Documentation:Screencasting/DIYMedia/Edit

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CHECKLIST:
Ensure your audio is clear and balanced throughout your presentations.
Check that you move through material at a steady pace.
Ensure all graphics, sounds, and effects are necessary.
Remove any extraneous information.
Review against design principles for effective multimedia for learning.
Get feedback on a rough cut of your media from learners.

When editing, try to remove anything which isn't necessary: the shorter your video, the likelier it will be watched and effectively absorbed. Ask yourself if you can remove content and still communicate your point. If you can't cut anything, but feel like your video is too long, consider splitting it into multiple parts.

If you chunked your content, stuck to your script, and followed the advice in the recording section, the only problems you encounter while you're editing should be specific to the software you're using. Have a look at the Camtasia toolkit and post-production tools section of this toolkit for advice regarding specific pieces of editing software.

  • Edit out any errors from your recording. Make sure to cut both the audio and video so that the syncing remains valid.
  • Use text boxes (containing something not mentioned in audio, or a little tip or trick) sparingly. If you have audio, too much text will distract viewers. Frames and arrows are preferable when you need to draw attention.
  • Consider adding subtitles to allow the audience to fast forward to the points of emphasis, and can be useful for ESL audiences.
  • Consider adding a soundtrack to reduce awkward silence and disguise any unwanted background noise from your voice recording. You can find Creative Commons licensed music online using sites like Free Music Archive, Jamendo, or Incompetech.

Including a title slide with a brief overview of the material you plan on covering can help set a learner's expectations. Branded title slides are available from UBC. Click here for more information.

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TIPS:
  • Don't use too many transitions. This goes double for anything flashy or distracting.
  • Use the 'remove noise' filter in your editing software to take out background noise.
  • Pick one piece of editing software and stick to it as much as possible. It'll make your life a lot easier.
  • Learn the basics of colour correction. Lighting, sunlight, and your choice of colour can make your media production look green, red, or blue, depending.
  • Ensure you're using a suitable device to edit. Check that you have enough hard drive space to store your production, and enough processing power to render it.
  • Make sure that what's on your screen relates to what you're saying.
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