Episode 1 of The Forge is in the Can!
Posted on Thursday September 2, 2010 by Betsy Weber
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Write this day down in history... Today we shot the first episode of The Forge!
In this episode, Matt Pierce talked with Jon Udell all about screencasting. One of the things they discussed was the history of the name "Screencast". You can see a list of all the names suggested for this genre of videos here. Chris McQueen also reviewed the Blue Yeti microphone and I talked with Matt about who is screencasting and what makes a great screencast. The screencasts I referenced were: "Again & Again" music video by the Bird and the Bee, the Lab Rats, Coding by the Sea from Red Gate Software and Google's "Parisian Love" screencast.
The video runs (35:38).
If you tuned in to watch us shoot the show live, you will have noticed that the live stream was choppy. My apologies to anyone who tried to tune in. We're researching and running some tests to fix this for the next show. Stay tuned.
You can also view The Forge on our YouTube channel here.
We want to make this show to be a useful resource for you. Let us know what you want and need. What would you like to see on future episodes of The Forge? Topics? Guests? Themes?
Comments (11)
Awesome Job on making the video for "The Forge". The only thing or criticism I have is that it would be nice for the PC Users to see how you make these videos too. Maybe have two versions. One for Mac Users and one for PC Users. Is that something you are looking into? Also, in future episodes are you planning on covering more of the how to's videos for users to learn the software and some of the effects you are making and using? Let us know and keep up the great work.
Fred G. (Iowa)
Posted by Fred G. | September 3, 2010 12:27 PM
Posted on September 3, 2010 12:27
The Forge playback cuts off at 4:12 seconds . . .
Posted by Roger Wells | September 3, 2010 4:58 PM
Posted on September 3, 2010 16:58
Good first episode, I look forward to future ones.
One question about the making of the video. What type/brand of lavalier mic are you using for this and other videos there at Techsmith? ... and are they wireless?
Thanks for all you guys do, love your products!
Posted by Donald Smith | September 3, 2010 5:47 PM
Posted on September 3, 2010 17:47
@Roger: Hmm, seems to be working here. Are you sure that it was all cached up? It's a pretty big video at 1.1GB, so...maybe that could be it?
If you find you still can't view it here on the Visual Lounge, maybe try it on the YouTube channel instead. It's broken up into three parts, but here is the playlist that should let it play in order:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DB8A6E781DE6BDFD
Thanks for watching!
Kelly Rush
Marketing Video Producer
TechSmith Corporation
Posted by Kelly Rush | September 3, 2010 5:51 PM
Posted on September 3, 2010 17:51
@Donald: Great question, and maybe we'll even talk about them on a future show!
In the meantime, the wireless mics you see in the video are made by "Shure", and they are model PG88. You can find the product link here:
http://www.shure.com/americas/products/wireless-systems/performance-gear-systems/pg88-dual-channel-diversity-receiver
In the past we have also used a Sennhesier ew100-series wireless mic, similar to this one (link only shows the transmitter, not the receiver):
http://www.sennheiserusa.com/professional_wireless-microphone-systems_handheld-transmitter_ew-100-series_021415
The Shure is a dual-mic system, that allows for two people to be mic'd at once, which is why we are using that for productions like "The Forge".
Hope that helps!
Kelly Rush
Marketing Video Producer
TechSmith Corporation
Posted by Kelly Rush | September 3, 2010 5:56 PM
Posted on September 3, 2010 17:56
Please make this available as a video podcast. I would love for this to show up in my itunes every time there was a new episode.
Posted by Chris | September 3, 2010 10:18 PM
Posted on September 3, 2010 22:18
@Fred - thank for the feedback. Plans are to cover all of our products on both platforms and a variety topics. You'll see themed shows most likely.
@roger - were you able to get the video to play back?
@donald - thanks for watching. I appreciate it! Keep the feedback coming!
@Chris - great feedback. Much appreciated! We'll look into it next week. Thanks!
Posted by Betsy Weber | September 4, 2010 1:39 AM
Posted on September 4, 2010 01:39
Great video and audio quality...I agree with Chris it would be great for these to be in iTunes so I can sync my iPod to your videos. That's what I do with all the other audio/video podcasts.
Posted by John | September 7, 2010 11:10 AM
Posted on September 7, 2010 11:10
@John: Glad you liked it, and thanks for watching! Make sure to tune-in again for the next show!
We are definitely looking into more delivery options for the future, so please keep your requests coming for what methods you prefer, so we can take them into consideration as we move forward!
Kelly Rush
Marketing Video Producer
TechSmith Corporation
Posted by Kelly Rush | September 7, 2010 1:47 PM
Posted on September 7, 2010 13:47
I don't think this got posted - you can grab a iTunes podcast feed for The Forge now. bit.ly/cGFaFJ
Matt Pierce
TechSmith Corporation
Posted by Matt Pierce | September 17, 2010 2:27 PM
Posted on September 17, 2010 14:27
You've got to be kidding. A full minute and a half of intro before you actually start. Even worse, the intro is just plain irritating. Please cut it down, or out completely. An intro should never be longer that 30 seconds, and even that is long.
Posted by Dave | November 10, 2010 3:39 PM
Posted on November 10, 2010 15:39