Category Archives for "Cool Resources"
12 Ways Video is Being Used in Education
In addition to the LearnCamtasia.com site, where Lon and I share our video screencasting techniques and online courses. I also enjoy teaching Camtasia Studio in person in a live classroom setting whenever I can. It’s wonderful to see the awe and excitement when the students create their first video and then become inspired as to […]
Continue readingAsk Lon Naylor and Michelle Schoen: Your Video Screencast Experts
How do I get started as a Screencast service provider? How do I turn a PowerPoint into a video? Where do I find music to use in my videos? How do I animate text? These were just a few of the questions Lon Naylor and Michelle Schoen answered in our semi annual “Ask the Video […]
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SumAll Analytics Tool
Here’s a little online tool that consolidates all kinds of stats and information from YouTube, Twitter (including hashtags you choose), Google+, Facebook, etc. It also sends daily email reports if you like. This is interesting because as video creators, we need to be aware of what is happening with our video content after we put […]
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Camtasia 8.4 and Snagit 12 – New Features You’ll Love
As you know, Lon and I like to be the first to tell you when there are updates to our favorite tools that make them easier to use and provide more functionality. So, I’m really excited to let you know about an update (one free and one paid) to Camtasia Studio and Snagit- both created […]
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Typography Video Using PowToon
We’ve had some fun talking about the interesting way of delivering messages visually using what’s called kinetic typography. See Michelle’s posts HERE: How To Make Kinetic Typography Effects In PowerPoint While it’s very possible to create such video content using PowerPoint, it does take some advanced skills (not to mention patience and effort) to pull […]
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Adventures in Greenscreen- the Saga Continues
I’m getting pretty excited about mastering this new “Remove a Color” feature in Camtasia 8.1 so the green screen saga continues in my quest to create a services video for my other site which is Screencast Video Services . I just want to do a video where I walk on from the side similar to […]
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Collect Video Content Ideas With ScoopIt!
One of the best things you can do as a video creator is provide useful and compelling content in video form to your viewers, customers, students, etc. But…sometimes coming up with what that content is can be a challenge. Sometimes, to get the creative juices flowing, it’s very useful to search the net to get […]
Continue readingAdding a Cool Font to Your Video
If you’re tired of the same old fonts in your videos, why not try something new and that helps set the mood for your content? It might be easier to find a font while surfing the web and seeing it in the context of a specific website. In the video below I show you an […]
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