I recently purchased Camtasia 6 and it’s perfect.   

Prior to using Camtasia, I used Viewlet Builder which allowed me to determine where snapshots should be taken for the instructional videos I make.  Then I would add my captions and voice narration later.  This was great but it was time consuming. 

Well Camtasia 6 changed all that.  I created 9 videos in 2 days and was extremely pleased with the result because Camtasia has what’s called the Theater.  This means I can include all 9 videos in one player and they will play one right after the other without my customers having to click 9 separate links. 

Plus in Camtasia 6, the audio can now be disconnected (unlinked) from the video and edited or exported to Audacity so I can change the pitch of my voice.  Before this wasn’t possible and the reason I didn’t buy earlier versions of Camtasia.

Besides I have trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time so the idea of talking and moving a cursor didn’t thrill me until I looked at their videos and saw how EZ it was to edit using their new program.

So if you’re thinking about making videos, I recommend you look at Camtasia 6.  You won’t believe the time you save or how professional your end product will look.  Yes indeed, Camtasia 6 is now perfect! 

Judith

P.S.  No I don’t own stock in their company — I just wish I did

Man I am sick and tired of downloading crappy ebooks.  Wake up authors!  People are getting disallusioned with the crap you ask them to read.   I’m not talking about your words but the design of your ebook.

The whole point of an ebook is to make it different than a print book.  So what makes up a crappy ebook.

1.  No bookmarks - meaning no left pane with links.

Every good authoring software allows bookmarks.  Use them so your readers can click on a link and go to the section they want the next time they open your ebook.  Having to scroll through page after page the next time the ebook is opened is a pain in the tush.

2.  eBook has no design.

Wise up authors.  A design helps break up the monotony of white on black.  Give it some color or at least break up your sentences like this.

Manifesting is EZ

when you realize

that all things are

Energy.

This will cause your readers to quit scanning and actually read your words.

3.  Add some pictures.

You can have the most boring subject in the world but pictures help.  Tasteful cartoons can even make your ebook go from mediocre to good.  At least your reader will appreciate the effort you put it in to find pictures that make your ideas stand out. 

OK, rant is over. 

Judith

 Approximately 9 years ago (give or take a year), I thought about making my murder mystery suspense thriller “Conpiracy” into a format where people who read books on their PDAs could buy and download it.

Well when I read the directions, I got a headache.  So fast forward to now and I was pleasantly surprised when I read about Amazon’s Kindle (a wireless ebook reader) that there was now software that could convert my html into this type of ebook with just a couple of clicks.

Well I could have chosen to go the Kindle route but instead chose the free mobipocket software.  Why?

Because mobipocket is partners with Amazon and I don’t have to do the work twice.  Amazon will pick up from the mobipokets database.  Oh yeah, I do like EZ!!

So if you want to sell more of your ebooks (whether they are fiction or non-fiction), check out mobipocket.com, download their free software, convert your book and then sell it from their site. 

And if you like “a very good read,” check out “Conspiracy“. 

Judith

P.S. Here’s what ”Conspiracy” is about — Struck by lightning at age 13, Breanna found to her delight she received paranormal powers. When her friend is suddenly murdered after discovering a conspiracy reaching to the highest levels in the IRS, Breanna vows to find out who is responsible. Her quest leads her right to Stone Reeves, an FBI agent who is hiding a secret. A secret she must unravel quickly because the conspirators have targeted her as their next victim.

Yes, I signed up for Twitter.  It’s not like most social media as it’s quick and efficient.  A great way to follow what other people are doing (quite a few provide excellent links) and have them follow me.

It’s about building relationships without taking up a lot of time.  Now I’m into EZ and fun and this site is.

So if you like to twitter, send me a tweet at http://www.twitter.com/JudithTramayne and find out just how beneficial this can be to your business.

Judith

P.S.  I just started so very few followers but other “twitterettes” have thousands (i.e., Chris Knight from Ezine Articles and Willie Crawford) and they use it to brand themselves and offer links to some of their online businesses.  Shouldn’t you be doing the same?

After making my mind movie, I’ve had some interesting things happen in my life so I’m going to share a few with you. More » » » »

Sometimes you just have to find something better or should I say “the Universe” provides something better.  I’ve been wishing for a FTP program that has the ability to move whole directories on my remote hosting server Something that WS_FTP95 will not do.  So “the Universe” heard my wishing and intervened by making my old stand-by stop working. 

Panic hit so I went looking for a free FTP client.  Well, of course, I googled and came up with:

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