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How to make Youtube videos?
#1

How to make Youtube videos?

Apologies if this sounds like one of those super-entitled newbie posts, where someone asks for a load of information... however, I feel I've built up enough forum cred to make a thread like this once in a while.

Does anyone here (obviously Roosh does) have any experience making video content? I'm talking taking me through from the absolute basics like how to record the audio, how to source clips/imagery, on-screen text etc. What basic software is required etc. I mean, I don't even know how to do static imagery with a basic voiceover at this point!

I'm a total amateur but willing to learn. I'm not talking videos on the level of Black Pigeon Speaks (though would love to know how he does those), just something along the lines of this for example:






Likewise, also videos talking to a camera too — though that will have to happen in time if I'm ever prepared to go public.

I'm sure I could probably watch some tutorials online, but thought I'd ask you guys first. Thanks in advance.

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#2

How to make Youtube videos?

I’d like to see some discussion about this also. I’ve some experience in this area, primarily with the creation of How-To videos, aka Screen Casts. I’ll share a bit of what I’ve learned in a subsequent post, and looking forward to learning from others.

Cheers,
Bone
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#3

How to make Youtube videos?

At the risk of talking about something I don't know much about: You could look into group-buys of stock video footage. An engineering channel that I follow recommended (advertised) VideoBlocks (https://www.videoblocks.com/ ).

Apparently, the premise is that you pay a monthly subscription to Video Blocks, then they take the money and buy unlimited rights to stock video footage.

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#4

How to make Youtube videos?

You'll need a camera. Some would say to use the in-camera mic, but I suggest you get a separate recorder. You can get a voice recorder for 40-50 bucks on Amazon, but you can honestly just use your smartphone's recorder. The reason I am against using in-camera mics is because they are usually very low quality, plus the camera's electronics, auto-focus and image stabilization often interfere with the audio, giving you static and whirring.

You will also need some video editing software. I suggest using Adobe Premiere, but there are other video editing programs out there. Lightworks is free, although not as good as Premiere. Some people use FinalCut, but it is often bashed for being non-intuitive. Haven't used it though.

Sourcing clips and imagery is easy if you want some very generic content. You can use sites like pexels.com where you can get free stock photos, or you can visit image vendors like shutterstock and purchase images from a wider selection. You can put these images into your videos using Premiere.

Adobe Premiere has a pretty intuitive graph for combining separate sound clips with your video. I suggest clicking your fingers or clapping your hands at the start of the video so it's really easy to sync, and then just delete the clapping part.

On-screen text is something I've never done, but I think there's a tool for that in Premiere.

inb4 stop advertising Premiere lol

I suggest getting their free trial and starting with a static image and sound video. It should be rather easy. If you have any trouble PM me, I'm no professional but I have some basic editing experience.

Good luck
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#5

How to make Youtube videos?

^ Yeah I'd get a separate mic. Thanks guys, keep the info coming fellas!

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. - H L Mencken
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#6

How to make Youtube videos?

I have experience in filming and editing videos for a previous job.

For a mic I recommend a lapel mic as I found it gave superior quality for vocals. I picked one up off Anazon recently for less than £20.

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#7

How to make Youtube videos?

I have experience in filming and editing videos for a previous job.

For a mic I recommend a lapel mic as I found it gave superior quality for vocals. I picked one up off Anazon recently for less than £20.

"The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others...in the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute." - John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
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#8

How to make Youtube videos?

Depending on what I'm making videos for I have 2 methods, #1 is basically for anything where I'm mobile and not recording in the studio, #2 is for when I'm dubbing records for bitchute/youtube or other things.

1. iPad/iPhone using iMovie

I shoot video using the iPhone usually since it's easier to aim than a giant iPad. Using AirDrop I copy the video over to the iPad for editing since it sucks on a small screen.

This is the mic I use, it works very well and comes with a handy adapter for smartphone mic inputs:

https://www.audio-technica.com/cms/wired...index.html

[Image: atr3350is_1_sq.jpg]

Nice thing about this mic is it has a 3.5mm dual mono plug so even if you plug it into a stereo input both channels will have audio.

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2. OBS Studio / Adobe Premier Elements

Yes, OBS will work without streaming! Just hit record. This is by far the easiest way for me to make my 45 dubbing videos. Turntable goes into pre-amp then into a pro USB soundcard.

I have a feeling a lot of people who just record talking head videos of them ranting are doing it this way, anything more complex and they need to use a video editor.

I use a Logitech c920 or c930, they're both about the same. Image quality is pretty decent for a $50 camera, but I find manual adjustments makes my shoots look a lot better. The mic is not that great, it's designed as a web meeting camera.
[Image: A7BP_1311233623215934533d33MeLY3Y.jpg][Image: 26-104-635-Z01.jpg]

https://support.logitech.com/en_us/produ...ebcam-c920

https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/c930e-webcam

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#9

How to make Youtube videos?

