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Hello, thank you for these!! It have only done this before manually trying to align and scale the clips. One questions however what if I have many short video clips and want them to play split screen (4 windows) but within each window I want the clips to keep switching as one finishes but. Is the only way to create some type of compound clip of all the individual clips and add that one clip to the drop zone?

Sadly after following the instructions on your video, my two clips remain stationary after the first second. They are moving during the fade in, then just freeze. Any ideas?

Your video freezes after being added to the dropzone because its duration is shorter than the template’s duration. Please check the tutorial video that we provided above on how to solve the ‘still image’ issue.

I am having a bit of difficulty because every time I add a file into one of the frames, I select from the very beginning of the clip, yet when the video uploads into the frame, it’s showing from a different point in the video, and I’m not sure how to fix this. The videos are all lined up and cropped to align with the frame template, yet the videos are not lining up.

Please check out this tutorial on how to precisely select a certain part of your video and add it to a drop zone in FCPX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuleHsoN6fk

I’m using it for a video, where I want to compare original footage with a H265 compressed one to check for degradation in image quality (I need space on my HDDs, and compressing could help).

I created compound clips of 10 seconds, the split screen works flawlessly, but I noticed the timing is different for Video 1 versus Video 2. Why that?

Thank you so much. But can you tell me why when I split the screen one or more video stopped and I can see only a still image (also when I export the video), Maybe because I have an old version of FCPX? I have a middle 2011 iMac and FCPX 10.2.3.

Is a way to adjust the line/border width? In the inspector under “line” I only see how to change color. Your promo video shows them being thicker than default, but can’t seem to figure out how to adjust the thickness.

Is there a way to make these so that there is no fade in? I’m trying to use them for a quick cutting music video but the fades are too slow/not needed for the quick cuts.

Content creation. Unless you’re a graphic designer, it can be a phrase that’s said with dread. Yet an increasing amount of marketers, CEOs and customer service representatives are faced with creating content for online and offline channels. If you’re asked to create content for your digital screens, this can pose even more of a problem. What size should it be, what format? Where do I get images from, how can I get it up onto the screen when I’m done?

Creating content for digital screen displays is just as easy as creating for the web or social media. With the seven free tools below, ScreenCloud and a TV screen, you can be powered up in minutes. Here’s our pick of the bunch and how to use them to create the optimal digital signage display:

Canvais the Netflix of slidedeck creation tools. Forget InDesign, Powerpoint or anything else masquerading as a content creation tool. Canva is slick, intuitive and comes with a host of designs, templates and cool tools that allow you to get going on impressive presentation decks, brochures and social media content. As well as brochures, PDFs and showreels. Here are a few reasons why it’s ideal for creating digital screen content:Thousands of images.Canva comes stocked with illustrations, vectors and stock photographs that are available for your perusal. Each stock image costs $1 which is super cheap and there’s also a selection of free images to choose from. No external sourcing saves time finding the right images to illuminate your displays and allows you to work within one window. Using stock images means you won’t lack the resolution needed to make your images look great on a digital screen. You can also upload your own, making it easy to drop in logos, headers and the assets that suit your brand.

It’s likely you’ll already have branded fonts to use within displays, but digital signage can sometimes call for a new variation. Text used on screen often needs to be bigger, more widely spaced or within a different formation for it to work.

Font Squirrel. If you need a free font for commercial use, such as creating great content for your digital screen display, then Font Squirrel is the place to head to. The website is super simple to use and has a variety of fonts to choose from.

Infographics are great ways to display information that could otherwise be fairly droll. Save hours of design time by using Hubspot’s 15 free infographic template downloads. Not only are they beautifully designed but they also come with a handy guide on choosing colour schemes, selecting a style and the best practice for using an infographic template. The files are downloadable in either PowerPoint or InDesign, so you can begin editing in either programme instantly, then save as an image to finish up and voila! You have a lovely looking infographic ready for your screen display. Just be aware that these templates come in portrait mode, so you may want to play around with the dimensions or flip them on their side if you’re working with a screen in landscape.

