Video

Video production comes with a ton of choices. In this post, I’ll show you why my Logitech HD Pro Webcam was (eventually) an easy choice for my screencast recordings. One quick note…the specific HD Pro cam I bought in 2016 was the C920. Newer versions of the HD Pro and HD Pro Stream series cost about the same…

Here’s a quick outline of a presentation I gave to the Orange County chapter of the Society for Technical Communication in June, 2017. The Promise Audio is the easiest way to succeed or fail at screencasting and video. Anyone can quickly produce pro-level audio without going broke. Matt will show you tips for equipment, recording,…

Having completed a 25-video series for Adobe on TCS application integration, I’m happy to announce a free mini course, consisting of 25 emails, 1 per day, with short director’s notes for each of the videos. In the notes I discuss the things I like (and like not as much) in each of the videos. They’ll…

This week I’m sharing a great technique and a timesaving preset that I developed in Adobe Audition. Audition is part of the Adobe CC suite of tools, and is used for audio editing. When I do voice over, I like to record in one “take” That means that after reviewing and practicing my script, I…

Awesome video isn’t tough to create, and it doesn’t even have to involve a camera. Join me for a free 1-hour webinar to discover how choosing the right topic will help you create awesome video content. The first of three sessions will be on January 27, 10:30 am Pacific I’ll be presenting Guarantee Awesome Video By Choosing the Right…

Death by PowerPoint is nothing compared to a slow and torturous Death by Documentation. We’ve all been forced at one time or another to listen to a speaker drone on and on, reading directly from a text-laden slide deck. But when’s the last time you took a hard look at the docs within your organization? Let’s face it…Powerpoint…