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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

How We Record, Edit, and Host Our Courses

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Wes Bos

Tech News, Technology, News

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Scott and Wes talk about how they make courses — recording, editing, hosting, best practices, and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 5:42 - Recording Wes: Screenflow Uberlayer Loopback Heil PR40 Heil PL-2T dbx 286s Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Scott: Screenflick iShow HD Divvy Principal for Mac EV RE-20 dbx 286s Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Sony a7 III Logic 33:04 - Editing Wes: Screenflow Speed up slow typing Edit out some goof-ups (but not all) Edit immediately after recording so I’m in the same headspace and can easily re-record Scott: Hire a video editor Cut out all blank spaces in audio, because I know that pauses are typically where I stop to think Normalize audio DaVinci Resolve 16 42:31 - Hosting Wes: Wistia Vimeo Rev Backblaze Amazon S3 My own course platform, with additional controls added via React Scott: YouTube Vimeo Plyr Video Player Backblaze Amazon S3 Custom course platform 52:46 - Common Questions Links Syntax 014: Our Stacks Explained Adobe Premier Pro Figma VS Code Audio-Technica AT2020 Blue Bluebird BSW Sweetwater Tim Smith - Video Editing ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Hyperdrive Wes: PicQuic Screwdriver Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUpTutorials Pro - Advanced Gatsby & Shopify - Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes: All Courses - Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

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0:00.0

You're listening to Syntax, the podcast with the tastiest web development treats out there.

0:06.0

Strap yourself in and get ready.

0:08.0

Here is Scott Telinsky and West Boss.

0:10.5

Welcome to Syntax.

0:12.4

Today we're going to be talking about our process,

0:15.0

hardware, software, everything that we do to record, edit, and host our courses.

0:20.0

This is something we get, I get a question probably every day, somebody say,

0:23.8

like, hey, what do you do?

0:25.1

And we've done this sort of in the past on the podcast,

0:29.2

along with another show, but we don't have a definitive thing

0:31.5

to send people to.

0:33.0

And also, I think our processes have changed.

0:35.1

They change over time.

0:36.0

You're always tweaking the hardware or the software,

0:38.0

your process for editing, things like that.

0:39.8

So we are going to lay it out exactly how we do all of the stuff and hopefully it will give you some tips if you are looking to do maybe build a course of your own or make some YouTube videos and things like that.

0:51.0

Today we are sponsored by Log Rocket that does all of your

0:54.5

error and exception tracking and fresh books which does all of your invoicing

0:59.6

expenses things like that if you are a small business or a freelancer. My name is West Boss. I'm a full stack

1:05.2

Dev from Canada with me as always is Mr Scott Tolinsky. How you doing today Scott?

1:10.8

I'm doing good man. My name is Scott

1:13.6

Tullinsky. I'm a developer from Denver here and we just bought a new car

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