Mastering Webcam and Smartphone Video: Panopto Edition

By Jan Lee Ozer

This is the Panopto Edition of the Mastering Webcam and Smartphone Video book. While webinars and recordings can be fabulous business tools, you have to look and sound professional to achieve the desired result. This book will teach you how. In this book, you will learn: What bandwidth is, how much you need, and how to tell how much you have Classic framing rules that ensure that you look professional on-camera How to choose the best background and clothing How to affordably add lights to your productions How to adjust your webcam input to ensure optimal brightness, contrast, color, and sharpness When to use an external microphone (mic) and which mic to buy How to connect your mic and adjust volume in Windows, on the Mac, and on iOS and Android devices How to use a preamp and other professional level gear to produce absolute top quality How to optimize video and audio quality in Panopto, Apple FaceTime, Google Hangouts, and GoToWebinar. Advance Praise for the Book: "In an industry increasingly plagued by webinars with mediocre video and audio quality, Jan Ozer shows you how to rise above the masses and look like a pro." -- Ari Bixhorn, Vice President of Marketing, Panopto "I make my living as an online instructor for Landry Academy. This book has helped me produce a sharp, clear webcam image and crisp audio for my classes, which enhances the learning experience and projects a professional image for the company." -- Susan Gleason, Department Chair of Foreign Languages, Landry Academy "Ozer offers tips and tricks that will help even the veteran webcaster create better online video presentations." -- Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen, Editor, Streaming Media Magazine

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0976259575
• ISBN13: 9780976259572
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Doceo Publishing
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.4" x 7.5"
• Grade Range: All grades