Introduction to Camtasia, Final Cut Pro X, and Wirecast for Live Streaming.

1. Introduction
- Thank you for taking the course! How can you get a fast start now?
- Why take the time to learn and produce videos?
- This course will give you what you put into it.
- Different types of videos I make including talking head and screen capture.

2. Your Hardware and Software define your video production experience.
- Getting my equipment working well has taken more than a year and $10,000.
- Choosing a few good microphones
- What type of computer works for filming best?
- Having two computers can make things easier.
- I like to have the option to stand or sit without changing anything.
- My standing desk using a shelving unit for under $100
- Lighting setup simply with clip on lamps and studio lighting for under $100
- A backdrop will make you look much more professional for under $100
- Using a green screen for combined talking head and screen capture videos

3. Camtasia Studio (Windows) for screen capture video tutorials on Windows.
- Introduction to Camtasia Studio on Windows.
- How to record in Camtasia Studio 8
- How to import videos for editing in Camtasia Studio.
- Basic editing functions in Camtasia Studio.
- Having your audio right to begin with is much easier than editing it in Camtasia
- Exporting options to render your video in Camtasia Studio.

4. Camtasia 2 on Mac for recording screen capture video tutorials.
- Introduction to Camtasia 2 on iMac
- How to record in Camtasia 2.
- Basic editing functions in Camtasia 2.
- Having your audio good without editing is much easier than editing in Camtasia 2
- How to import a video already recording for editing in Camtasia 2
- Exporting options to render your video in Camtasia 2
- Advanced exporting options for rendering in more formats besides MP4

5. Final Cut Pro X (Mac) for Long YouTube Video Tutorials and Talking Head Videos.
- Introduction to Final Cut Pro X
- Importing your talking head videos live in Final Cut Pro X
- Importing a video you already recorded into Final Cut Pro X
- Other ways to record live in Final Cut Pro X
- Basic editing functions in Final Cut Pro X
- Final Cut Pro X has great audio editing options
- Adding graphics your videos is fairly simple in Final Cut Pro X.
- You can add text a lot of different ways in Final Cut Pro X
- Exporting options to render your video in Final Cut Pro X
- Send to compressor for long rendering jobs and multiple videos

6. Wirecast for streaming and green screen combination talking head
- What is live streaming and why do it?
- How my live stream looks on YouTube and Twitch
- What hardware can you use to start cheap and what do I use?
- Which version of Wirecast I use and what you might want to use?
- Introduction to Wirecast and how to save your production setup
- Setting up your sources to input video into Wirecast
- Setting up your picture, editing your shot, and using a green screen
- Setting up your output to stream live to YouTube and Twitch
- Screen capture another computer and record to disk with Wirecast
- Streaming live to YouTube and Twitch successfully