To get your content up quickly it can be useful to have a pool of stock image and video sites that you can quickly collate content from. The benefit being, that you can source high-quality images that work well within a screen format and that are of professional quality.

A couple of our favorite image and video stock sites include:Death to the stock photo. These guys are kind enough to send you a new pack of stock photos each month which can be used commercially however you desire. Launched by a bunch of creatives looking to promote the use of less boring stock images and illustrations, the image packs range from countryside, to office and even food. For access to more images, users can sign up for a premium package, at $10 a month. The agency also crowdfunds trips to locations, with any users who make a pledge receiving hundreds of images taken from the location - ensuring that your photos may never need be boring again.

Motion ElementsThis site provides stock footage of video clips and animations that you can use within your own creations that start from around $5 per month. Benefits of using the site including free After Effects templates and unlimited usage of the footage once bought. If you sign up to the mailing list on their homepage you also receive 30 elements for free. The only downside, is that being based in Singapore, some of the footage is very Asia-centric, for example, the cityscape footage is mainly of Asian cities. Other good video stock sites to try if you can’t find what you’re looking for include Free HD Footage and Ignite Motion. Both are a little old school in their site design, but do the job nethertheless.

Placeit is a great tool if you’re looking to add your own branding to a stock image or something that’s been taken by a member of the team. Unless you’re a designer, led by designer tools, manually customising an image to blend with an image you’ve already had, or have sourced from a stock site, can be difficult. Placeit allows you to upload your images and screenshots into a stock photo template. For example, allowing you to add a screenshot of your CRM to a stock photo of a PC or allowing you to add a dashboard or shot of your video player onto a screen that’s mounted on a wall. The images available span from mobiles and tablets, through to laptops and desktops, in a variety of situations and settings so there really is something for everyone.

As we mentioned in this post, choosing an appropriate color scheme for your digital sign display can be difficult. Different rules apply to digital screens, than print or even most online content. This can make it hard to create a color scheme that’s eye catching but not garish, on-brand but still easy on the eye. That’s where Design Seeds comes in. Design Seeds is a website that provides hundreds of variations of color palettes which work well together. The format of the site shows the color scheme with a photograph and six color strips to match, allowing you to see what might work for your own website, images or screen content. The images are personally curated by the owner and can be anything from an image of a bird, to a street or aeroplane. Once you’ve selected a color palette, you can gain access to each color’s HEX code by hovering over the color strip. If you need further inspiration, check out their Pinterest board - it turns everyday items into color palettes in a beautiful way.

So there you have it. Seven great, easy-to-use tools that turn marketers into designers and standard digital screen content into excellent digital screen content. Once you’ve had a play, use our free trial of ScreenCloud to get your fresh new content up onto your screens

At the heart of every great digital signage display is this: content. Make it look good and people will stop to look at it. Make it look bad or outdated, and chances are they won’t be looking at your screen again.

The most obvious is social media. If you invest your efforts in social media, why not use this to bring your digital screens to life too? You can also utilize user-generated content.

Walls.io offers a unique feature to showcase sponsored ads from brands you partner with. This feature is called Sponsored Posts, and they are special posts on your social wall that aren’t filled with regular social content from your sources. Instead, you can upload specific images (or videos or just text) that you want to display there and have it show up on your wall in regular intervals.

Customers are 10 times more likely to observe dynamic digital signage content than static messages, which makes video the perfect content form; it’s also usually screen-ready in 16:9 format. Video to share on digital signage could be your showreel, a new demo video, or a customer caught on screen talking about how great you are. Add to your screen playlist either by direct upload or through an app such as YouTube or Vimeo.

If you need to create a quick notice, perhaps detailing a room change or a meeting time, there are a wealth of apps to make that happen. Like Noticeboard - an app that can be found in the ScreenCloud App Store. It allows you to create a quick and easy display in seconds, and also allows for real-time edits.

