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> If you prefer watching a presentation over reading articles, then enjoy the video below! If not, skip the video and read on. This is OT, but I think we can d

> If you prefer watching a presentation over reading articles, then enjoy the video below! If not, skip the video and read on. This is OT, but I think we can design a format with the best of both worlds. We can have the personal and narrated quality of videos/voiceovers, along with the skimmable/scannable/interactive quality of web content.

DonHopkins 7y ago
I agree, having a transcript of a video is very useful. I've done that with some of my own and other people's videos. It takes a lot less time to skim over an illustrated transcript than to watch a video, and it lets the readers decide if they're interested enough in actually taking the time to watch the video. Plus it's search engine friendly, and lets you add more links and additional material. I loved the body language in this classic Steve Jobs video so much that I was compelled to write a transcript with screen snapshots focusing on and transcribing all of his gestures (in parens). After reading the transcript, it's still interesting to watch the video, after you know what body language to look for! “Focusing is about saying no.” -Steve Jobs, WWDC ‘97 As sad as it was, Steve Jobs was right to “put a bullet in OpenDoc’s head”. Jobs explained (and performed) his side of the story in this fascinating and classic WWDC’97 video: “Focusing is about saying no.” https://medium.com/@donhopkins/focusing-is-about-saying-no-steve-jobs-wwdc-97-ff0174c171d0 https://medium.com/@donhopkins/focusing-is-about-saying-no-s...
dictum 7y ago
If only HTML could have hyperlinks, embedded multimedia and textual content in a single file... (In all seriousness, it's sad that YouTube has such a narrow focus — video files only — which helped it spread to many different devices, from small phones to TVs, but hinders interactivity)
sixplusone 7y ago
Also OT, but the audio on that video is extremely quiet, is there a way to boost volume beyond 100%?
dkarl 7y ago
If I can't watch it while I'm doing the dishes, it doesn't get the best of the video presentation world.

DonHopkins 7y ago

I agree, having a transcript of a video is very useful. I've done that with some of my own and other people's videos. It takes a lot less time to skim over an illustrated transcript than to watch a video, and it lets the readers decide if they're interested enough in actually taking the time to watch the video. Plus it's search engine friendly, and lets you add more links and additional material. I loved the body language in this classic Steve Jobs video so much that I was compelled to write a transcript with screen snapshots focusing on and transcribing all of his gestures (in parens). After reading the transcript, it's still interesting to watch the video, after you know what body language to look for! “Focusing is about saying no.” -Steve Jobs, WWDC ‘97 As sad as it was, Steve Jobs was right to “put a bullet in OpenDoc’s head”. Jobs explained (and performed) his side of the story in this fascinating and classic WWDC’97 video: “Focusing is about saying no.” https://medium.com/@donhopkins/focusing-is-about-saying-no-steve-jobs-wwdc-97-ff0174c171d0 https://medium.com/@donhopkins/focusing-is-about-saying-no-s...

dictum 7y ago

If only HTML could have hyperlinks, embedded multimedia and textual content in a single file... (In all seriousness, it's sad that YouTube has such a narrow focus — video files only — which helped it spread to many different devices, from small phones to TVs, but hinders interactivity)

sixplusone 7y ago

Also OT, but the audio on that video is extremely quiet, is there a way to boost volume beyond 100%?

dkarl 7y ago

If I can't watch it while I'm doing the dishes, it doesn't get the best of the video presentation world.