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October 2008 | Issue 40 |
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| Letter from the Editor: Knowledge and dental hygiene |
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Knowledge sharing is like flossing. You know you should do it, but it takes time and is pretty much a pain.
Documenting even a fairly simple process can generate pages and pages of notes. And, honestly, who is ever going to read all that?
But what if knowledge were captured and shared in video form? I've come across two blog posts in the past few days that talk about using Camtasia Studio for just this purpose.
Thibaut Barrère at The Evolving Worker tells a story about two developer friends who started using Camtasia Studio to record project "handoff" meetings. It worked so well, they've rolled out the practice to the entire company.
In a similar vein, Pete Williams of PreneurMarketing talks about how much knowledge is trapped inside people's heads at an organization of any size. His solution?
"...we simply got each person to list all the ‘tasks’ they go through on a given week, and then ‘the next time’ they performed one of those tasks they put on their headphones, hit record and captured a video of them performing."
"People learn so much better by simply watching what needs to be done, as opposed to reading and interpreting from a dry procedures manual. And as we grow our interstate offices (or outsource more), we can simply send links to the videos stored on our intranet to those team-members."
What a brilliant way to use Camtasia Studio!
But if you wanted your whole team or organization to get in the habit of documenting processes or capturing presentations...our brand new Camtasia Relay solution might work even better.
Why? Because Camtasia Relay is designed for use by entire teams and organizations. Even people with zero multimedia experience can use it easily, because they never have to touch or edit a video file, or make a technical decision. In fact, once they finish recording, the files zip off to a central server where they're finalized and published—automatically!
So whether you use Camtasia Studio or you check out the new Camtasia Relay, try using screencasts to quickly and painlessly share knowledge within your organization. If you do, drop me a line and let me know how it goes...and whether you like it better than flossing.
Daniel Foster
Newsletter Editor
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Camtasia Relay software is presentation capture, streamlined. Record presentations from a Mac or PC in a conference room, at your desk, on the road...anywhere. Automatically publish for all to view. No technical decisions for presenters, all the heavy lifting is done at a central server.
How does Relay differ from Studio?
Camtasia Studio is for individuals who typically edit their recordings and choose how to produce the video and where it should go.
Camtasia Relay, on the other hand, is for easy recording by teams and organizations where the recording isn't usually edited (though it can be, using Camtasia Studio), and production and publishing are handled automatically by a central server.
In a word, Camtasia Relay hides any complexity from presenters so their experience is sheer simplicity. It also ensures that content is produced consistently and distributed reliably throughout an organization. For additional details, see the comparison chart.
Top features of Camtasia Relay
Easy recording on Mac or PC - It's as easy as: click to start recording, click to stop recording, click to submit. Simply focus on your presentation and let Camtasia Relay worry about the technical details.
Automatic processing and publishing handled by the server - Preset profiles automate everything—from the recording settings, to the video formats produced, to the destinations where finished files are published.
Multiple file formats - With formats like Flash and iPod video (MP4), audio (MP3), Camtasia Studio (CAMREC), Windows Media (WMV), along with others...and the ability to produce one recording into any or all of the above...you are sure to find the format best for your viewers.
Affordable and flexible licensing - No monthly, annual, or per-seat fees. Camtasia Relay can grow with you. As the number of recordings your organization creates increases...so can your server capacity. Simply upgrade to the next level at any time.
Camtasia Relay links: Overview | Product Tour | Try It Free! (server required)
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| User article: How to master screencasts in seven steps |
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Veteran screencaster Torley (who we've interviewed previously) just shared a series of tips for creating quality video tutorials at Mashable.com. They are:
- Understand audio engineering
- Indulge in templates
- Focus on using eye candy to enhance learning
- Learn from the best screencasts in the world
- Practice narrating and love your voice
- Be codec-smart, context-aware
- Continually explore delivery mediums
You'll find some great advice and helpful links in Torley's article, especially if you're pretty serious about the craft of screencasting.
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| Camtasia Studio Tutorial: Edit your PowerPoint recording |
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As a follow-up to August's tutorial on recording PowerPoint, we'll go a step further and edit that recording.
In this video, I'll show you how easily you can convert slide notes to video captions or insert transitions between all your slides...at once!
We'll also take a look at how editing a recorded PowerPoint presentation is a lot like editing any other project in Camtasia Studio.
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And it's worth pointing out that by adding media clips, titles, callouts, maybe a survey—or just cleaning up mistakes and reducing dead space—your one-time live presentation becomes a polished video that you can use in a bunch of different ways! As any savvy content creator knows...recycling is one of the best ways to work smarter.
Let's get started...
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| Camtasia Relay Tutorial: Create profiles to speed production |
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Conan Heiselt, Instructional Designer |
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Profiles tell the Camtasia Relay server how to record and produce your content...and where to publish it.
For example: a single profile can tell Camtasia Relay: "record in medium quality, produce to MP4 and WMV, then publish to iTunes U and my FTP server." And voila! it's done, without you lifting a finger.
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The person administering your system creates and customizes profiles using a simple web interface.
Watch this video for details on creating profiles and using them effectively.
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