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The Top Four Graphic Skills Video Creators Need Now
I’ve mentioned repeatedly in our weekly Screencast Video Coaching webinars how poor my graphic skills have always been and, as a video developer, how badly I (Michelle) wish I’d been born with a better eye for visual design. But over the years I’ve been able to compensate for this lack of natural talent by studying […]
Continue readingCreating Custom Call-outs for your Camtasia Studio Screencasts
Camtasia Callouts are images or effects you can add to your videos to create engagement, add information, or bring the viewers attention to certain parts of the screen. I use them in pretty much all my software demos, tutorials and courses. The Camtasia Software does provide a nice assortment of call-outs both in the Callout tab […]
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 readingCan this PowerPoint be Saved?
In previous posts we’ve looked at using PowerPoint Templates for video and Leveraging PowerPoint Templates in Camtasia Studio. But what if you need to create the PowerPoint Design for your video from scratch? In this post I’m going to show you what I consider a typical, beginner PowerPoint slide and my opinion of what is wrong with […]
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Your OWN Software Business?
We know a lot of LearnCamtasia members and followers of both Lon Naylor and Michelle Schoen fall into a couple of categories: Virtual Assistants providing videos & services for clients Video creators making videos for clients Folks providing specific services for online and local businesses like SEO, web design, etc. Online entrepreneurs Here’s a very […]
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Testing VooPlayer
Let’s test out a new video player! This is called VooPlayer. It’s actually not new. It’s version 3.0 but is being released at a special Launch deal for a One-Time Fee. Video Player software that you don’t have to pay monthly fees for is generally more of an investment up-front than monthly services but are […]
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Using Innovative PowerPoint Templates for Video
You may recall a few months ago that I became a fan of a set of very innovative (I’ll explain what I mean by that in a minute) and well designed PowerPoint templates called Levidio. The next set of 10 modules is out now in Levidio 2.0: Check them out HERE ==> Levidio 2.0 PowerPoint […]
Continue readingConverting Existing Training Courses to Video? Ask Yourself These Three Questions
Many video training courses start as classroom content that needs to be converted and put online. You have a bunch of PowerPoint slides that you want to turn into a Video based course. Typically, when you start to create a online course you will start from content that already exists in PowerPoint and often that content dictates how the course is […]
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