Alternative video tutorial: Screengrabs of how to perform tasks?

[Michael Laudahn]

Not a hotline issue - for decision takers only




Hello


As someone with a certain interest in videomaking but also generally 
unsuitable for traditional learning methods (plus, not having english as 
native language), I keep on making the same experience when trying to 
learn how to handle these softwares: Written instructions are almost 
always useless, due to the complexity of the issue. Their videoed 
colleagues could avoid this problem and thus be better, but often the 
instructors fly away over the (what I experience to be) critical parts 
of the process, so are ultimately useless too. An (admittedly slightly 
caricature-style) example that could prove the point would be the clips 
of the https://www.youtube.com/@EZTutorialsOnline/videos channel.

 From earlier experience, I know which method works best for people with 
my learning characteristics: I need the instructor to perform a given 
video task on his computer (fx split the clip in two halfs, cut away 
what is not needed, then reattach them and add a transition), while 
recording his actions with a screengrabber.

Based on such a video, I can then at home repeat the exercise as many 
times as needed by just imitating what I get to see and hear. After some 
time, I have developped a feeling for the programme and know it by 
heart, and this is when the thinking process starts (in this order - 
this is exactly the problem). Which again means, this is probably not 
the end - rather a point from where to keep going and advance. And such 
screengrab videos would be needed for all the basic actions. *)

Have you considered doing it this way? I cannot tell you how many people 
function like that, but I have reason to believe I am not the only one - 
possibly by far not.


Kind regards


Michael Laudahn




*)

At my present development stage, that would probably be all kinds of 
cutting operations (not sure about the 'cut' terms), joining, fading, 
transitions, pic-in-pic etc, for videos like these 
https://www.youtube.com/@michaellaudahn/videos