Screencasting & Video Editing

Overview

I completed this project completed this project over the course of three weeks in pursuit of Dr. Kim Sydow Campbell’s Digital Literacies graduate course. We were tasked with creating a procedural quick start guide video tutorial to help users complete a task.

Goals

This assignment focused on helping ​users learn a software or web-based ​service. I chose a quick start guide using ​the content management system, oXygen ​XML. The video had to include the ​following elements:


  • Procedural information (rather than ​conceptual)
  • Information to help users complete ​tasks with the product
  • Visual markers
  • Audio narration and background ​music


My goal was to create a video tutorial ​helping users add topics and brief ​descriptions to a project in

oXygen XML.

Software Used

Camtasia

Approach

Planning

I started by creating a script and storyboard ​(linked below) to outline the contents

of the video.





I used a minimalist approach to help the user ​begin their task immediately and minimize ​passive activity.


Recording

Following the outline from the storyboard, I used ​Camtasia to screen record the steps to complete ​the task (e.g., how to add topics and brief ​descriptions in oXygen XML). I then recorded ​audio of my voice reading the script. Using ​elements within Camtasia, I was able to speed up ​clips, add transitions and background music, and ​modulate the audio within the video. The ​screenshot to the right shows the process of ​creating the video with Camtasia.


Outcome

The resulting video (shown below) showcases my ​skill in planning, recording, and editing videos ​with Camtasia.

The tutorial provides procedural information, ​visual markers, audio narration, and background ​music to help users complete their task.​