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How To Make Home Videos
These videos show how to make quality home videos for distributing to your friends, or for posting on YouTube. While some of the older videos contain navigation links, I recommend you follow these steps to view the videos:
save a shortcut to this page, so you can easily return here later
click a link to a playlist or video,
for videos: close the browser tab to return to this page
click a link to a playlist or video,
for videos: close the browser tab to return to this page
for playlists: view one or more videos in the playlist, then close the browser tab.
Suggestion for viewing these videos: Use 1/2 of your desktop to show this webpage, and the other half to play your selected videos. Even better, use two monitors.
Warning: Videos are frequently revised. If any video links don't work, look for them in playlist "How To Make Home Videos", or "How To Record Video Tutorials".
Warning: Videos are frequently revised. If any video links don't work, look for them in playlist "How To Make Home Videos", or "How To Record Video Tutorials".
General Topics
How To Take snapshots and videos with a DSLR. Shows how to use basic options of the Canon T6i DSLR.
How To Use PowerDirector. Shows how to initialize settings in Cyberlink's PowerDirector Video Editor for editing your videos.
How To Edit Videos With PowerDirector. Shows how to produce a video by combining clips from one or more videos.
How To Use The Shure SM35 Mic With A Computer. 3-part playlist showing why I Strongly recommend the Shure SM35 mic for recording audio, how to adjust the output level, and how to store the mic and separate headphones for easy access.
How To Edit Audio For Videos. Shows how to change the audio level or replace audio within a video, using PowerDirector.
How To Add High Quality Audio To Your Home Videos. Camera built-in mics will give inferior audio recordings, unless your mouth is very close to the camera, and you speak loudly to drown out all background sound. This video shows how to simultaneously record audio with a separate mic, then replace the camera audio.
Optional Topics
Best Method For Narrating Photos.
Better, but more complicated method to add narrated photos to videos. This method uses a screen recorder, and allows you to point with the cursor while narrating.
How To Set Up An Inexpensive Garage Studio. Shows how to set up a small garage studio, suitable for recording one or two people facing the camera. The studio can be scaled up to record larger scenes.
Using
Camera Apps To Record A Scene. Shows how to use Cannon Remote Shooting Apps to
arrange lights and camera to set up and record a scene.
How To Use Your Ipad As A Teleprompter.
3-part playlist showing how to use the inexpensive "Caddie Buddy" teleprompter ($150) to record yourself facing the camera while reading from a script.
Recording Video Tutorials
These videos show how to record video tutorials, using screen recorders.