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Understanding Video File Types: Codecs, Containers, and Outputs

TechSmith Camtasia

You may have heard the phrase video codec when referring to video files. It can digitize and compress an audio or video signal for transmission and convert an incoming signal to audio or video for reception. When talking about video file types, most people are referring to file containers. Codecs (for compression).

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How to Make A Thousand Training Videos for YouTube FAST (Customer Story)

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Using YouTube for training. The following tips will help you optimize your YouTube videos and make sure your users can easily find the right content. Add captions: Captions will make your content more accessible, and they are additionally used by video sites like YouTube for content-indexing to improve search results.

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What You Need to Know to Get the Best Audio

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Audio Best Practices. Nothing turns off viewers faster than a video with bad audio. Unless you have a higher end camera that has a built-in shotgun mic, you are going to want consider recording audio separately from your video. They do a great job of picking up only the audio that is close by. Selecting an Audio Recorder.

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Adobe Captivate: Say Hello to Version 7

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Provide audio feedback in response to the learner's drag-and-drop actions. HTML5 Support for Microsoft PowerPoint Import your PowerPoint project, including text, shapes, audio, and animations, into Adobe Captivate 7 and publish them directly to HTML5.

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.

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17 Best Royalty-Free Music Sites for Video Courses

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And while it may be obvious that your course should offer highly educational and engaging content with a balance between video and text, what about the audio? We’re talking about adding some flair to your videos with audio. If you put that video on YouTube, you are not required to pay any royalties for a certain number of views.

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How To Edit Video- Normalize Audio Clips & Volume

TechSmith Camtasia

Mixing” as it’s referred to in video production, is the art of blending your audio tracks to deliver a seamless audio experience, which can be achieved when you edit video. Before starting your mix, you need to start by recording good audio! You need to keep your audio tracks balanced and flowing; just like your footage.

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