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Podcast: Using Video in Training and Documentation, Interview with Todd O’Neill
May 31st, 2008 | Posted in Podcasts, Screencasting 9 Comments »
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In this podcast, rich media specialist Todd O’Neill explains how to add video to your training and documentation deliverables. Many technical writers are intimidated by the learning curve, equipment costs, and software they think they need to create video, but actually you can create engaging videos with minimal equipment (e.g., $150 for a Flip video camera) and using software you probably already have (e.g, Windows Movie Maker or iMovie).
In this podcast, Todd lays out the basics for those who know nothing about video. He explains the equipment you need, techniques for minimizing editing time, ways to publish the video online, filming techniques to focus on, and creative ways to package your video for your users.
For more information, see Todd O’Neill’s blog at http://doingmedia.net.
Note: I recorded this podcast at Doc Train 2008 in Vancouver, Canada.
Tags: Doc Train 2008, flip camera, rich media, screencasting, todd o'neill
Thanks for doing the interview Tom! It was fun!
Todd
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All good stuff here! Todd O’Neill is not only an expert in his field, he is also a great guy! He explains everything so well, he’s an excellent teacher. I agree with him about iMovie and MS Movie Maker – brilliant.
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Thanks. Very helpful!
It was a great lesson, thanks for explaining everything so clearly, I enjoyed it a lot.
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Very nice post. I do video marketing, and mostly on YouTube. Videos just help presell the audience better. Then Tube Automator lands my videos front page of youtube. YouTube videos usually are the first few results on Google, so it makes it easy to get traffic for hard to rank keywords.
Very cool concept and a great way to use my new flip. I hope to post a user forum soon for other flip owners to share since there are now well over 1 million flip owners. It’s taking off like the iPod!