Hi Chris,
I haven't listened to the podcast yet,
I was making a general statement.
It is best to record in a clean environment, that is, no extraneous sounds
such as music playing,
people talking, or outside noises that may partially mask, your recording.
Speaking clearly and consistently into a good quality microphone is key,
along with having already rehearsed the material to be read.
It does take a good amount of time and setup to create a quality recording,
but the end result is always worth the extra effort to the listener.
Sometimes it is not possible to break a recording into several parts
depending on the task at hand, but when possible, I think this works well in
that it gives the person making the recording a break, and it doesn't feel
like information overload to the listener.
Keeping the recording focused on the topic being discussed is very much
appreciated.
There is adequate resources in the most basic of computers, that the person
recording can make a quality recording
without having any fancy or expensive equipment.
Here is something that might help:
Make several recordings, until you find the one that you are satisfied with,
then listen to the recording and see if you can follow your own instructions
Then edit as needed.
I have done very few audio tutorials, because I don't like the sound of my
recorded voice, but, only once did I get it done on the first run,
it usually takes several times until I am satisfied.
HTH,
Rick Justice
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Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] NVDA podcast
Hi Rick.
See, this would be fine, except I use MP3 format with the default
attributes. My podcast on Cobra is over 23 MB in size. Not bad but like
you said you may be put off with it because of the size. I am exactly to
the point. I even edited the bit where I couldn't get Cobra to launch at
first (you will not get that in the podcast I uploaded), but I'm just
saying I try to make it short and to the point. But easy said than done
for a podcast. I may have to end up doing several NVDA podcasts.
What do you think?
Take care.
Chris H
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On 30/11/2010 13:45, Rick Justice wrote:
Hi Chris,
Just a thought here,
If you are going to do a podcast, take it to a better
level than those found over there.
Keep the file to a small bit rate, remember we are talking about a
monologue here, not a concert.
And editing is very helpful to remove extraneous material that is not
relevant to the topic being discussed.
The only reason I bring this up, is that long-winded podcasts reaching
into the 20 to 100mb range are unnecessary,
and I have seen plenty of them over there.
Just my opinion,
Rick Justice
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Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 4:08 AM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] NVDA podcast
Hello all.
If anyone is interested in me doing a podcast on NVDA 2010.2, please
let me know. The thing is there are podcasts out there, but they are
mostly out of date. For example the one on www.blindcooltech.com talks
about NVDA 2009.1 Beta 1. We are now at 2010.2, and there has been
significant improvements between the former and the latter.
Many thanks in advance for your interest.
Take care.
--
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