Today I'm gonna walk you through an easy way to make your first YouTube video.
Hi, I'm Andy from TechSmith, where we help you show what you know. Getting started with YouTube can be
intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. I'll show you an easy solution to not only make your first
video quickly, but also set up a template for future use so you're not reinventing the wheel with each new video.
For this video I'm going to use Camtasia for the editing and a free drag-and-
drop template from Techsmith Assets for Camtasia. Both are linked in the description below and after
downloading both (unless you already have Camtasia) simply double-click the template to launch it into
the templates manager inside of Camtasia. Here we're inside Camtasia and the first thing you'll
see is the Welcome Window. Choose New project From Template to launch the template manager.
The one we just downloaded and launched should be right there. To find new templates click download
new templates – it's that button in the upper right hand corner – this will open Techsmith Assets for
Camtasia in a browser where you can scroll through and select any template that works best for your
video. We have a ton of free assets or you can purchase a Premium subscription and you'll get
way more. In this video we're going to use the free one that i just showed you so go ahead and
click New From Template and we're in – you've got a gorgeous new video template laid out in front
of you on the timeline. If you've already filmed your video import it into Camtasia's media bin
and you're ready to go. If you haven't, simply click Record to record your screen or webcam
or film your video and bring in all of your clips when you're done then all you have to do is drag-
and-drop your clip into the placeholder on the timeline and choose ripple replace.
Next trim your clip to the desired lengths and cut out any unnecessary parts from your recording. Drag
the playhead (that's the line that moves every time you hit play by the way) and let go when you see
the intro text you want to replace, double-click any text to customize it make the video your own.
Do the same with the lower thirds and each numbered point which can be duplicated and edited
if you need more. Speaking of the numbered points notice that we've included these markers on the
timeline – when you go to export to YouTube after you're done, by simply checking one box Camtasia
will convert these markers to a chapter index in your video description which is incredibly
useful for your viewers and good for search engine optimization (or seo) if you want people to find
your video so make sure to title each marker with something the viewer will learn in that section
that's pertinent to the topic. You can also slide them along the timeline to move them to where you
need them to be and click the plus to add more and if you don't like having "Subscribe" at the
end of your video you can choose your own call to action but give your viewers something to do next
that's important. If you want to add some more interest or information to your video consider
adding some music or some additional graphics and annotations. With your included graphics
everything is customizable, so if you like parts of the lower third but not everything you can
dig down into the tracks by double clicking the groups and removing the elements you don't like.
Or custom create new ones from those elements. You can also find free music tracks under library
then music tracks, double-click to preview these tracks, and if it sounds like the right score for
your video drag-and-drop it from the library tab onto your timeline in that music track placeholder.
Notice how we've already included some preset volume keyframes that raise or lower your track's
volume around the intro and outro? Again these are completely customizable so raise or lower
certain keyframes or whole sections with a click and a drag or delete a keyframe here and double-
click to add a keyframe there. All of these songs are royalty free and available for you to use.
And with that premium subscription to Techsmith Assets for Camtasia that I mentioned earlier
way more music is included. Want to learn more about selecting the right music?
We've got a video for that too! Similarly you can find more graphics like lower thirds under library,
lower thirds, again double click to preview then once you find the perfect graphic
drag and drop it where you want it on the timeline. Make sure to replace the text on any new graphics
a few of them even have a place for your logo if you have one. And of course with a premium
subscription to Techsmith Assets for Camtasia we have way more lower thirds under the motion graphics
category. Your video is looking and sounding great but your audience still can't see it.
That's because you need to upload it to YouTube obviously. In the upper right hand corner click
"Export" then "YouTube," you should see this sign in prompt, click it and sign into your YouTube account.
Fill out your video's information such as title description and tags.
If you used those markers I told you about earlier then before you're done make sure to check the box
that says create table of contents from markers and when your video is on YouTube you'll have
clickable links to separate parts of your video already in the description. Finally, click Finish
and your video will begin automatically rendering and uploading to YouTube. You did it! You made your
first YouTube video! The awesome thing is this process can be repeated as many times as needed.
Save all of the changes you made to this template as your own template and keep consistent throughout
all of the videos you plan on making. We have dozens of video templates available
for you to use and customize, and you can even make your own from scratch inside of Camtasia
and save them as templates for future use too. Tell us in the comments below how or why you
see templates being beneficial to your workflow. If you enjoyed this video give it a like and if
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