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DavidBookbinder · ‎09-07-2019

I also spent about the same on a new computer when I saw that Camtasia ran very badly on my other computers. It more than meets their minimum specs, but even after working with tech support to speed things up (and wasting many hours doing so), I still find it's laggy with more than a few effects added. And, Camtasia doesn't perform well with my graphics card, so I have to use the built-in Intel graphics. At some point I'll look for another editor, but at the moment I have so much time invested in Camtasia that I'll stick with it for now.

DavidBookbinder · ‎09-06-2019

Thanks. I'll give it a shot.

DavidBookbinder · ‎09-06-2019

Thank you. I really appreciate the encouragement. David

DavidBookbinder · ‎09-06-2019

Thanks! I did just spend some time increasing the zoom times slightly, increasing the text onscreen time a little, and played a bit with contrast. But overall, I'm pretty satisfied, and I'm really glad that you folks, who actually know what you are doing, agree!

DavidBookbinder · ‎09-06-2019

Thanks! I have experimented with using fades at transition points, and I don't seem to be able to see an advantage. Which ones do you think would benefit from a fade? As for background music ... I personally never like it, so I'm leaving it out. I know it's very popular to use it, so I may reconsider at a later date, if I get similar feedback consistentlly.

DavidBookbinder · ‎09-06-2019

Thanks, Jefferies. I did position the lights off to the side, because when I didn't, I got a lot of fairly ugly glare on my glasses. I even bought a new set of glasses just for video, with a non-reflective coating, but I still got a lot of glare. I'll play with it some more to try to find a position that gives a minimal amount of glare but still lights up my eyes a bit more. I hadn't thought of using an additional light above my head. I have an extra light and will try that. David

DavidBookbinder · ‎09-05-2019

Thanks, Lizzy. I appreciate your comments and encouragement. As for the zooming, I experimented with the speed, as well as with talking over the images instead of having the picture-in-picture. Still not sure whether to go with what I ended up with or the alternatives you suggested before I make a bunch more videos. And yes, now I am enjoying bringing it together. I do have a message in to Camtasia support. The issue is that the video gets very choppy within the editor, when I use effects or insert images. I have to render each of those sections to see how it really looks, rather than just being able to see it in the editor. Thanks again, David

DavidBookbinder · ‎09-04-2019

Hi, all. I've mostly overcome some frustrating technical difficulties with Camtasia and have completed a review draft of the intro/welcome video of my forthcoming Mastering the Art of Balance course. I'd appreciate feedback on both the style and content - what was interesting, what was not, what worked technically, what was distracting or confusing, and any suggestions for improvements that would have made it more appealing to you. I'll probably end up splitting this into two segments, but until I finish tweaking it, I'm keeping it as one file. It's about 4 minutes long. Here are links to the video on YouTube and Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/357960234 https://youtu.be/csYunq59_-k You can leave comments there or respond to this post, as you wish and as you have time. Thanks a bunch, in advance. I've been away from course-making for the past several months, but now I'm back, and I hope to complete this one by the end of the fall. - David

DavidBookbinder · ‎07-05-2019

Glad to hear your courses are taking off! And, based on the number of calls I get from people looking for therapists, there is certainly a need. Best of luck with the courses and your summer! David

DavidBookbinder · ‎07-04-2019

Hi, Alicia. Just wanted to say congratulations on launching the new course. Other things have taken me away from course-building for a few months, but after mid-August I'll be back and hope to launch my first course some time toward the end of Autumn. Best, David

