Looking for Helping Hands
For a few projects in 2012 I‘m looking for helping hands. What? In short; I make videos for apps and games. I could use support in the production process this year. Your job would, in large part, be to edit and combine sequences that have been pre-edited. In the long run it might be possible that you would be responsible for the entire editing. You? Can use Final Cut Pro 7 (or...
Read MoreAlways Pick the Right Tool
As screencaster I’m often facing one problem: How do I visualize something? “Classic” screencasts sometimes just don’t seem the right choice for every situation in every screencast. I came to realize that to visualize an app or a process you have to pick one tool for one situation and another tool for the other, e.g. screencasts and animations. Visual...
Read MoreiOS Screencasting in Simulator Without Giving Out an App’s Code
Every iPad or iPhone screencaster has the, obvious, problem of not being able to record screencasts directly on-device. This has a couple of disadvantages. iOS 5 might change or could change that with AirPlay mirroring, but this requires a bit more hacking. Until then many still rely on recording an iPad/iPhone screen with a capture box. If you really don’t need to screencast any iOS...
Read MoreWhat is screencasting?
Screencasting, for me, is teaching. Screencasting is about teaching people. There’s no difference between teaching someone in 30 seconds why he or she needs an app, or a 10 minute tutorial on a special workflow, or a 7 minute overview of all main functions of an app. It all boils down to teaching. Or communication. What is the best way of telling someone about an app? Which order does the...
Read MoreHow to Create a Screencast
I was impressed to see how Ryan Eash produces his screencasts. At first glance it seemed rather complicated and awkward, but I have to admit that for clients’ work it comes pretty close to what I’m doing. Rather than recording voice and action at the same time Ryan records first his voice, then plays the audio back through an external audio player while performing the actions and...
Read MoreSoundPrism Pro Quick Tour
The last two weeks have been a bit busy. Very busy in fact. But it was for the good. We have two new clients and are proud to announce at least one of them. Audanika the makers of a fantastic iPad/iPhone app needed a professional screencast for their How To Website. (Yes, an entire website devoted only to expressing the uses of an app. An awesome idea, and the pages look georgous on an...
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