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    • Al HartA Offline
      Al Hart
      last edited by

      I would like to make some movies, with voice over, for YouTube based on a SketchUp screen.

      What software are people using for this?

      What movie formats?

      Any other hints or guidelines?

      Al Hart

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      • RayOchoaR Offline
        RayOchoa
        last edited by

        you could get Camtasia

        CaR DeSiGnS bY mE
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        • F Offline
          fbartels
          last edited by

          SnapZ on a Mac

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          • D Offline
            dylan
            last edited by

            Al, take a look at this Thread:
            http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=79&t=9981&p=65422&hilit=camtasia#p65422

            Im moving this to the SketchUp Forum.

            http://dmdarchitecture.co.uk/

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            • Al HartA Offline
              Al Hart
              last edited by

              I'll take a look at Camtasia (5?)

              Are there limits on resolution or length of YouTube videos?

              Has anybody created a YouTube tutorial? If so, can you provide a link.
              (I've been watching basecamp videos all weekend, but I think they did a little more work to combine live action with screen shots.)

              Al Hart

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              IRender nXt from Render Plus

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              • BurkhardB Offline
                Burkhard
                last edited by

                You find more informations on Youtube. The vidoes should have no more about 10 min long for user standarts. If there are other rules for special groups it should be point out at their sides.
                Camtasia is one the best choice even you like to have audio included.

                [http://www.ia-plus.de(http://www.ia-plus.de)]

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                  militops
                  last edited by

                  Camtasia is a good choice.

                  youtube downloader

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                  • Al HartA Offline
                    Al Hart
                    last edited by

                    I'm getting ready to get a microphone for voice over.

                    Any ideas here - head set, clip-on, desk stand mike?

                    Al Hart

                    http:wiki.renderplus.comimageseefRender_plus_colored30x30%29.PNG
                    IRender nXt from Render Plus

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                    • Al HartA Offline
                      Al Hart
                      last edited by

                      I downloaded Camtasia 5 - It looks like a good tool for making videos.

                      However, the information for what format and resolution is a little sparse

                      1. YouTube says:

                      @unknownuser said:

                      All you need to do is continue uploading the highest quality video you have available. The quality of the uploaded video combined with individual viewers' bandwidth will determine if the video is displayed at "Higher Quality."

                      Not satisfied with that answer? Still need specific information? YouTube accepts a wide range of video file formats such as .WMV, .AVI, .MOV, and .MPG. Here are a few things that may work well for you:

                      * MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format
                      * MP3 audio
                      * Video resolution: 480x360 or higher
                      * Frame Rate: 24fps or higher
                      
                      1. Camtasia says:

                      @unknownuser said:

                      Choose "Custom Production Settings" and produce to AVI.

                      1. Keep the default TSCC codec for video compression and audio compression

                      2. Produce your video at 480x360 (or the closest you can get to this, keeping "Maintain aspect Ratio" checked.)

                      3. upload to youTube and wait for reprocessing to complete.

                      ***Currently, to view your uploaded video at high quality, you will need to add the following code to the end of your video URL before sending the link to anyone:

                      &fmt=18

                      example:

                      before:

                      after:

                      It looks like 640 x 480 might be a good resolution - letting YouTube convert it as desired.
                      It will be a little fuzzy, but will work better for tutorials uploaded to the SCF.

                      Has anyone else had any experiences yet on resolution?

                      Al Hart

                      http:wiki.renderplus.comimageseefRender_plus_colored30x30%29.PNG
                      IRender nXt from Render Plus

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                      • Chris FullmerC Offline
                        Chris Fullmer
                        last edited by

                        Hey Al, I prefer a headset so that it stays next to my mouth at all times, instead of a mic that I have to keep my head next to. I used a pretty cheap headset that I got for free with a game and it worked ok, but probably a higher quality one would give some better control.

                        Chris

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                        • Al HartA Offline
                          Al Hart
                          last edited by

                          Hey Chris - long time no see (hear) - thanks

                          Al Hart

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                          IRender nXt from Render Plus

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                          • GaieusG Offline
                            Gaieus
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                            Hi Al,

                            I have a desk stand and Chris is definitely right; it is not very comfortable (as well as it can badly "inference" with my speakers when I talk to someone online). So go for a headset (I should also move may lazy a*** to get one). Maybe not the cheapest but you don't need to spend too much on them since you won't want to produce studio quality anyway.

                            I have a Camtasia 3 license (that they released free for a limited period of time around Christmas) and it is very nice (stll learning it but quite easy to use). Even thinking of upgrading to v.5 (which I guess their intention with the free release originally was 😉 )

                            Gai...

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                              robert-hughes
                              last edited by

                              These folks spoke at BaseCamp and had a section on using YouTube for tutorials. This section is about 75-80% of the way through. http://sites.google.com/site/3dbasecamp2008/all-sessions-2008/promoting-your-work-using-google-resources

                              On their blog they have a section on Embedding high quality vidoe on YouTube. http://igloostudiosinc.blogspot.com/

                              Robert

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                              • M Offline
                                mgross
                                last edited by

                                Try using a program called FRAPs, at http://www.fraps.com/setup.exe The demo version does leave a small watermark on videos you create, however for the price who will complain

                                Cheers

                                Mike G

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                                • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                  Chris Fullmer
                                  last edited by

                                  My only complaint about Fraps is that it doesnt capture the toolbar, only the working window. So you don't get to see the icons being selected or any of the windows or toolbars. I only use fraps for capturing 3dgames. It excels at that and it is a pretty cheap program.

                                  Chris

                                  Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
                                  All my Plugins I've written

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