This type of content works well as ‘filler’ content in between video, ads and social media displays to stop your viewers from getting digital-overload.

Food is such a big part of our lives, it’s natural that we’re drawn to images, descriptions and menu boards showing it. Enter the digital menu board digital signage display.

This is one of the most important content displays you’ll create if you work in a restaurant, fast food chain or bar. It also works in an office cafeteria, an event setup or even as a fun noticeboard where you can swap menu items out for things you’re working on or fun descriptions of your team members. If you’re a franchise, this works especially well as you can change the price of an item across all screens and locations from one ScreenCloud login.

Data-driven companies are more likely to succeed – because they can easily see the areas that need attention. But most of the time this business-critical data is siloed and not seen by the teams that can make an immediate impact. Historically this data hasn’t been shown on screens due to security fears, which is why ScreenCloud developed Dashboards.

We love Slack at ScreenCloud. Like many startups, it’s how we do about 90% of our communication. So when a room’s really crucial to what we do, like our #praise room, we share it on our digital signage screens. This is made really easy with the Slack app.

How much time do you think your reception staff spend directing people to the right floor or meeting room? We love using the building directory app to share details of where everything is through our digital signage screens. The best part? If a room changes, you can update the screen easily unlike your static signs. Here are some non-obvious benefits of wayfinding in retail.

Imagine having a method of internal communication that allowed you to broadcast to your entire company, at the click of a button… That’s exactly what ScreenCloud Broadcast can do for you. This makes it easy to share company broadcasts that go out to all screens simultaneously with news, praise or health and safety announcements. Broadcast can securely live-stream meetings or announcements to screens in your office, and also onto the mobiles or desktop screens of remote or deskless workers, making sure everyone gets the news.

Everyone likes to see where they are in a leaderboard, whether that’s in sales or counting reps in the gym. Use your digital screens to show off this leaderboard and add an additional layer to your customer/employee experience. You can create it easily using Google Slides, or for something more automated, check out a tool like Bonusly, as shown below.

In the same way you might use your digital signage to share leaderboards, you could also entice employees or customers in with competitions. Promoting giveaways or asking them to submit something (like an Instagram image) for the chance to win, is a great use of your digital screens. Create a poster using Canvas and add a QR code to link through to a competition landing page.

Screens are great for all of the good stuff we like to put out into the world, but they’re also a good vehicle when you need to make an emergency notice that needs to reach a lot of people. For (planned) fire drills, you can schedule the alert to pop up on your screens, otherwise, have a template at the ready to push live should you need to display it in the moment.

Ever had a bad meeting room experience? Someone waiting awkwardly outside? Knocking before you’re finished to ask ‘how long’? Same. It’s why using small screens, iPads or tablets you have laying around is an awesome use of digital signage. We wrote more about how to set this up here.

If you work in an art gallery or somewhere you want to show off work, then digital signage is a great way to showcase photos, videos or actual designs of something special you’ve been working on.

Want a different screen orientation? We offer free digital signage templates for both portrait and landscape orientations, so you can get great content on all your screens.

The marketing world concurs; that paper is in the past, all is now digital, and digital signage is everywhere. From the landmark Piccadilly Lights, revamped in 2017 with a state-of-the-art 4K LED screen and running cutting-edge digital signage software, to the iconic Times Square digital screens. Digital signage is all around us.

If you are a business owner or a marketing manager, finding a digital signage solution is a must. 70% of U.S. residents aged 12 or older have seen a digital video display in a public venue in the past month. That is a huge audience you need to make sure you are taking advantage of.

That’s why we’ve put together a list of some of the best digital signage software tools around, to help you make the most out of your digital displays. No matter what your requirements are there is a solution for your needs.

With this digital signage solution, you get the ability to create and schedule playlists on a single interface. This allows you to put multiple pieces of content together and set the displays to cycle through a playlist, instead of having to schedule each piece of content.

