

If you are going to be the “voice” for your video and you do not plan to have anyone do the final professional quality ‘voice over’, then the most important piece of equipment you need is, of course, a good microphone. You have a script, now what? Time to move someplace quiet and capture some video. In today’s post we will be covering the best practices and guidance for the recording phase. In part 1, we covered how to create a script for your How-To video and get ready for recording. Originally published by John Deutscher, Principal PM Manager, on Monday, August 1, 2016 Drag the playhead to the desired video frame.This post has been republished via RSS it originally appeared at: Microsoft Stream Archive articles.Open a video capture or click to select a video from the Recent Captures Tray.The segment cut from the video is shown as a yellow line on the timeline.Ĭapture the current video frame as a still image. To preview the cut, drag the playhead to where you want to start the video playback.Drag the End handle on the timeline to the location to end the cut.Drag the Start handle on the timeline to the location to start the cut.

The new image opens in the tray.Ĭut out unwanted parts of a video such as mistakes or coughs, or trim the beginning or end of the video.

Save the current video frame as a still image. Save entire video or the current selection as an Animated GIF file. Drag the playhead to jump to a specific point in the video.ĭrag the handle to select the end point for a video selection.Ĭlick and hold the button to fast forward. The video playback controls appear under the video.ĭisplays the elapsed time at the playhead’s position on the timeline.ĭrag the handle to select the starting point for a video selection.Ĭontrols which frame in the video is displayed. Video Playback ControlsĪfter recording a video capture, the MP4 file opens in Snagit Editor to preview and edit. For more video editing options, such as combining multiple clips, reducing background noise, adding music, or adding arrows, callout text, or titles, try TechSmith Camtasia. Snagit provides basic editing to cut out unwanted parts of a recording. Tip: Enhance your video or access additional editing options in Camtasia.