DavidBookbinder · ‎03-16-2019

I'm posting this so you folks won't have to go through the 8-hour search I just did through Reddits, video and audio forums, and trial-and-error with video and audio editors and converters to resolve a baffling out-of-sync audio/video problem with audio extracted from a video. I recorded audio and video on-camera so I wouldn't have to sync audio later. However, I did want to extract the audio and fix some noise issues in Audacity, then recombine. This seemed easy until I saw that now, the audio and video were not in sync. I tried extracting in Camtasia, in Audacity, and with various video-to-audio converters, and what I found was that the audio file was slightly different in length for each extraction. At first, the Internet mind led me to believe this was because of a frame rate discrepancy (29.97 vs 30fps), so I re-created my videos at 30fps. Alas, this didn't solve the problem. Finally, I saw that both Camtasia and Audacity (and the converters I'd tried) all padded the beginning and end of the extracted audio file. I could fix that by trimming the extracted audio, but there had to be a better way! There is, and two hours later I found Pazera Free Audio Extractor (http://www.pazera-software.com/products/audio-extractor/), which is capable of extracting the audio from video files without altering it in any way. Now the extracted audio and video are in sync. And, if you are encountering this frustrating problem, yours can be, too! David

DavidBookbinder · ‎03-13-2019

Thanks, @JocelynH. I think I'll go with it, then. It doubles the amount of time I need to spend rendering, as Camtasia doesn't seem to have these filters, but it's the computer's time, not mine, so no problem. David

DavidBookbinder · ‎03-13-2019

Hi, Greg. Not sure why you can't see them, but I'm re-posting the images in this reply. I'm gathering, from your response, that Udemy doesn't do additional processing. I'm using a decent camera (Panasonic G85 with an Olympus 45mm lens), but I still like the slightly sharpened version better. I could make sharpening and contrast adjustments in-camera, but then they'd be locked in. Out of camera footage Lightly processed

DavidBookbinder · ‎03-13-2019

I'm just getting started, and video is a new world for me. When I do still photography, I do a fair amount of post-processing to enhance sharpness and contrast. I've been experimenting with doing that with videos, and the results seem more pleasing to me if I add a touch of sharpness and equalization than they do straight out of camera. Below are screen grabs of a quick demo of what I'm talking about, with a 65% sharpness filter and 15% equalization filter in the VSDC Video Editor. Thanks! - David Unprocessed Added sharpen + EQ Is there any reason not to do that? The differences are subtle, but I'd notice them. Attached are screenshots of a sample video "before" adding the sharpness and EQ filters and "after"

DavidBookbinder · ‎03-13-2019

I'm just getting started, but when I took courses on course-building, I noticed which backgrounds seemed distracting, which were neutral, and which seemed to enhance the experience. I settled on the same color I use for my psychotherapy office. I don't have a convenient wall I could paint that color, so I got a background frame and clipped a bed sheet to it. Bed sheets come in a wider variety of colors than background papers I could find online. It took a lot of clips to pull the wrinkles out, but it works for me. I also put a light behind me, shining on the sheet. Here's a screen grab from one sample video.

DavidBookbinder · ‎03-11-2019

I have a fairly quiet place to film, but to get rid of wind, traffic, and computer fan noise, I've found that a shotgun mic mostly does the trick. Any background noise that's left, I can pretty easily eliminate with Audacity using the Noise Removal plugin and maybe a noise gate if the noise is too embedded in the audio.

DavidBookbinder · ‎03-11-2019

HI, @Abbie . That link doesn't seem to go to a live page. It took me to the new support home page, but searching for "recommended video editing tools" didn't bring up the article, either. Do you have a new link? I'm using Camtasia, but I'm also interested in trying other tools. Thanks! David

DavidBookbinder · ‎03-11-2019

Thanks, @Abbie . That's perfect!

DavidBookbinder · ‎03-11-2019

I've filmed 10 lectures and am now beginning to edit them. They represent about 20% of my course. When I'm finished, I'd like to create a small version of the course for beta testers, so I can get their feedback before finalizing those lectures and proceeding with the rest of the course. Can I set up a private "beta" course in Udemy? If so, how? Thanks! David

DavidBookbinder · ‎03-05-2019

I have yet to complete my first course, but as a course consumer, I can say that I won't take a course with background music. I find it distracts, interferes with comprehension, and adds nothing I find useful. I don't know why people use it with courses.

