Making a Video

• Process

  • Prepare – plan, script, files, applications, practice.
  • Record – Camtasia Recorder – records all screen activity and audio. Saves as large AVI file.
  • Process – Camtasia Producer – edit, crop, merge, add annotation, output to flash, avi, wmv, rm, etc

• Guidelines

  • Use a good quality head set
  • Planning and practice are the most important steps.
  • Test audio recording before each session
  • Pen Tablet PC is very useful for writing/drawing
  • Keep videos short
  • Usually easier to re-record rather than edit.

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