bad approach? I have a hard time reading the script and recording my screen simultaneously. It just sounds/looks bad.

]]> By: Creig http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/11/how-i-create-video-tutorials/comment-page-1/#comment-157933 Creig Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:03:47 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=1960#comment-157933 ScreenFlow ScreenFlow

]]> By: Thomas La Foe http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/11/how-i-create-video-tutorials/comment-page-1/#comment-153163 Thomas La Foe Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:15:12 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=1960#comment-153163 Hi Tom, Thank you for this blog post. It was exactly what I was looking for. I have been creating tutorials for the Mississippi State University Libraries and they are really starting to take off. The problem is that I was kinda flying by the seat of my pants when creating these. I don't think that any two had the same process when I was creating them. The method that you described in this is very similar to a method I used and I found it worked fine. Another method that I favor is writing a script, recording the action without the audio, then going back to record the audio while watching the video. It sounds like a lot of steps, but after I get the screen captured I know exactly the steps I'm covering in the tutorial, so it limits my (sometimes) over-elaborate explanations. Here is a new problem: How to you present a tutorial to someone for review before going though the process of recording it? Many of my upcoming projects are tutorials for different departments in the library, such as submitting a thesis or dissertation to the library using the library's website. I'm not SUPER familiar with the process so after creating the tutorial based on what I knew, I got tons of little edits. There was no way to go back in and add sound clips of me explaining something without it pushing everything off track, so I had to redo the whole thing. This happened no less than 3 times. Very counter-productive. Any advice on how to offer drafts of scripts? Have you ever used storyboards or anything like that? Thanks for your time. And thanks especially for this post. Very helpful and encouraging! Thomas Hi Tom,

Thank you for this blog post. It was exactly what I was looking for. I have been creating tutorials for the Mississippi State University Libraries and they are really starting to take off. The problem is that I was kinda flying by the seat of my pants when creating these. I don’t think that any two had the same process when I was creating them. The method that you described in this is very similar to a method I used and I found it worked fine.

Another method that I favor is writing a script, recording the action without the audio, then going back to record the audio while watching the video. It sounds like a lot of steps, but after I get the screen captured I know exactly the steps I’m covering in the tutorial, so it limits my (sometimes) over-elaborate explanations.

Here is a new problem: How to you present a tutorial to someone for review before going though the process of recording it? Many of my upcoming projects are tutorials for different departments in the library, such as submitting a thesis or dissertation to the library using the library’s website. I’m not SUPER familiar with the process so after creating the tutorial based on what I knew, I got tons of little edits. There was no way to go back in and add sound clips of me explaining something without it pushing everything off track, so I had to redo the whole thing. This happened no less than 3 times. Very counter-productive.

Any advice on how to offer drafts of scripts? Have you ever used storyboards or anything like that?

Thanks for your time. And thanks especially for this post. Very helpful and encouraging!

Thomas

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