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How to make an avatar from a Jasc paint shop pro tube

What do you need

1. A video device. In this case I used a video screen capture program called CamStudio. This is free.

2. A microphone

3. A computer which runs at least XP and has lots of space. Movies are big files.

4. A movie maker program. In my case I used Windows Movie Maker which comes with XP service pack 2.

I decided on my topic and practiced a lot. CamStudio for tutorials on the computer is best set to a small region, rather than the whole screen. The final video makes everything look smaller so the more detail you can capture with the region of screen setting, the better.

You need a good microphone. Mine is pretty old as you will see if you watch the video.

You need to know how to speak very clearly, loudly and without spitting too much into the microphone. I fall down here.

It's okay to make a few jokes or to have the viewer hear how you react as you demonstrate the tutorial. Swear words are not a good idea however.

I have much to learn about using a microphone and about feedback too. Turn off your speakers when using a microphone. Speak into it in as soundproofed a room as possible. Speak clearly. I have an Australian accent and I have been to America twice. They often DO NOT understand you and your audience will be mostly American. We have an ugly accent at times too. After 6 weeks of hearing only American accents, when you arrive at the airport to come home and hear those Australian voices, you feel both at home but also embarrassed by our tones and accents. Not that the American accent couldn't do with some improving.

See it on YouTube and Idea22

 

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