creating educational video with camtasia
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Jennifer J. ChilekeLearning Specialist
are you currently able to…
1. Determine if video is a sound educational method for your learners and your content?
2. Plan and script an educational video?
3. Compose a shot, following the rule of thirds and best practices?
4. Import video into Camtasia?
5. Edit video and audio in Camtasia?
6. Upload educational video into youtube?
by the end of the day you will be able to…
1. Determine if video is a sound educational method for your learners and your content
2. Plan and script an educational video
3. Compose a shot, following the rule of thirds and best practices
4. Import video into Camtasia
5. Edit video and audio in Camtasia
6. Upload educational video into youtube
but.. is video the right choice?
• Content– certification? – personal growth?
• Audience– connectivity– attention span– tech-saviness– learning style
• What are your Learning Objectives?
consider microlearning
http://coursmos.squarespace.com/blog/2013/8/31/what-are-micro-courses
aim for 6 minutes or less
• Research at the University of Rochester, 2013 established that the optimal length for online videos is 6 minutes or less
– Average engagement time of any video maxes out at 6 minutes, regardless of its length.
– To maximize student engagement, chunk content into small, bite‐sized pieces.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/
Video is not difficult anymore
When Richard Dunn found himself alone overnight in Vegas, he made a video with Celine Dion’s 1996 “All By Myself.”
Dunn really did produce the five-minute video all by himself, creatively using moving walkways, escalators and strategically placed luggage tape.
As Dunn explained on his Vimeo page, “I got a person behind a ticket counter to give me a roll of luggage tape before she left. I then found a wheelchair with a tall pole on the back and I taped my iPhone to that.
I put it on the moving walkway for a dolly shot. I also taped my iPhone to the extended handle on my computer bag.
I would tuck different things under the bag to get the right angle. For the escalator shot I had to sprint up the steps after I got my shot so the computer bag didn't hit the top and fall back down…”
http://vimeo.com/97634383
video is not difficult anymore
But GOOD video isn’t easy
Get a better shot by heeding the Rule of thirds:
http://vimeo.com/14315821
your turnselfie time!take one from abovetake one from below
remember… 6 minutes or less
• Research at the University of Rochester, 2013 established that the optimal length for online videos is 6 minutes or less
– Average engagement time of any video maxes out at 6 minutes, regardless of its length.
– To maximize student engagement, chunk content into small, bite‐sized pieces.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/
scripting
• A script will help you plan out what to say and what to capture while recording.
– It also provides text for captioning later!
• At the very least, create an outline of talking points and what to capture for each segment.
storyboarding• Creating a storyboard – whether simple or elaborate – helps you plan your video
shot by shot.
• You can make changes before you start, instead of changing your mind later.
• You can plan to cover specific points and get specific shots as part of the planning process- instead of kicking yourself for forgetting key points later.
your turnoutline or storyboard at least two 2-6 minute video pieces
capturing better audio
• Use an external mic if your subject is 10 feet away – http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/2/capturing-good-sound
• Turn off or disable notifications that might get captured with the recording
• Before you start recording, listen to ambient sound– Record a little without speaking, then listen to the audio
– Minimize the ambient noise- lights and equipment humming, wind noise etc- as much as possible
my equipment
my equipment
your turn
record at least two 2-6 minute video pieces
• cables
• wireless
• drop box
• etc
• etc
get the video to the computer
camtasia
camtasia getting started project
Workbook page 6- Explore the Camtasia interface
camtasia interface
importing media
Workbook page 40 -Add Media to Timeline
importing media
importing media
if using with google drive
getting video into camtasia
your turn
Import at least two 2-6 minute video pieces
imported media in clip bin
Right click clip bin item to access menu
timeline
clip bin items on timeline tracks
clip bin items on timeline tracks
Zoom
Add a TrackLock a Track
Adjust Heights
camtasia is helpful
selecting media on the timeline
choose background color in Editing Dimensions
Right click preview window
separate audio & video to edit independently
right click menu to Edit Audio
Workbook page 75- Fade Audio in and Out
your turn
Adjust audio and/or video properties
JMG medicine plant
http://youtu.be/Av2et7ad_GQ
your turn
Fade the clips into each other or apply some other transition
captions
handout
camtasia paste script
Select and copy from storyboard or script
Paste into the text box in the captions tab
camtasia speech to text
Select the audio to transcribe
Take time to train voice recognition
Edit to fix mistakes, add punctuation etc.
your turn
Add captions
saving
sharing
sharing options
produce and share
Workbook page 94- Produce and Share
produce and share options
camtasia produce & share mp4
Rendering…
camtasia share to YouTube
Workbook page 98- Share to YouTube
youtube
Using the YouTube video editor
YouTube automatic captioning
YouTube video manager
Editing YouTube auto Captioning
youtube
your turnShare if you’re ready!Save the project if you’re not!!
on iOS you can go from i to you
• Not every video needs a lot of editing
• You can go straight from an iphone, ipad or mini to youtube w/ no editing
Then add captions from within youtube
• You can go from an iDevice to iMovie to do minimal edits then upload to youtube
http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/34/video-101-importing-with-imovie
It’s the end of the day! Are you able to…
1. Determine if video is a sound educational method for your learners and your content
2. Plan and script an educational video
3. Compose a shot, following the rule of thirds and best practices
4. Import video into Camtasia
5. Edit video and audio in Camtasia
6. Upload educational video into youtube
Jennifer J. ChilekeLearning Specialist