One of the most popular ways to create video guides is by using screen capture. Because screen capture will allow you to record whatever is taking place on your screen it is an excellent way to create guides involving software, apps, or really any sort of ‘how-to’ related to computers.
That being said if you’ve watched some of the video guides created using screen capture you may have noticed that their quality is suspect. Assuming you’d like to avoid that problem when you’re creating your own guides there are a few essentials that you need to take care of:
- Record at high resolution. Ideally the ‘go to’ resolution for high quality videos nowadays is Full HD at 1080p (i.e. 1920 x 1080). If possible you should record your video guide in that resolution, and then scale it back if necessary.
- Maximize the frame rate.M To make sure that your video playback is smooth the frame rate to shoot for is 60. Once again recording it at 60 frames per second is ideal, and you still can alter it later on as required.
- Remove unnecessary footage Many ‘amateur’ video guides are simply recorded and the raw footage is used as the final video, instead of being cut to streamline it so that it appears more professional. By removing unnecessary footage, your video guide will look much more polished.
- Re-record scenes or record multiple takes. If something doesn’t turn out right the first time round – re-record it. The beauty of screen capture is it is really quite easy to shoot multiple takes, and then you can splice together the good footage later if need be.
To create the high quality video guides that you’re after, you’ll need the right software – and Movavi Screen Capture Studio should be a great fit. It has the ability to HD capture in high resolutions and at the maximum frame rate, and also has video editing tools for you to polish your guide after the recording is done.
With the help of the features in Movavi Screen Capture Studio you can cut and combine various segments of video, improve the quality of your videos, insert customizable text, add audio tracks, and even apply various special effects and stylish filters. Using these tools should help you to give your videos a professional and high quality sheen that distinguishes them from others out there.
Considering Movavi Screen Capture Studio is so easy to use it won’t take you very long to be able to capture and produce high quality video guides. Just be sure to keep in mind the essential areas outlined above and you should definitely be able to create video guides that look great.