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This page documents how to create screencasts for Amahi.
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This page documents how to create screencasts for Amahi. See examples of our [https://www.amahi.org/videos screencasts].
  
 
== Elements of a screencast ==
 
== Elements of a screencast ==
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== Steps ==
 
== Steps ==
# Create a rough script
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# Do the following steps as necessary, improving in each iteration:
# Record a rough screen capture
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#* Create/edit a script
# Record a voice over using rough script
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#* Record a screen capture
# Watch the rough screen capture with the voice over
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#* Record a voice over using script and voiceover
# Edit script
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#* Watch the rough screen capture with the voice over
# Create a new (near-final) voice over
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#* Tweak or re-record a new screen capture while listening to voice over
# Record a new (near-file) screen capture while listening to voice over
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# Import the latest screen capture and voice over to a video editing program like iMovie
# Import the latest screen capture and voice over to a video editing program
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# Add a small intro video, with a title (we have one)
# Add a small intro video, with a title
 
 
# Play the screen capture and the voice over at the same time
 
# Play the screen capture and the voice over at the same time
 
# Edit video and audio to be synchronized
 
# Edit video and audio to be synchronized
 
# Add a small ending video    (optional)
 
# Add a small ending video    (optional)
 
# Export the entire screencast
 
# Export the entire screencast

Latest revision as of 11:56, 6 May 2014

This page documents how to create screencasts for Amahi. See examples of our screencasts.

Elements of a screencast

  • Idea for the topic of the screencast
  • Title
  • Small description (1-2 Paragraphs)
  • Knowledge about how to preform the task for the screencast
  • Video capture of the task
  • Small intro video (~6 seconds)
  • Small ending video (~4 seconds)

Steps

  1. Do the following steps as necessary, improving in each iteration:
    • Create/edit a script
    • Record a screen capture
    • Record a voice over using script and voiceover
    • Watch the rough screen capture with the voice over
    • Tweak or re-record a new screen capture while listening to voice over
  2. Import the latest screen capture and voice over to a video editing program like iMovie
  3. Add a small intro video, with a title (we have one)
  4. Play the screen capture and the voice over at the same time
  5. Edit video and audio to be synchronized
  6. Add a small ending video (optional)
  7. Export the entire screencast