Thread: As promised.

I used Camtasia to create this video. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be either. I just had to get passed being nervous. I also promised to post it here when it was done

You can view it here:

Hope you enjoy.

Nice video and voice, don't worry ,
just it is not that loud, I need to turn my speakers high to hear you, you can consider turn up the recording volume.

Thank you I tried not to have it drowned out by the background track. I think though, I can edit it in YouTube's editor maybe. then I can get my voice louder and the music softer. I actually thought my voice was too loud.

Dont be nervous it was actually good. But I dont really know what the video is about

Originally Posted by henryJ

Dont be nervous it was actually good. But I dont really know what the video is about

The video is about a document management system we create Thank you for your input as well. I really appreciate it.

plug in a headset that will balance the voice.

Originally Posted by SocialMonkee

plug in a headset that will balance the voice.

Was my voice really all THAT soft?

Great video! Making your first video can be a little nerve racking but that was great.

I had no problems with the sound except it did seem to fade a little at the end.

A headset will definitely help balance that out as SocialMonkee pointed out.

All in all though, I didn't have to turn up the sound at all. Sounded great.

Great job!

Vincent Parker


P.S. Nemanja probably just has hearing loss from riding motorcycles and Panda bears.

Originally Posted by VincentParker

Great video! Making your first video can be a little nerve racking but that was great.

I had no problems with the sound except it did seem to fade a little at the end.

A headset will definitely help balance that out as SocialMonkee pointed out.

All in all though, I didn't have to turn up the sound at all. Sounded great.

Great job!

Vincent Parker


P.S. Nemanja probably just has hearing loss from riding motorcycles and Panda bears.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA the wild life... Thank you. I am glad you liked it and that you could hear well. I do use a headset, but I tend to keep the Mic a ways away from my face when I talk. Sometimes I speak a little louder than I should and it all goes pear shaped.

It was terrifying to make it. Putting the images together with the effects was the easiest part. I think I tried about 8 to 10 times to get the script right, before I finally got it done at around try 11. I said to myself no use trying to get it done perfectly, because you are always going to find a problem with it. Just get it over already

My speaker's volume was maximum and thought my hearing power became lower. But that was not really true.
But its good by the way

Thank you anup, I really appreciate it. I am busy working on the second one, so I will take all that I have learned here and use it for the next one. Hopefully my voice won't be as soft next time. What about the music, was it a good idea? I am starting with tutorials now, and wonder if I should keep the music in the background or not.

Originally Posted by Phoenyx

Thank you anup, I really appreciate it. I am busy working on the second one, so I will take all that I have learned here and use it for the next one. Hopefully my voice won't be as soft next time. What about the music, was it a good idea? I am starting with tutorials now, and wonder if I should keep the music in the background or not.

I think video without background music is better as if you are creating the view tutorial not an drama

Originally Posted by anupviews

I think video without background music is better as if you are creating the view tutorial not an drama

LOL I think the only drama on the new video would be me making sure my voice doesn't sound too nervous. It won't be a small scripted video like the last, but a detailed, blow by blow break down of how to use a specific part of the system.

Originally Posted by Phoenyx

LOL I think the only drama on the new video would be me making sure my voice doesn't sound too nervous. It won't be a small scripted video like the last, but a detailed, blow by blow break down of how to use a specific part of the system.

You need to stop worry about your voice it is fine(great)!

Its such a nice video - your voice is good too. Stop thinkin about your voice!

you guys are too kind. thank you.

I will show you the next video as soon as it is uploaded. I am going to try liven it up a bit with a little humor etc. And see how that goes.

Audio for video is a bit outside of my expertise, but sound production is something that I know a bit about (Live Sound Reinforcement by AudioArt - Mixing Live Sound - Live Sound Mixing with The Mixer in a Box). The level is a bit low in the first video, but the problem that I hear is that the background music is too loud in relation to the voice.

Most pro audio for video is processed in a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). I use a 'toy' freeware audio editor called audacity that could do most of the audio processing, but a real DAW would provide much more functionality. There would be a normalize function that would raise the overall level to the value needed for your video. There is an entry level DAW software called Reaper that offers a fully functional trial version if you wanted to get your feet wet.

Hi Winkor.

I used Audacity for the first video. I found that the sound recording in camtasia was a little noisy. So I did the audio in Audacity and the rest of the vid in camtasia. I have learned a lot playing in it though My second video has the volume set lower on the background music, I split the sound from the video and edited the fade in and out between two parts used in the video. I then cleaned out the static noise from the mic, and added a few effects that makes the video seem more professional. I have a company logo in the beginning and end of the vid, where the music fades out rather than ending abruptly, and the effects added makes the first logo move out of screenshot in a barn door effect, and the end of the video shift off to the left side of the screen to reveal the last logo, while the background music begins to fade.

All in all it looks good. I even got to the point where I could edit my breathing to make sure its not too loud, but still has a space between speech, and could edit out any stuttering made. I was still nervous.

Audacity does provide a lot of editing features in a freeware program. I use it for some very simple tasks - breaking out songs in live recordings and touching things up a bit. A real DAW may offer a few more features, but in general would be easier and faster to use in editing audio. You might take a look at the Reaper trial.

Originally Posted by wink0r

Audacity does provide a lot of editing features in a freeware program. I use it for some very simple tasks - breaking out songs in live recordings and touching things up a bit. A real DAW may offer a few more features, but in general would be easier and faster to use in editing audio. You might take a look at the Reaper trial.

I will have a look at it today. It might come in handy now that I have videos to create for two campaigns instead of one. I was recently given an iPhone marketing campaign for applications developed by my boss' partner company, and it might hep clean things up a bit.