How to DVDs

Editing How-To Videos with Sony Vegas Movie Studio

Your step-by-step guide to editing how-to videos and creating menu driven DVDs with Sony Vegas Movie Studio

Free Bonus! This DVD includes a Sony Movie Studio project file which you can use to quickly get started with your next how-to video project!

How to Edit Videos with Sony Vegas Studio

That’s right! In addition to the step-by-step video tutorials on the DVD, you also get a ready-to-use Sony Movie Studio project file - the same one I use when I begin my new DVD projects.
This bonus project file includes everything needed to produce your own how-to DVD - from the beginning FBI warning graphics to the ending closing credits.The template also includes animated intro title graphics (with background music), chapter title graphics (with transition music), and examples of the effects I use throughout most of my DVDs.The template even includes chromakey examples and customizable graphic backgrounds and lower thirds.Best of all, I made the template simple to use. Just open it in Sony Vegas Movie Studio, and the project is ready to go.Now, back to the DVD itself . . .

Editing with Sony Movie Studio shows you how to edit your how-to or training video from start to finish, in simple steps with clear instructions and examples of each step along the way.

You’ll see it all, from beginning title graphics to closing video credits, to building a menu driven DVD using Sony Vegas Movie Studio and DVD Architect.

Along the way, you’ll discover insider tips to creating a better viewing experience for your customers, as well as ways to fix problems and enhance your video production.You will be amazed at how easy editing a how-to video can be once you see the step-by-step process shown on this DVD.In addition to the DVD, you’ll get a ready-to-use Sony Movie Studio project template, along with a collection of graphics which you can use to get started with your own how-to DVD projects in minutes.

Editing How-To DVDs with Sony Vegas Movie Studio shows you how to:

Optimize the workspace in Sony Movie Studio for maximum effeciency
Build professional looking video introduction title sequences
Add introduction and transition background music to tie things together
Use ‘lower third’ title graphics with animated effects to add interest to your videos
Add ‘insert graphics’, including photos and video footage to get a two camera effect
Quickly fix common video problems, glitches, coughs and more
Add chromakey and greenscreen backgrounds in your videos
Add product ‘boxshot’ animated drop-downs
Create and use chapter graphics to improve the pacing of your video
Use ‘pan and zoom’ to animate photographs within your videos
Use Movie Studio’s built-in noise-gate to remove unwanted noise in your audio tracks
Use Chapter markers to automate DVD menu building in DVD Architect
How to render your video production for best results on DVD
How to add animated backgrounds and music to your DVD menus
How to add extra video footage before your DVD menu appears
How to put everything together for a ready-to-sell DVD product
And much more . . .

Whether you are already using Sony Movie Studio to edit videos, or just considering it, this is one DVD you’ll want to see.

You’ll learn secrets that can save you hours of editing time, and change boring video into commercial successes.

Once you view this DVD, you’ll understand why so many independent video producers are now using Sony Vegas Movie Studio and DVD Architect to put together their productions. You’ll discover how easy it can be to create great looking DVDs with no steep learning curve or expensive investment in video editing software.More about this DVD and order information

Camtasia to DVD

One of the biggest challenges in creating video tutorials for software applications and website tutorials. The challenge is always “how to capture a clear image for viewing on a DVD”. Bill Myers has produced a How-to DVD and shows you his tricks for capturing clear screen captures using Camtasia Studio from Techsmith.I have purchased this DVD. The information is excellent and he shows you all his tricks and techniques. These are valuable not only for DVDs, but for your online podcasts or YouTube videos. Here is one…of many… techniques Bill discusses in this video.

Get great looking computer screen captures with Camtasia. Click here to see how.

Tools of How-To Video Production

Finally, a DVD that shows you the tools you need to produce high quality videos on a very low budget.

Covers camcorders, microphones, lights, tripods, computers, software, and studio accessories. Everything you need to start producing your own line of professional looking instructional videos and DVDs.

In this DVD, Bill Myers shows you the tools he uses in his video studio, and how he sets everything up. You’ll see all the equipment he uses, and the ‘tricks’ to getting that ‘created by a professional’ look and sound on all your video and DVD productions.

Tools of Video Production covers: