IV. Creating Video Tutorials

In this section of the DVD, Aharon addresses the most common question he gets asked: “How do you make you’re tutorials?” He’ll walk you through every aspect of his process, from start to finish. Be warned: This may kill the magic.

1. Tutorial Pre-Production
In this video, Aharon shares his philosophy of good tutorial making, as well as the steps he takes before getting started. Also covered is choosing a topic, project organization, and how to sound like you actually know what you’re talking about. Really.

2. Working with Audio
In this tutorial, Aharon shows you how he records his tutorial audio, and then enhances sound quality. Even if you use a different software application, this will introduce you to some very important audio tools common to most audio-editing software.

3. Screen-Capture
In this video, Aharon shares tips and tricks in screen-capturing video. You’ll learn about how planning ahead can really make a difference in the entire process, and how you can take a break from recording without anyone ever noticing.

4. Editing the Video
In this video, Aharon shows you how he edits his video and then formats it for the iPod. If you’ve wondered how Aharon creates natural feeling Zooms and Pans in his tutorials, then you won’t want to miss this.

5. Compression and Final Delivery
In the final video of this DVD, Aharon shows you how he compresses his rendered video for both the large format Flash version and video podcasts.