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Matt Sullivan
Creating reusable screencasts for your content
Headshot optional
Quality video production is faster than you think, when you adopt a topic-based video approach.
Places to reuse video
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn Blog Community email Help, user guide, support Online education, courses
What do you say when your client
asks you to write a manual on how they should use FrameMaker?
Done!
Demo: PDF with video
Write Pare down Record Process Timing
1-hour formula
Write (Storyboard and Script)
My process: Create storyboard in PowerPoint, using outline mode- Use notes for script
Storyboard/ Script
Example-Needles Script
Script 1/3
Script 2/3
Script 3/3
Or…
Revised Script
Record audio and screen
My process:- Record one action- Read script related to action
- Repeat until satisfied with audio
Record audio and screen
Edit Audio
Process in Audition (Audacity is another)- Process the file to reduce gaps
- Delete gaffes and multiple takes
- Demo (16:34 raw)- Demo (02:31 clipped)
Edit in DAW
Options to normalize recording- Hard Limiter or Compressor for audio outliers
- Normalize to -3dB(broadcast standard)
Prep for export in DAW
Captivate, etc.Delete empty
slides ScreenFlow, Camtasia
Scrub out processing time, flubs
Video Processing
Resulting videos in ScreenFlow(before, after, and demo)
Hardware
MacBook Pro
Storage on MBP
Heil PR-40
FocusRite Scarlett 2-4
Software
AuditionAudition is a DAW,
or Digital Audio Workstation
ScreenFlow (Mac only)