There are a multitude of programs that you can use: Screencastify (Chrome Extension), Screencast-O-Matic (download), Quicktime Apple or Windows (download), or my personal favorite, Snagit (Chrome Extension). Videos are fun to do, but can be a pain to maintain.After sharing the awesomeness that is Literacy Shed, the most often question I get is, “How did you do the voiceover?” ( See Presentation) To cut down on maintenance, consider using video for topics that are more stable and that do not change much.

You never know when you will need them later. There’s nothing worse than loud music competing with a voice over - it’s very distracting.Ĭonsider whether closed captioning is needed. If you do, and you are going to use some sort of intro music be sure to fade it out either right before the voice over or be in the process of fading it out (where you can barely hear it) as the voice over is starting. Also set up any dummy data ahead of time. If there is audio, I use audacity to edit it.Įvery program (camtasia/premiere) has lots of transitions, but you typically have a much more professional look if you fade from black in the beginning, either use no transitions (called a cut), or some sort of cross fade between shots.Īdjust your screen resolution ahead of time and rehearse what you are going to do. I also use Canva for nice intros (you can generate an mp4 that can be a standard beginning and ending.) I think camtasia supports closed captioning too. And I use the highlighting tool and pan/zoom (as needed) to highlight where to click. I like the lower thirds I go with the simplest ones and use the company’s branding colors.

I know Premiere Pro and use it if I need to do something more extensive, but not for tech writing.

How to edit video in snagit editor