Would You Spent 2-3 Days On A Video Like This?

Hi Steve.

I WOULD spend 2-3 days, even more - IF I was selling video creation services. However, for article marketing I would totally stick to screen capture videos and produce three of them in the same time you spent on this.

I was more interested in the effects of the video, than the content TBH, but really nice job with AE though. It is a program on my list to learn and incorporate into my videos.

I think it's worth it but then again I love these kinds of videos :/ So I'm biased.

Yeah the effects are great, but it takes the attention away from the content.
If i could create video affects like that with ease, I would be using those types of videos on my sales pages, affiliate signup pages, squeeze page etc...

Hey Steve,

Seems like a lot of work - the message is lost as @Global365 says.

The keywords that fly in and out are cropped a bit on top and bottom and the highlights on them make them hard to read from time to time.

It does look nice, don't get me wrong, it's just that the effects are the main thing here vs the message of the vid.

Nice work, but keep the message in the foreground.

Thanks all - definately something I HAVE taken on board. Nice to get people's perspectives on what in essence, is being advertised.

Also thx for the compliments.

How long would it take you to change the text and screenshots, so it's about a different product? Or a different aspect of the same product?

How much faster could you make the same video, or one much like it? If somebody came to you and waved some money, saying "I want a video just like that, except with a heavy metal soundtrack, triangles instead of circles around the screenshots, demons instead of robots, and I want the particle effects to be electric blue instead of gold" - how long would that take you?

More to the point: how many times can you reuse that initial investment of 2-3 days?

If you did it to learn After Effects, it wasn't wasted time.

As others have said, that type of video would be great as an intro - even used as an intro to different segments of video-based training.

It could also work for a product launch - perhaps with a stronger music theme.

Here's one of mine that's all text.


I'm no AE "wiz," but it can be worth learning, depending on your goals.

Nice! Does 2-3 days include all the particle designing and rendering, or just composting pre-rendered particles with video and text?

WOW! I guess your results will tell you if it is worth it. I think a problem could be that video impresses me more that the actual content. The video is totally awesome, but kind of too dramatic for what you are marketing.
I want to watch the video again because it looks cool not because I am impressed with the software. I am sure the the software is very good, but that doesn't come across in the video.

With so many people using video now you could provide a customized service or teach people how to make great videos.

Honestly I think anyone experienced in article marketing , especially SEO style marketing, will understand exactly what you have to offer here .

Two thumbs(and pinkies) up :-)

Good stock effects but it's pointless for that type of video....

Lots of flash and bang but you still have to deliver on WIIFM in a compelling way. I just did not get that impression, sorry

Ouch, tough crowd! lol

I agree with most of you to be honest but next time i'll just make sure my style fits the goal.

i liked the video, maybe you could offer services making videos like this for people

Definitely do it for product launches for intros or endings, maybe even promo vids but you don't want to distract the person for too long, maybe around 10-15 seconds, or even less.

You really want to sell the product or service, not your flashy (I love it though) video. Your videos might do really well with movie promos or something related to that, that'd be pretty cool.

I think you pretty much said it junior, it was distracting.

Onwards and upwards though eh? lol

Definately check out the software though, I think the fact the video is obviously taking away from what the product is, is almost unfair.

Well...I Loved It!

If you could cut the presentation in two and in the middle add a narrative to it on the product...It Would Really Rock.

It's nice....but I didn't learn anything from it, and it does not really make me want to buy.

Instead, I would focus my time on videos something like this that is very fast pace and very informative: Tube Toolbox

Ken

Excellent job on the video--you have a lot of talent!
Maybe you can use it as a sample to market yourself on Elance or the Warriors Forum.
The only way to know if it is "right" for the product is to test it.
It definitely sets you apart,
it could go viral,
and it makes you look professional.
People may even watch twice (or more).
Much success!

I'm starting to see a trend here that could be pretty dangerous to the bottom line.

Over promising.

If these new slick videos with studio quality sound and graphics start to project too much value on the product, then you run the risk of not living up to the perceived value.

If the video makes use of graphics that are not found on the site or in the software then there could be a let down.

You don't have to get refunds for people to not be entirely satisfied with your product. They could just go away felling a little deflated and not really wanting to buy more from you.

Worse, would be for them to tell their friends that your product "isn't all it's cracked up to be".

I think it would be a better idea to have more "bells and whistles", "glitz and glamor" in the product and lean more towards giving the perception that you over delivered.

Don't give them the dessert before the meal.

p.s. I'm not talking about the OP's specific product or products. Or the products mentioned in the video. I'm talking about the use of slick videos in general.

Thanks Paul.

I just wanted to ask where you put your ebooks? If i was going to upload an ebook I made to get a website indexed in 10 minutes by using the software i'm promoting (well...trying to lol) where would they be?

I would rather see a 5 minute camtasia demo video... that way I would actually get something out of the video.

Quite frankly, it's too flashy: it took my attention from what the product was actually about. I watched the video and I can only tell it's a robot to automate something related to email marketing, but that's it.

I personally prefer videos that are less flashy but more focus on the product benefits. You know, I don't want to be entertained by your video, I just want to know about what you've got to offer.

20 hours rendering time? I have to ask, how fast is your computer, Steve? Based on my experience with After Effects and a simple dual core setup, that's kinda long for a 1 minute project.

I believe the final product used the full 1920 x 1080 resolution? That's too much for a web presentation and should only be reserved for HDTV broadcasts. The half resolution of 960 x 540 will be more than enough for web viewing, and will save you 2/3 of the rendering time. more or less. At least for my needs.

Also, did you make the sequences from scratch? Or did you customize an existing project?

If you made everything, then kudos man! Great job! Nice work on the light compositions!

If it was based on an existing project, then slap the project seller's face for failing to pre-render the compositions that SHOULD have been pre-rendered (which would have saved you so much time), and for maybe providing confusing instructions, lol.

Is the video worth the 2 to 3 days you have invested on it?

Hmmmm.

I really like the visual flair of the presentation, especially if I learn that you have made everything from the ground up.

But a part of me thinks that it doesn't suit the product being promoted. If an SEO tool promised to help me "destroy the competition," I'd rather see it presented in a more explosive, more impactful (is there such a word?) manner.

Just my 2 cents, man. Fact is, I wouldn't even be able to create an AE project like that, lol.