Screenly also offers you the ability to display 1080p Full HD images, videos, and live web pages. Usefully, the software automatically detects your TV and monitor dimensions to render your signage in the highest resolution available.

You can use Screenly OSE for free, however, if you want key features such as the ability to manage multiple screens from a single account and cloud-based storage, you’ll need a subscription. A yearly subscription to the Business plan costs $17 a month per screen.

This digital signage software is ideal for a variety of purposes, from displaying business metrics on a dashboard to digital menu boards in a restaurant. For QSRs, an effective digital menu board is particularly important as 29.5% of customers find digital menus influential for the purchase of a product.

Marketing themselves as the first company to offer advanced digital signage to everyone for free, DigitalSignage.com is a browser-based solution that allows you to easily create an amazing digital presentation on your PC. You can then share this to an unlimited number of remote screens. This is the major selling point of DigitaSignage.com, as most options require you to pay for their subscription service to unlock additional screen support. For example, you could have a monitor close to your point of sale and an advertising kiosk, such as the LamasaTech Guida kiosk shown below, as another screen closer to the entrance. Both would be able to display your digital signage content.

To access all of the features DigitalSignage.com offers you’ll need the Enterprise subscription. However, the free version offers you enough core features to be able to create and display your content.

Features such as content scheduling and multi-screen support are available with this software. You can set what your displays are showing, allowing you to more directly engage with your community via graphical, video and text-based messages.

Part of the reason for its popularity comes from the fact that this convenient tool is open-source, which means the service is free to use and deploy. To run your digital signage software with Concerto you just need to pay for the hardware, such as a freestanding advertising display.

PeakSignage gives you the ability to launch your messaging and monitor your screens from an online dashboard that can be accessed from anywhere in the world via any modern browser.

PeakSignage also allows you to group your screens, meaning you can easily align the messages on your devices. For example, if you have a window display, like the one shown below, and a few freestanding kiosks in your reception, you could group all of these and have them display your welcome messages. This saves you valuable time, as you only have to create your content once and then push it to the group rather than having to create duplicates for each screen.

A bonus here is that you can use these grouped screens to clearly communicate with your employees as well as customers. Using PeakSignage, you can display useful information such as a calendar of meetings or current targets on your screens. This will improve your internal communications, which can result in a 25% increase in productivity from your staff.

Another useful feature is the Emergency Override. This lets you create an alert, which could include fire exit locations and meeting points, that will be displayed on your screens in the event of an emergency. You can activate the emergency mode from the PeakSignage dashboard and your screens will immediately update to display your alert message. This lets you provide the safety information your customers and staff will need quickly and clearly, helping to improve your on-site safety.

In terms of the user interface, Yodeck has a straightforward dashboard making it easy to navigate quickly. Your media files can be pushed to a screen directly from the upload page, so your content can be displayed right away with no downtime. Free templates are also included to help you get started with creating your digital signage.

ScreenCloud markets itself as a “barrier-free” digital signage solution. This is definitely the case when it comes to connecting the app to your screens, as any media player or even “smart TV” can be used as your screen.

If you find yourself stuck or unsure how to get started, ScreenCloud provides a range of useful video tutorials to help you. Also, you’ll find further resources and guides on their website if you’re having trouble. These can save you time, especially when you first start, as you can learn exactly how to create and manage your content without having to learn through the time-consuming trial-and-error method.

OptiSigns functions in a similar way to ScreenCloud, as it is an app that can be installed on an Amazon Fire stick to show your digital signage on any TV screen. It can also show content on a video wall if you have a video wall controller, like the one shown below. To learn more about video wall controllers click here.

Once you have connected your screen and added it to your account, you can use the web portal to start assigning content. As with many of the other solutions in this article, you can manage your screens and assign content remotely.

