OK, here it is: my first screen cast. It is a short video on how to use Reflector. Let the heckling begin!
Anyway, if you are a .Net developer and don't already have Reflector, get it immediately. The only thing it will cost you is a one-time download.
Also, like I said, this is my first screen cast -- don't be kind. I want to know how to improve. I'll take any criticism aside from "you suck" and "change the sound of your voice".
Things I learned doing this: getting an opening statement ready and a small script together is key. If you've ever seen one of my presentations you know I rarely script anything, preferring to just wing it. Also, my microphone picks up EVERYTHING! The background voice are my kids. I need to learn how to use Audacity and filter that out...or buy a better microphone.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6159938059372574667
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7 comments:
First of all, if you are publishing to Google Video or YouTube (not that I have any other great options) then you need a smaller resolution. The text is illegible. If you are using Camtasia, then you can zoom in to a smaller area of the screen at a time.
The default for Google Video is 320x240, so your video needs to be that size naively to get uploaded to Google Video or YouTube.
Chrome is a Delphi clone.
Chrome: http://remobjects.com/chrome/ I am pretty sure that is what is referring to.
Another tip I have found for doing a screen cam is shoot small segments and then splice them together. Alternatively you can pause frequently. Just do one feature or bit at a time. Then if you don't like how that segment came out, you can toss it and do it again. If you watch voice actors doing their work they will say each bit multiple times, same is true for movies and TV shows. That is one of the reasons they switch camera angles so often.
Are you using your built in laptop microphone? I hear your keyboard clicks, which is usually a pretty good indication of that.
If you get an external mic, look at getting a USB one because then the analog converter isn't subject to all the EM noise inside most laptops.
I'm using an external mic, but it was probably right above my keyboard.
I need to get a good clip on usb mic.
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