From the course: Screencasting with the Mac
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Using focused motion captures - iMovie Tutorial
From the course: Screencasting with the Mac
Using focused motion captures
You know that you can create a screencast by simply capturing everything happening on your computer screen and narrating as you go along. And for some situations, that's a perfectly fine way to go. But a computer screen can be a mighty big place, and when capturing that entire screen, it's possible that the viewer may get lost. You can help the viewer by selectively capturing portions of the screen. In the next few minutes, I'll provide tips for doing that. We will start with a couple basics that will make editing easier. When you create a motion capture pause a second or two before starting the action. Do the same when you finish. This will provide you with extra footage that can come in handy when you want to use a transition, such as a fade, to begin that segment. Without the extra material, you may fade into an action already in progress. It's also a good idea to begin and end the capture with the cursor out of the way. That way you don't have to worry about continuity problems…
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