Creating content is done by uploading your images or videos and placing them on the canvas, where they can be positioned and resized. To add more life to your digital signage, OptiSign offers a set of widgets such as date, time and weather, that will alter depending on the location of your screen. The stand-out widget though is the Apps widget. OptiSign has a range of apps that you can link to your content and display, these include:

OptiSigns subscriptions start at $10 per screen per month. This gives you the basic features you’ll need to create your digital signage. Custom fonts, a feature that helps give your digital signage a more unique look, are unlocked in the Pro plan for $12.50 per screen per month. While you’ll need the Pro Plus plan to access more security features, as well as alerts if your screens are down.

Video walls have proved so successful at engaging viewers that almost every vertical is employing them to satisfy the same goal―to send targeted messages to the right people, at the right place, at the right time and in the right context.

A bit of showing off is necessary when making the pitch, and so Under Armour installed an 18-foot wide by 9-foot high video wall in their Baltimore, MD global headquarters which created a dynamic and interactive digital canvas to WOW visitors like The Rock.

Zones, an IT services and solutions provider, installed a 3X3 video wall that helps convey information to educate more than 700 employees and inform guests during large gatherings.

The video wall is used to educate sales reps on new offerings from the company and in “town hall” meetings that involve presentations from company execs and guest speakers.

The video wall also drives employee engagement where employees create content for “techorating.” It also displays scenic views of national parks, mountains and lakes etc. to break up the constant stream of information and give employees something peaceful to look at.

One of the tools used extensively to promote creativity, engagement, teamwork and productivity is an interactive video wall made up of nine 55-inch MultiTaction Cell displays.

Australia’s All Saints Anglican School created The Wonder Room, a special classroom that features a 5-panel multi-touch video wall used by both students and teachers.

In addition to the video wall, the classroom also has two touch displays. Each of these displays is used to showcase additional information, notes and images. This allows students and teachers to refer back to it whenever necessary.

Christian Dior employed both technology and art in its multilevel flagship store in San Francisco. The store has a two-level video wall next to wall mirrors that amplify the visuals.

The art playing on the video wall is mesmerizing and makes shopping an experience not just a task. This is important to Millennials, who equate value to memories and experiences. Brands can no longer sell them a product, but rather create an experience with them.

The 20 ft. tall and 220 ft. wide curved video wall creates a stadium-like experience. It shows different sporting events, scoreboards, stats and news tickers.

Emerging technologies such as human motion tracking, gesture and facial recognition, augmented reality and new display technology have allowed teams to create amazing interactive content, mind blowing effects and wildly successful marketing campaigns.

child pointing up to the sky as a plane flew above him. This was clever in itself, but the advert then displayed the flight number and destination of the plane. This is an excellent example of combining digital signage design with the latest technology

Along with a new courtyard and the 11,100 SQ M Sainsbury Gallery, came a state of the art digital signage design that allowed visitors to purchase their own tickets. The digital sign board is made up of eight 55” screens and supports independent

The Highest Goal was an interactive projection displayed 200m off the ground in Tokyo during the World Cup qualifier in Japan. Participants were able to throw a football onto the pitch by downloading an app, and then see it displayed on the screen. There

Microsoft’s flagship street front store in New York features an impressive digital signage video wall that appears as an extension of the buildings facade. The video wall uses optical illusions to create an interactive connection with the world

The Center Bar is located inside the SLS Resort in Las Vegas, after undergoing renovations the SLS opened mid 2018 with a series of new restaurant digital signage displays, including the 4 sided 3-D display hanging from the ceiling above The Center Bar. The display is made using 2.1 million multicolor LEDs placed in a box structure to create a three-dimensional appearance when viewed from just the right angle. Created by display engineering firm

An awesome example of a video wall at work can be seen at the UK’s Bristol Airport, the eye catching display has been integrated into terminal walls and is hard to miss at a massive 14m x2.5m. The custom installation by LED company

The 5 million pixel LED video wall also incorporates live data, such as local weather and time specific to the destinations and with imagery relevant to the time of day. Flight path animations are also being used to visually represent the geographical

