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  Updated: Kimberley 03 Mar 2011

  Creating a Technical Video/Screencast for Connect? Start Here.

  Video and screencast recordings are a great way to share information with the rest of the community. Here are some best practices, tips, tricks and guidelines for how to export your video files so that we can get them up on Symantec Connect quickly for you. For those of you who are already creating screencasts, please share your best tips and tricks in the comments below, too. Start with a Script Write out your script in advance, with major demo areas emphasized, as well as and intro and conclusion. Practice running through the script several times. Make sure to practice moving the mouse in smooth motions, and not to move it unnecessarily while recording. Set Up Your Computer for Recording Please use a microphone for best audio quality. Don’t turn it all the way up to full volume as you can get reverberation. Clean up your computer desktop so that files or personal backgrounds that you may not want to share...