Adrian's Journal

Choosing the topic Ask readers: What do you want to know more about (blank)? Naming the course Name is not important. The hook is more important. Crafting the hook What will happen if reader take action. "step-by-step systems", "how to" information, "Blueprint", "System", etc. A specific outcome that solves a specific problem. Stuff you already know and have your own results. Creating the course Break down process step by step Create slide modules with voice Create screen video recording Interviews or interrogations with experts Add Bonus materials like resource guide, templates, etc. Uploading the course Use Wordpress for more control vs Udemy Try Coursecats.com - https://www.coursecats.com/ Marketing the course Exchange a free giveaway for emails. Email 3 more free valuable content. Then email the pitch to sell course. Drive traffic to the giveaway page. Source: https://www.createawesomeonlinecourses.c...

Use this technique of blurring the face and changing the voice to protect the identity of your on-screen subject. Face Blurring Right-click on video clip in timeline Select Effects Mask > Apply A new clip layer will appear on the upper track.  This is called the "Adjustment Layer". A rectangle box with 4 circles at the corners will appear in the preview monitor. Adjust the position and size of the rectangle to cover the face by moving the circles. Go to Effects tab in the action bar and choose the Gaussian Blur. Drag and drop Gaussian Blur effect onto video clip in timeline. Inside Applied Effects, adjust amount of blurriness. Advance Make the blur mask follow a moving face by animating keyframes. (video coming soon) Voice Changing Use Pitch Shifter effect (Windows only) If you like this tutorial, click like, leave a comment and subscribe. Download the Ultimate Guide for Premiere Elements: + Tips, Tricks and More! http://www.videolane.com...

Here's my compiled recommended cameras for shooting video in 2015. The models are selected based on these 6 available features: - Manual Exposure - Manual Focus - Manual White Balance - Optical Zoom - External Microphone Input Jack - Head/Earphone Output Jack (Other features I look for are: 20x optical zoom, Wifi Control, Wifi Video Transmission, 4K, Switchable 30/25 fps, large sensor for low noise, shallow DOF for bokeh) One more thing... This recommendation is for Business and Corporate users who want to shoot their own video in-house. If you want cameras for TV and Cinema, that will be another article. As at April 2015, the best Sony camcorder models that fit my criteria are: - FDR-AX1E 4K Camcorder with four times the image quality of Full HD. S$5,599. (More for professional videographers because of the size) http://www.sony.com.sg/product/fdr-ax1e - FDR-AX100E: 4K Camcorder with 1 inch Exmor R™ CMOS image sensor.  S$2,699. (4K is the future-proof recording...

First Things First I bought the MacBook Pro Retina with GPU nVidia CUDA. It's top of the range, so should be speedier for video editing. http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs-retina/ The Problem Speed is the same with or without GPU. Switching to GPU caused more crashes. After Effects cannot detect GPU for 3D raytracing The Discovery You have to enable CUDA in the MacBook Pro Retina. http://blogs.adobe.com/kevinmonahan/2013/09/13/enabling-cuda-for-the-mercury-playback-engine-in-the-macbook-pro-retina/ Types of rendering engine Software Open CL CUDA ...and OpenGL (a different ballgame) http://blogs.adobe.com/premierepro/2011/02/cuda-mercury-playback-engine-and-adobe-premiere-pro.html Mac uses OpenCL Graphics card compatibility for Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202239 Software using CUDA Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe After Effects Adobe Media Encoder I am going to do these steps next and have it r...

I learnt a great deal about webinar marketing from  WebinarJamStudio .  Here are the nuggets I weaned from the experts. Use Webinar for: Prospecting, Sales, Education, Conference. Pre-trainings, Quick Starts, Interviews, Strategy sessions. Content creation, Product Creation, Content delivery. Be a Master Virtual Presenter. The Recorded webinar video is as powerful. 8 hours of content can be sold sold as a course. Accumulate in membership sites. A Webinar conference can 3 days long with 12 speakers. Can sell Video training at $500. With transcript and mp3. Repurpose the Replays. Always edit them. How to price you webinar? Attending live is free. Recorded video $97 plus $1000s bonuses. Create a win-win deal. Share customers with other speakers. All benefit. Build a list. Be a speaker in other conferences and build a list. After webinar conference, do a  1 1/2 webinar to new members. How to attract attendance to your webinar? On landing page. Wri...

Google is changing its search listing on mobile devices. Search listings on desktops and laptops are not affected. More people are using mobile devices to search websites. Is your website mobile-friendly enough for Google? Do a test now with these five online tools: https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/ http://ready.mobi/ http://validator.w3.org/mobile/ https://marketing.grader.com/  (no need to enter email) http://mobiletest.me/  (must sign up) http://www.dynamite.media/mobile-friendly-test/ What result did you get for your website? Share your findings. Adrian Lee AdrianVideoImage.com