The curved video wall sitting above the aquarium tank measures in at 700 square meters with 1.7 billion pixels on 820 OLED displays, the 50 meter wide wall stands 2 storeys high and is fully visible from the ground floor at the Dubai Mall (which is also

In 2017 Coca Cola released the world’s first and largest robotic sign in Times Square, this amazing sign features 1,760 independently moving LED screens, choreographed to the content on display – creating a multi-sensory experience for the

As you can see, digital signage content has endless creative uses. While you may not be creating a huge billboard in Times Square or the world’s biggest video wall, you can still take advantage of all the features that digital signage offers. TelemetryTV’s powerful features allow you to design creative digital signage content and broadcast your message to your audience. To get started with TelemetryTV

You can manage how adverts appear on your digital signage screens. Whether it"s on one screen or a whole network, you can schedule your content, and get reports on your ads that are being displayed.

Price always matters, that"s why for £2.99 per month we"re the most cost-effective digital signage platform! And if you thought that was a good deal... your first 10 screens are free!

We know how painful it can be to find the right solution, and sometimes it"s either too costly or the free trial doesn"t last long enough to make a decision. That"s why with PosterBooking your first 10 screens are completely free, we won’t even ask for any payment details!

PosterBooking turns any TV screen into a digital sign. Allowing you to display images and videos for a variety of uses including for advertising, restaurant menus, general messages and more.

Any department that would like to take advantage of this promotional opportunity is invited to submit a video screen request to Communications & Public Affairs, which manages the screen updates and scheduling. Please note that video screens are not typically used for the promotion of courses or classes.

The video screens can display high resolution .jpg or .png files formatted to a horizontal orientation of 1920x1080 pixels. We recommend Adobe Photoshop to prepare files, and the software is available on community computers across campus. We"re happy to supply a Photoshop template upon request.

Brevity is the soul of wit. And advertising! Each screen displays for ten seconds. Please limit text to 60 words. More than that can"t be read and will make your slide unusable. Text (especially key information) should be big enough to read.

The total number of times a message is displayed during its "run" depends on the number of messages running at any given time. Messages for events or programs with specific dates will run for up to two weeks. Run times for long-term programs may vary. Video screens that do not have a hard deadline—such as a specific date—can be placed in an evergreen playlist that displays less frequently than other slides.

Some campus screens are for dedicated purposes and aren"t covered in these guidelines, but plasma monitors included in the campus program include the following:

Please note that a screen dedicated to student organizations and initiatives is located at the entrance of the Bae Pao Lu Chow entrance in the campus center. It is maintained by the Office of Student Involvement, and operates separately from the campus program that is available to College academic and administrative departments. Students may request a student video screen template—please note that technical specs vary slightly from the above—or submit a file for inclusion in the rotation by emailing studentinvolvement@wellesley.edu.

Take a full-page, scrolling screenshot. Snagit makes it simple to grab vertical and horizontal scrolls, infinitely scrolling webpages, long chat messages, and everything in between.

Snagit’s screen recorder lets you quickly record yourself working through steps. Or grab individual frames out of the recorded video. Save your video file as an mp4 or animated GIF.

Annotate screen grabs with professional markup tools. Add personality and professionalism to your screenshots with a variety of pre-made styles. Or you can create your own.

Snagit recognizes the text in your screenshots for quick editing. Change the words, font, colors, and size of the text in your screenshots without having to redesign the entire image.

YouTube has over 1.9 billion monthly active users and they watch a billion hours of video every day. To put that in perspective, that’s over 114,000 years of video consumed EVERY DAY.

Top YouTube content creators can make hundreds — if not thousands — of dollars a day. But ironically, being successful and making money on YouTube has little to do with making videos.

If you can’t answer these basic questions you need to dig deeper. The answers to these questions will guide you as you plan out and create your video.

