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Creating & Editing Videos. Screen capture. Adobe Captivate – trial & education price Techsmith Camtasia – trial & education price Free! Screen recorder http://www.ezvid.com/ Audio editor http://audacity.sourceforge.net/.
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Screen capture • Adobe Captivate – trial & education price • TechsmithCamtasia – trial & education price • Free!Screen recorder http://www.ezvid.com/Audio editor http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ http://www.camtasia-training.de/2012/09/18/camtasia-studio-8-und-camtasia-for-mac-2-2-auf-deutsch-erschienen/ http://prodesigntools.com/products/adobe-captivate-5.html http://www.drawing-factory.com/draw-flames-c.html
Script • Identify the need, write script • Work out the basicaction & sequence https://acomp.stanford.edu/tutorials/storyboarding
Script - Images • Images required? • Camera • Screen shots • Editing required? • Remove backgrounds, save as PNG or BMP file. • www.pixlr.com free online image editor
Record • Dialogue/voice over • Digital voice recorder • Quiet space (doors, people, phones, aircon) • Suggestions • Script on one page, minimise turning/rustling • Use emphasis, pitch and tone
Record • Screen capture • Pre-plan searches/action • Keep control of your mouse • Top and tail a ‘scene’ with extra time (5 seconds) • Set browser window to output size • (1280 x 720 for YouTube)
Editing – a bit of history • Film http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steenbeck
Editing – a bit of history • Video: tape to tape http://www.videopark.com/earlyvpi.htm
Canvas Assets Timeline
Camtasia timeline Split Playhead Tracks – audio, visual, callouts, captions
Layers http://www.gdim.co.uk/00219434/2013/02/13/2d-animation-research/
Editing process • Import visual artefacts and sound file to clip bin • Edit sound file (if not edited in Audacity) • Trim breathing noises, shorten lengthy pauses • Add captions to voice over • Keep captions short – one sentence. • Max of 3 lines available.
Editing process • Rough cut screen capture to major points of ‘action’. • Use captions to help place action. • Add your images • Use in-built features • Zoom-n-Pan • Callouts • Watch and finesse
Produce and share • YouTube • Screencast • Internal platform • Promotion
Advice/suggestions • Keep videos short • Get a variety of people to perform voice over • Lock completed tracks/layers before editing • KISS • The Internet is full of tutorials