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VideoTutorials..how to package them?

by Mr.Otto
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Hi fellow IM's,

Once again the "Information overload" scramble my brain and all I have is loads of questions (which is exactly why I want to make Video tutorials, so that anybody can follow my guides, and not just a eBook or Pdf)

Anyways, where do I start in making them, I have about 10 free screen recorders I downloaded, all with different features, which to use? what format? How to package them for customers(downloads or embed?). I have tried to do some research and this is what I came up with,

> Camstudio - seems to be the most popular, so far I think its the best choice. I have watched a Video tutorials on how to make a Video tutorials, so i think its o.k quality?, and their are some tricks to improve file size ect.

Any warrior have experience with video tutorials? And how to package them for my customers and viewers? I don't mind some work but I don't want to pay for software if there is already a good free one available, plus I already need a new Microphone:p...

Thanks in advance..
Mr-Otto
#package #videotutorialshow
  • Profile picture of the author artsub
    Hi. As for what software to use, I use Camtasia. It's very good, but not free. I don't think it really matters that much, surely a screen capture is a screen capture. Just pick one and run with it.

    As far as packaging, like you said, there are 2 options. Either make it available for download or embed. If you make it available for download, you might want to check out Amazon S3 server... it's very cheap, and guaranteed to handle any traffic you throw at it.

    If you want to embed, I recommend Viddler for 2 reasons. First, you are not restricted in video size, but also, there is a cool little trick where you can make the video private so no one can find it, but still be able to embed it on you site. You can find the instructions here...

    How to embed a private video on your blog | Denver SEO & Denver Web Design Blog

    Just 1 other note in that regard... if you start getting a lot of views to your videos, Viddler will start putting ads on it. You can fix this by changing the parameter "AllowScriptAccess" from "always" to "never". This will appear twice in your embed code, change it both places.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nicolaas Theron
    Hi Mr Otto,

    I also use Camtasia, but Camstudio will probably do the job if Camtasia is a little too expensive for you. I prefer to package the videos in WMV format so the customer can download them to their own hard drive. Sure, it's easier to pirate and distribute, but then again downloading hosted or embedded videos is just as easy these days. You save on bandwidth fees and I think it's also more convenient for the customers.

    I like WMV because you get good quality at small sizes and they run without any issues on Windows Media Player, which is on all Windows computers. You can even set up a playlist and distribute that with the videos so that your customers can just double-click the playlist file and have all the videos loaded in sequence into Media Player automatically.

    If you have any specific questions, feel free to PM me. I may not be able to answer them all but I can tell you how I do it. It's worked fine for me for many years.

    Nic
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  • Profile picture of the author Dave Ryan
    As far as how you package them for the end customer...

    You can add PDF notes (or worksheets) for each video and ancillary resources and make it a course. You can also package it as a membership site with a one-time fee, or as a micro-continuity site even.

    Best of luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author babushka99
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    I can only recommend for distribution, that you look into a CDN (Content Delivery Network), upload your files into a CDN bucket (essentially a folder) and call them from there. CDNs greatly reduce the latency experienced by end-users. Famous names are CDNetworks, Akamai, Limelight Networks, Internap, Level3, and my personal favorite (purely due to price) is SimpleCDN (3cents per GB transferred).

    Do give them a shot, they are extremely easy to use.
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