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Things work now (so I'll delete my previous comment)... First off, congratulations on finishing the video - finishing a demo video is hard work and you have a
by hluska 14y ago
Things work now (so I'll delete my previous comment)...
First off, congratulations on finishing the video - finishing a demo video is hard work and you have a great start.
When I started the video, I had no idea what your product does or what it is for. I had to watch it all the way through to gain some sense of what your product actually does. So, if I were you, I'd do some work to make sure that its purpose is clearly defined. For example, some really good demo videos start off with a statement of purpose - ie - I want to solve x because of y.
From there, I think I'd base the video around showing how your product actually does solve the problem.
As for narration, I'm of two minds. Yes, narration would be helpful, but only if you have good quality audio and a good script. Sometimes, poor quality audio (or a bad script) do more damage than good. Consequently, I'd also consider using some of Camtasia's other features (ie - callouts) to tell your story and explain your product and the need it solves.
Great work though!!
- will_brown 14y agoI was going to answer your first post, but running some trouble shooting I could not reproduce the "unavailable" issue, so I had no suggestion. I am going to keep playing with Camtasia and make a better demo video, maybe even consider having one professionally done - in some ways now, I wish I had waited to post a better demo b/c I do not think it would necessarily be cool to post another demo for the same start-up on HN.
- hluska 14y agoI don't think there's anything wrong with posting multiple versions of a video, but if you don't feel comfortable doing that, my email is in my profile and I'd be glad to give you my thoughts. Good luck - shooting demos is quite an art!!