Re: [Wikimedia Cascadia] Editor training for VisualEditor

Hi Peaceray, Thanks for volunteering. We already have a meetup scheduled for March 24, so could we work on this at that time? In the meantime we can test screencasting tools. Also, does anyone have a copy of Premiere that we can borrow? I've tried several open source video editors and all of them were buggy, slow, or difficult to use. Thanks, Pine On Mar 14, 2015 8:59 PM, "Raymond Leonard" &lt;raymond.f.leonard.jr(a)gmail.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','raymond.f.leonard.jr@gmail.com');>> wrote: > Addendum: Maybe a Windoze screencasting is a possibility after all. After > looking at Comparison of screencasting software > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_screencasting_software>, I > suggest we take a look at Freeseer > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeseer>. It generates Ogg > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogg>, is published by FOSSLC, has a GPL > v3 license, & works on Linux, OS X, & Windows. > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogg> > > On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 9:22 PM, Raymond Leonard < > raymond.f.leonard.jr(a)gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','raymond.f.leonard.jr@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> Pine, >> >> I would like to help. I think that quiddity's suggestions are good. >> Perhaps we should tackle individual segments of how to edit with VE rather >> than the whole kit & caboodle. More of a just-in-time approach to VE help. >> >> That said, I have no real experience with VE as I tend to work directly >> with Wiki markup. Bringing a beginner's mind to VE might be a good thing. >> >> I also do not have either a Chromebook or Linux systems that the tools >> suggested at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/education/2015-March/001273.html >> use. Perhaps someone in the Seattle area who has a Linux PC can assist us. >> >> Except for Saturday morning, I am available this coming weekend >> (although on-call) to start. >> >> Yours, >> Peaceray >> >> On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 6:39 PM, quiddity &lt;pandiculation(a)gmail.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','pandiculation@gmail.com');>> wrote: >> >>> On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Jan Ainali &lt;jan.ainali(a)wikimedia.se >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jan.ainali@wikimedia.se');>> wrote: >>> >>>> Just an idea, for the part on how to edit with VisualEditor, make >>>> several short videos with distinct themes instead of one long video >>>> covering it all. Not only will it be easier to record and edit, it will be >>>> easier to reuse if you a question like question "How do I add a source with >>>> VE?" and you can just point them to that video rather than handing them a >>>> 30 minute video and trying to remember at what time that part starts. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Strong +1. The shorter a video is, the more people will watch/listen to >>> it. >>> I'd recommend 30-90 seconds as the ideal target, with ~4 minutes as the >>> second ideal target, and ~10 minutes as the maximum. Anything longer than >>> that, could be broken up into chunks, and should be, Because: >>> A) less "time-commitment" for viewers (it can kindle the enthusiasm of >>> clicking "oh, just one more!", rather than "oh god, another entire >>> hour-at-once!"), >>> B) it allows multiple shorter videos to be embedded in a page of text,* >>> C) it has much more potential over the years ahead, for us (*all*) to >>> update/improve/adapt/fork/subtitle/remix/etc each *segment* of it, in >>> every wiki that it is wanted. >>> >>> The text of the accompanying page could be: >>> * A concise version of the video(s), in bulletform list. I.e. >>> "Slide-show presentation" style. With just keywords, and the clickable >>> links to whatever the video is describing. >>> * Or, a match of the video(s) content, for people without video-options >>> * Or, a more elaborate/extensive/complete version of the video(s) >>> content. E.g. our full Policy/Guideline/MoS/Essay/Help/etc pages themselves! >>> >>> >>> (Re: screencasts, I replied to the earlier thread related to this, but >>> didn't CC-all, sorry! See >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/education/2015-March/001273.html >>> ) >>> >>> --quiddity >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list >>> Wikimedia-Cascadia(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Wikimedia-Cascadia@lists.wikimedia.org');> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia >>> >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > Wikimedia-Cascadia(a)lists.wikimedia.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Wikimedia-Cascadia@lists.wikimedia.org');> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > >