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> It’s not difficult to use a real video format with controls to allow pausing, or to design a pause button into software-driven animation. Countless presentat
by musingsole 5y ago
> It’s not difficult to use a real video format with controls to allow pausing, or to design a pause button into software-driven animation.
Countless presentations that just skipped whatever video content they had due to various technical difficulties say otherwise.
- chrismorgan 5y agoWhat of the countless presentations that were improved by doing video content properly? I can easily think of examples in both directions. It also depends a little on context: I had in mind and was referring to user-driven media (which is fairly clearly the context here). If you’re presenting something to an audience that is at your mercy (which seems to be more what you’re talking about), then the situation is indeed a bit different—though a pause button and scrub bar are still likely to be a good investment.
- musingsole 5y agoYou stated videos aren't difficult. My experience with professionals presenting whatever across many disciplines really shows that to be false. I know it can be done; I've seen it. I know it can be good; I've enjoyed it. But to say "it's not difficult" is to be blind to reality.