Author Archives: Mel

About Mel

Author, online training developer and trainer. Digital catalyst behind the online Social Media Orchestration series. You'll also find Mel frequently passionately discussing the use of rapid eLearning and screencasting development tools and techniques to transform your knowledge for delivery via the web.

How to fix video stutter and buffering problems. Where do you host non-public videos?

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One of the big problems with self-hosted videos is that video buffering problems or video stuttter are common issues... they can make your audience click away. Here's how to fix it. Continue reading →
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SMMOC Meeting Highlights – March 3 2012

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Here are the interactive online mindmap meeting notes from the SMMOC meetup from Saturday, March 3rd, 2012. Click the "+" buttons to expand branches. Click-and-drag to move around the map. Let me know if you have questions about the software or any tools or services on the blog. Continue reading →
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Screencast software tip – How To Zoom In To Different Parts Of The Screen At The Same Time

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(Video) In this screencast software tip I answer a question about how I create a simultaneous zoom effect found in a couple of my video screen capture projects. The effect is useful when zooming in to one part of the screen causes another critical part to slide from view. Continue reading →
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(Ep. 3) Best Screen Capture Software Comparison Series – Camtasia Studio

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Thinking about purchasing screencasting software? Watch this series first. In episode 3 of the Best Screencasting Software Comparison series, I assign a "Mel-rank" to Camtasia Studio. (That's the PC version of Techsmith's video screen capture software.) Overall Mel-rank? Three out of 5. Watch the video to see why. Continue reading →
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Best Screen Capture Software Comparison Series (Ep. 2) – Camtasia Macintosh

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This is episode 2 of the Best Screencasting Software Comparison series. In this episode: Camtasia for Macintosh! Why was it ranked the way it was? Continue reading →
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Mastermind Meeting Highlights and Mindmap – February 18, 2012

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Here's the mindmap meeting notes from the February 18, 2012 SMMOC (Social Media Mastermind, Orange County) business meeting in Orange County, CA. Continue reading →
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6 Of the Best Screen Capture Software – Compared (Ep. 1)

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I'm kicking off a series that I've wanted to do for a while. It answers a question I get a lot: what's the best screen capture software to use for my online presentations? Here's episode 1. Continue reading →
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