DavidBookbinder · ‎03-05-2019

I have hearing difficulties, and except for a little fuzziness in the beginning, which might be from noise reduction, I found you to be clear, well-paced, logical, and easy too listen to. I'd have no trouble with this course. As for microphones, even though this is a slide-based course, you might consider a shotgun mic. I was surprised to see how little I needed noise reduction once I switched to a Rode videomic pro + from a lav mic. I'd planned to shut down my desktop computer during recording, to avoid recording the fan noise, but with the shotgun mic I can't even hear it at normal listening levels.

DavidBookbinder · ‎02-28-2019

Hi, Etka. Thanks! As for the background, I used a background frame (two light stands and a pole across) and a blue bed sheet. I tried several, and Iiked this one the best. The only problem with it is that it doesn't stay flat. I have to keep readjusting clamps whenever the humidity in the room changes, or if a few days pass.

DavidBookbinder · ‎02-22-2019

I can completely relate to this feeling. However, now that I've finally posted a couple of videos and found, from the kind people on this forum, that I'm not far from where I need to go, I feel much more confident that the rest of the process will be just more learning and doing, and that it will get easier with time. When we start something new, it's hard to be a good judge of ourselves, so it helps to get external validation early in the process. Afterwards, it becomes internal. Hope that helps. I'd love to see a little of what you're doing. David

DavidBookbinder · ‎02-21-2019

Those goals, in that order, seem just right. I don't know anything about this field, but I get the sense I'd have a comprehensive introduction, and then an idea of jobs I might pursue. This is exactly the kind of course I encourage my clients to take when they are looking into other careers.

DavidBookbinder · ‎02-20-2019

Pretty chilling, but nicely done. I think you'll be really helpful to those of us who are completely new at making videos, so it's nice that you're here! David

DavidBookbinder · ‎02-20-2019

I think the rule is that we can't link to anything requiring us to pay money or join your email list or group. I'd love to see the kinds of films you do.

DavidBookbinder · ‎02-19-2019

Thank you! It's very encouraging to me that you are so positive about this video, and also that somebody else here is doing something similar and is successful at it. Who, may I ask, is that? Also, I'll take a look at your course. Perhaps once I get going and have some kind of following we can point people at each other's courses. And, I do take your characterization the way it was intended. I was, after all, at Woodstock in 1969, so I suppose I qualify as an "older hippie couselor." I'm really loving this community so far. I had a similar feeling when I gave some presentations at a yoga conference in Hong Kong and met the other presenters. It's really nice to be here. Thanks again, David

DavidBookbinder · ‎02-19-2019

Thanks! I'll post here when it's up and running. I still have a substantial editing learning curve. (And the Tibetan singing bowl for the gong sound hasn't yet arrived!)

DavidBookbinder · ‎02-19-2019

I am figuring you are on a Mac, since you used QuickTime. I'm not, but this thread might help you sort out Audacity. You should be able to eradicate the noise with a Noise Gate plug-in or the built in Noise Removal. Here's a link to some other free options: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-free-cheap-audio-editors-mac-os-x/

DavidBookbinder · ‎02-19-2019

Feedback on my first video was enormously helpful. Thank you all! So I'm back for more, this time with a "lesson" lecture in which I'm teaching a skill. It's unedited because I'm not yet up to speed and will probably need new hardware to run Camtasia. Below is a 720p version. Here's a YouTube link to a 1080p version: https://youtu.be/AMF73fXJcg4 I'm looking for what works in terms of delivery, teaching style, and content. What's interesting and what's not? What's clear and what's muddy? What works, on some level, and what needs improvement or should be deleted? NOTE: This is just the "talking head" part. Where there are pauses there will be insertions of text, images, or audio (for instance, a gong sound where there is now a silence). And I'll be wearing different clothes, have makeup, damp down the wild hair, etc. Thanks so much. Once I get one or two "theory" and "practice" videos critiqued, I'll work on editing more final drafts. I want to get content issues identified first. - David

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