Setting up your picture, editing your shot, and using a green screen.

Introduction to Camtasia, Final Cut Pro X, and Wirecast for Live Streaming

Making videos online has been a miracle for my professional life.

Thank you for taking the course! How can you get a fast start now? (2:35)
Why take the time to learn and produce videos? (4:26)
This course will give you what you put into it. (3:43)
Different types of videos I make including talking head and screen capture. (3:21)

Your Hardware and Software define your video production experience.

Getting my equipment working well has taken more than a year and $10,000. (3:12)
Choosing a few good microphones. (2:57)
What type of computer works for filming best? (2:34)
Having two computers can make things easier. (1:43)
I like to have the option to stand or sit without changing anything. (2:57)
My standing desk using a shelving unit for under $100. (1:41)
Lighting setup simply with clip on lamps and studio lighting for under $100. (2:39)
A backdrop will make you look much more professional for under $100. (2:32)
Using a green screen for combined talking head and screen capture videos. (4:06)

Camtasia Studio (Windows) for screen capture video tutorials on Windows.

Introduction to Camtasia Studio on Windows. (6:27)
How to record in Camtasia Studio 8. (9:09)
How to import videos for editing in Camtasia Studio. (2:02)
Basic editing functions in Camtasia Studio. (13:25)
Having your audio right to begin with is much easier than editing it in Camtasia (3:38)
Exporting options to render your video in Camtasia Studio. (7:02)

Camtasia 2 on Mac for recording screen capture video tutorials.

Introduction to Camtasia 2 on iMac. (6:40)
How to record in Camtasia 2. (3:25)
Basic editing functions in Camtasia 2. (4:34)
Having your audio good without editing is much easier than editing in Camtasia 2 (4:09)
How to import a video already recorded for editing in Camtasia 2. (1:17)
Exporting options to render your video in Camtasia 2. (2:18)
Advanced exporting options for rendering in more formats besides MP4. (1:26)

Final Cut Pro X (Mac) for Long YouTube Video Tutorials and Talking Head Videos.

Introduction to Final Cut Pro X. (8:40)
Importing your talking head videos live in Final Cut Pro X. (1:26)
Importing a video you already recorded into Final Cut Pro X. (1:39)
Other ways to record live in Final Cut Pro X. (1:54)
Basic editing functions in Final Cut Pro X. (3:28)
Final Cut Pro X has great audio editing options. (3:59)
Adding graphics your videos is fairly simple in Final Cut Pro X. (2:08)
You can add text a lot of different ways in Final Cut Pro X. (6:17)
Exporting options to render your video in Final Cut Pro X. (2:36)
Send to compressor for long rendering jobs and multiple videos. (3:35)

Wirecast for streaming and green screen combination talking head/screencapture.

What is live streaming and why do it? (4:47)
How my live stream looks on YouTube and Twitch. (3:30)
What hardware can you use to start cheap and what do I use? (5:06)
Which version of Wirecast I use and what you might want to use? (6:12)
Introduction to Wirecast and how to save your production setup. (4:14)
Setting up your sources to input video into Wirecast. (8:19)
Setting up your picture, editing your shot, and using a green screen. (11:20)
Setting up your output to stream live to YouTube and Twitch. (3:50)
Screen capture another computer and record to disk with Wirecast. (3:10)
Streaming live to YouTube and Twitch successfully. (6:40)

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