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How (and Why) to Add Music to Tutorial Videos

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A song or sound effect used strategically can engage your audience, add a level of professionalism to your content, and make your product stand out. The right track used purposefully can help your viewer feel more optimistic about the task they’re trying to complete and help them form a positive association with your product.

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7 Mistakes Video Creators Should Avoid

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Think about your microphone, for example, how does it best pick up sound? You could build your own checklist of things to consider when creating your videos or get our free one in the Making a Video Tutorial for Beginners course from the TechSmith Academy. Next, notice what sounds are present in your environment.

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10+ Gift Ideas You Need to Ask For This Year

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TechSmith is proud to present the ultimate gift guide for the video creator, audio editor, or remote worker in your life. If you want to level-up your video or audio production, or want to know what products the TechSmith team recommends to make truly great videos, then your Christmas has come early! Good tech isn’t just for Christmas.

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5 Ways to Make Your Course Videos More Interactive and Accessible

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This walkthrough will focus on TechSmith Camtasia , as it provides flexible options for creating interactive content that can be used on numerous platforms. Adding one quiz to your video will turn on quizzing mode, which makes it easier for you to add more quizzes by clicking on the quiz track above the media or the timeline.

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Why You Need to Try an Audio-First Workflow for Your Videos

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An audio-first workflow for visual content might sound awkward, but it’s one of our preferred methods for creating tutorial videos. If you need help writing a script, you can find an outline template, scriptwriting advice, and more useful scriptwriting tools in the TechSmith Academy. Pace is incredibly important in a tutorial video.

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How to Sync Audio and Video Sources

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If you are recording with mobile devices or lower end cameras, they will most likely have very poor built-in mics that are designed to pick up a wide pattern of sound. Free Video Course: Learn everything you need to know with our free TechSmith Academy course, Basics: Syncing Audio and Video. Can’t see the embedded video?

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B2B Video Guide: 8 Must-Dos (and 2 Don’ts) for Success

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Check out our webinar below: When it comes to software, each is a longtime user of TechSmith Camtasia , an all-in-one screen recording and video editing tool. At TechSmith, our research found that the number one reason people stop watching a video is that it doesn’t provide the information they were looking for. Do: Add tracking URLs.

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