Category Archives for "Cool Resources"
Microtraining, Microlearning, Microvideos-What Are They and Should You Start Developing Them?
They’re the new buzzwords of the last few years. And close friends have told me that all they have to do is mention they specialize in Microlearning and the heads of training Departments in major corporations will sit down for coffee with them and ask them to bid on projects. So, I thought it was […]
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Convert alpha MOV’s to work in Camtasia 9
So…a HUGE pain in the butt with Camtasia 9 is that Techsmith removed support for QuickTime and effectively rendered all MOV files with alpha transparency useless. Since then, they have added back support for these but…only if they are encoded with the PNG alpha codec. The problem is: A TON of alpha MOV’s out there […]
Continue readingHow Frank Makes a Great Passive Income Producing Video Courses
It seems as if so many people talk about the idea “taking your expertise and turning it into video courses” but so few people have a chance to hear from people who have done it- successfully. I wanted to introduce you to someone who, at the age of 63, is making a very nice income […]
Continue readingScreencast Video Success Story: Julie Choo
Sometimes when I’m starting something new (I’m dabbling in abstract art painting) it really helps if I can learn from people who are a few steps ahead of me. They don’t have to have achieved huge success (like be in a well known gallery) but they need to be moving forward doing the kind of […]
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Top Video Animation Tools for 2017
2017 was an impressive year for all things video. As video creators using Camtasia and PowerPoint, one of the stand-out areas of innovation and value was that of video animation tools. Here are my Top Picks of the year based on functionality, versatility, ease of use, and bang for the buck. These are in no particular […]
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Cool Online Video Creation Tools
There are LOTS of excellent tools online that let us create cool video content that we can use in our Camtasia (or even PowerPoint) videos! In this Screencast Coaching Webinar excerpt, I’ll cover some of my favorites. I’ll touch on when and how to use them effectively and offer some top strategic thinking to get […]
Continue readingOur Favorite Fonts for Video
When I look back at my early work, I’m surprised I’ve lasted this long. A lot of the video courses and marketing videos I built years ago just weren’t very good. But that’s okay. I’ve learned a lot about design over the last 5 years and I’m still constantly learning. Last week I learned more about […]
Continue readingSneak Peak Inside our Screencast Coaching Sessions
Every week Lon and I meet with a group of fellow video creators for what are known as the Screencast Video Coaching sessions. In these sessions we take questions and critique the student’s videos. In my last session we really didn’t have any question submitted so I spent most of the time sharing cool resources […]
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