On 31/8/14, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: >I don't have a problem with videos when they're obviously the right >tool for the job, but more and more I keep coming across video >tutorials on things like Photoshop or Lightroom which I think would be >far more useful with a bit of text and some screen grabs. I find it >much more difficult to follow along with a video presentation than >with a well written descriptive article.
Interesting point. A few years ago I needed to learn how to use DVD Studio Pro properly and considered the alternatives. After much thought I opted for a series of video tutorials - the kind with active screen in vision using a teacher's voice-over. This allowed me to pause or even replay any section, and crucially I was able to make my own notes on paper much as I would if in a classroom. Personally I find this much more useful than actually having the official provided text in front of me. Others may differ. In some cases I prefer to have the reference text, depends on the subject and how well I know it. In most cases what I am particularly interested in is workflow relevant to my interest rather than all the possible workflows that can be achieved. This isn't to say that this can't be achieved by the written word - far from it! But in this case the video was my preferred option, and I'm glad I did it -well worth the money (Lynda.com) and I was able to achieve my own workflow very quickly in authoring DVDs for my clients. YMMV :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) | Web Video Production ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