YouTube Marketing Consultant Owen Video says, “The very first thing we do is run our clients through a questionnaire that helps them to get the biggest topics that the audience would be interested in.”

Once you have a sense of your audience, you need to create content that matches your persona. It doesn’t matter if your video doesn’t work for other groups or other personas.

Focus your content on helping the viewer achieve their goals. If you’re selling software, you need to make sure your video helps the viewer learn exactly what they need to be successful.

I know it can be tempting to watch the big-name YouTubers and think you have to create videos just like that and engage a massive audience all at once, but all of those thoughts can be paralyzing.

Once you answer these questions, give yourself permission to move on. If you focus too much on creating the perfect video you will limit yourself in the long run.

Now that you know your audience, you may be wondering “What should I make a YouTube video about?” The good news is that there are tons of ways to find YouTube video ideas that your audience is searching for.

Let’s say you run a home contracting business. You decide you are going to target your channel towards current homeowners looking to spruce up their house. Your initial video topics might include things like How to Remove Popcorn Ceilings or How to Refinish Your Kitchen Cabinets.

You want to take those terms and write them down. You may find after all of your research that one video can cover a lot of the same topics, or that you can create a series of videos.

Find a group that you can bounce ideas off of and ask questions. You might even come away with some different (and better) video topics to start with.

These tools can help you learn the basics of video creation, and help you to practice good techniques that will be beneficial no matter what gear you use.

Whether for your mobile device, input directly into your camera, or even a digital recorder, a microphone will improve the overall quality of you your video. A decent mic doesn’t have to be expensive, but it is well worth it.

Recording your screen is a great way to make a YouTube video without a camera. At TechSmith, we think Camtasia is the perfect video editing software for beginners. And, it has the power and versatility to level-up with you as you gain more skills.

Lights will even improve the look of mobile device videos and can be a great investment. You don’t have to pay a lot of money for lights when starting. Since lighting is a mixture of science and art, a basic set will help you create a professional-looking video.

While DSLRs or other high-end cameras can drastically improve the look of your video, they also add a ton of settings and options that need to be managed, increasing the complexity of shooting your video.

An external webcam is a relatively inexpensive option to improve your video quality. Most built-in webcams are pretty low quality when compared to their external counterparts.

And don’t forget, you probably have a pretty nice camera in your pocket, backpack, or purse. Most of the latest smartphones can record video in full HD (1080p), and many can even do 4K.

A tutorial video simply answers a question someone asked. It could be How to Freeze Panes in Excel or How to Change Your Oil. Either way, you’re simply sharing your expert knowledge with others.

Do you have dog training tips to share? Gather a list of all the questions a dog owner might have and create a series of how-to videos to give them answers.

Next, you’ll need to adjust your camera or webcam, and video lighting (if you have them). Use an external webcam mounted behind your laptop, or—even better—turn a DSLR camera into your webcam for superior video quality.

If your video includes a screen capture or screen recording, clutter on your computer screen is just as distracting. And there’s nothing worse than having to fumble through unnecessary apps and programs to get what you actually want to show in your video.

Editing your video can be the most fun and most time-consuming part of the creation process. And for a beginner, it can definitely be the most overwhelming.

Often we record a little extra at the beginning and end of a recording. To remove the extra content, drag the end of the clip “in.” This is called trimming. If you trim too much, drag the video clip back to restore your video.

Add a level of polish and professionalism to your videos with eye-catching titles, annotations, effects and more. Click and drag them from the tools panel to the timeline or canvas.

There are endless resources across the web that can show you the intricate details of video editing. But there are a few video editing tips you’ll need to make a high-quality video without overcomplicating it.

A video intro leads your viewers into your content. Keep your intro simple and to the point. Viewers want to get to the meat of your content. They don’t care about anything other than what you promised to teach them.

A lower-third (also called a chyron) is placed on the lower third portion (usually to the right or left) of the screen and is a simple way to provide your audience with information. Usually, they display a name, place, or other useful information.

Finally, you’ll want to add music to your video. It will probably take you more time to choose the music you want to use than it will to actually add it to your video.

If you have music in your video, make sure it doesn’t overpower your with your voice over. Don’t be afraid to add those phat beats, but remember that your audience is here to learn from what you’re saying.

Pay special attention to your final edit by focusing on the sound. Close your eyes and just listen to your video. If it sounds off, you should adjust it, regardless of how amazing your footage or screen content is.

“My editing style has always been to keep our content as concise as possible. I want people to get what they need from my videos as fast as possible. And to keep our videos on brand, we always use the same font, brand colors, and tone of music – which creates consistency and familiarity.”Sunny Lenarduzzi, Founder of YouTube for Bosses

A YouTube outro is where you can add specific calls to action to your video. This can also be referred to as the end screen, and it is the last part of your video.

Uploading to YouTube is simple. If you use Camtasia to create your YouTube video you’ll have the option to share directly to YouTube from within the product. You’ll simply have to log into YouTube and connect your YouTube account to Camtasia.

As you start making your video there are few key areas you’ll want to focus in on to make sure your video performs well in YouTube. By being strategic while you make your video you’ll give yourself a better shot at ranking on YouTube.

These online videos show up for all sorts of searches. Simply type in “how to fix my fridge” or “how to change spark plugs” and Google will give you the top YouTube videos based on your search.

So as you plan your videos, think about how you can expand them. And rather than just adding filler content, think about how you can dive deeper into your topic to create an even more useful video.

Retention is everything on
 YouTube. Incentivize users to
 watch as long as possible in 
your first 10 seconds. Tease out what you’re going to talk about and give them a reason to stay and watch your video.

Comment, like, subscribe, and visit your site at the end of the video. If you don’t tell them to do it, they probably never will. And if you are creating supportive, helpful content they will be more likely to interact with your YouTube channel.

Now that you’ve created an optimized video, it’s time to optimize within the YouTube platform. You don’t want to overcomplicate this. It isn’t about stuffing keywords into places and trying to trick YouTube into ranking your video.

Get the keyword in the title and description, preferably at the front, but don’t forget to make it compelling and click-worthy. It’s less about trying to stuff keywords in and more about letting viewers know that your video will help solve what they are looking for.

According to YouTube, 90% of the best-performing videos on YouTube use a custom thumbnail. Try to make your YouTube thumbnail interesting and different than everything else in the search results.

You can create a stronger buzz and your views begin to climb through your existing base. Owen Video likes to create video velocity by acquiring views before a video is public and rewarding his followers with exclusive content.

Here is one of Owen Video’s most successful strategies for YouTube video promotion. Mirroring his strategy with your own videos will help you improve their performance early on:

“So what happens is, you create velocity with your video…people are watching it before it’s even public, yet. Having that distribution, or pre-promotion plan is going to set [you] apart from your competitors who are just figuring this stuff out.” – Owen Video

We’ve covered a lot in this guide. And whether you’re just getting started, or you’re a video veteran, you’ve learned some of the key tools and strategies to create successful YouTube videos.

Camtasia is built for anyone who needs to make any kind of instructional video. We offer a ton of helpful tutorialsto get you started. And, for the record, we make 100% of our tutorials and other screencasts using Camtasia.

To make your first YouTube video, start by getting a simple video editor like Camtasia and just try making a few videos on topics you’re an expert on.

There are tons of ways to find YouTube video ideas that your audience is searching for. Three of my favorites are YouTube searches, comments sections, and communities.

Over half of the most common types of videos that marketers are investing in are a type of instructional video. That gives you a lot of good videos to start with.

YouTubers use all sorts of different programs to edit their videos, but at TechSmith, we think Camtasia is the perfect video editing software for beginners.

It can be easy to get overwhelmed and feel like you don’t have the right tools to create your video. Start with your phone or screen recorder and a simple video editor. Then move to professional gear.

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