Thanks to my amateur video days with ExpressionHappens, I have worked with a few video editing softwares – we used Windows Movie Maker when we started and eventually switched to Adobe Premier Pro. Post talk show making, I took a liking to Camtasia Studio as Adobe Premier Pro, while very advanced, was far from simple (typical Adobe product).
And then came Prezi. I had been waiting to test it for a long while and it was in July when I tried it for the first time, to great results. And post RealAcad, it was soon time for a 2nd attempt. This time, however, I ran into difficulties. The simple reason was that I needed a video file and Prezi doesn’t do that for you (runs contrary to their business model). The end result anyway was pretty enjoyable and definitely a welcome change from the traditional ‘video’.
There is a lot that could be improved about the video itself (length, for starters) but I was hoping it would give all of you a better idea of what RealAcad is really about and I’m hopeful it has done that. (Especially since I’ve blogged about RealAcad extensively here)
The coolest part of this process was understanding what Prezi could do. And I realize I love it for it’s ability to tell a story and because it results in a nice mix between video and presentation.
All in all, a fun tool. Worth a try for your next creative presentation.
(If you don’t need a raw video file for upload to YouTube etc, then the process is MUCH simpler. However, if you do choose the complicated path, I have detailed how I did it. )
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For those interested, the process of making this video involved –
– Scripting the story on Prezi (i.e text, videos, photos etc)
– Screen recording the Prezi via Camtasia’s Recorder (this was a bit of a bottleneck as I needed to do so after hours at work since having a ‘big screen’ helps greatly!
– Next step was audio editing on Camtasia Studio. This involved ensuring the audios from the videos were syncd at the right places etc
– And voila! we were good to go.
A Learning a Day 