My smartphone is fine for making videos I just use a third party app to record the video. Dues anyone have a good method for reducing wind? That’s my main problem. I’ve tried a rubber band holding a headphone cushion over the mic but it doesn’t do much.
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#10

How to make Youtube videos?

Slightly OT but as someone who has studied my own habits and those of others (through observing youtube engagement data on videos that I've been involved with), I'm going to recommend that your videos be no longer than 3 minutes and preferably 1 minute in length. If it's longer, there is too much filler to make whatever point you're making and people WILL SKIP THROUGH. If you're discussing a long topic, break it down into key points (chapters/episodes) across multiple videos.

Having more videos of a shorter length will probably help your ratings and search optimization too...

As for hardware, apart from what everyone has discussed already I'd like to mention that if you already have a decent digital SLR camera, they double as a very good video camera. You'll still want to do audio separately.
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#11

How to make Youtube videos?

I've seen some videos just basically as a Google Hangout with a few sharing screens of an article now and again. I don't even know how to do that!

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. - H L Mencken
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#12

How to make Youtube videos?

Anyone used Screenflick or Screenflow? Apparently the former can do a screencast + adds a separate track of mouse movements / clicks and keyboard presses, both of which you can edit later. Also you can track in a separate external video...

I'm thinking about doing some screencasts that also simultaneously show what's going on outside the computer.

Video tracks:
- screencast video
- screencast clicks / keypresses video track
- external camera (ideally just a connected iPhone)

Audio tracks:
- internal computer system audio (result of whatever's happening on the computer)
- external camera mic audio [for corroboration / easier syncing of visuals]

I don't mind overdubbing narration later on.

I'm fairly technical and can figure this stuff out, but was wondering if anyone has a setup like this currently and knows of any pitfalls to avoid.
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#13

How to make Youtube videos?

Just. Keep. Uploading

Seriously, learn as you go. You will quickly see what works, what doesn't, and your channel will find a direction.

I do a lot of video editing, so If you have any questions, PM me
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#14

How to make Youtube videos?

Thanks mate ^

I'm still not ready to go just yet, but when I do I want it to be as good as possible. Though a somewhat amateur sincerity might be appealing. Millennial Woes' unscripted monologues appeal to me, though are probably too unfocused and long form for most people.

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. - H L Mencken
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#15

How to make Youtube videos?

I just shut down a youtube channel thay had a couple thousand subscribers. I had around 200 videos posted. It was in the video instructional/tutorial market.

Here are my lessons learned:

1. Content is king. Obviously. Your content needs to be relevant.

2. Audio is queen. You need clear, crisp audio that is loud enough for your user to hear.

3. Take a public speaking class. Identify your crutch words and your poor speaking habits.

4. Minimize your accent. Sorry IRT, but I know MANY people that instantly turn off a tutorial when they hear a thick indian accent. Life isnt fair.

5. Use SEO techniques. You videos should have titles that align with what you expect a user to search for. Your description should repeat the title.

6. Provide all resources to your user. If your reference a news article, blog post, online manual, etc, provide a link in the description of the video.

7. Link to your personal website in the description to the video.

8. Cut to the fucking chase. No one wants to sit around and listen you to you talk for 2 minutes about the agenda for thr video. "In this video we will blah blah blah". They have a title and a description, they know what the video is about.

9. Per 8, dont have a thirty second animated splash screen. Again nobody cares about your fancy 3d branding animation. Your opening card should be less than 5 seconds. Your closing card should be less than 10.

9. Keep videos to 6-8 minutes as much as possible. For long videos, provide timestamps to relevant sections.


A bunch more. But thats the 80/20 rule.


Equipment:

1. Audio - for screen recording get an external microphone. Look for a cardioid microphone to minimize background noise. Otherwise get a lapel mic. Budget 60-100 for a good enough entry level. And always do a test recording to make sure the mic is working properly before you do your production recording. You dont want to do a 60 minute video and then realize your mic wasnt recording...

2. Screen recording / editing - i use camtasia. Its expensive but it works great for me. Ive spent hours messing around with other solutions, those wasted hours cost way more than the camtasia price tag.

3. Digital Camera - look for something with a rotating screen so you can see what you are recording from behind (shooting something else) or front (shooting yourself). Looking for automatic facial recognition and auto focusing. Im not a DSLR nerd so I would have to look at my camera manual to find the correct terminology for what I mean.

I use a canon rebel SL2 with a front facing boom mic.

4. External hard drive. Videos tske up a lot of space and you dont want to lose them. So keep them saved in a backup external hard drive.

5. Lighting - if doing vlogging style videos in your home invest a cheap studio lighting kit. Get LED continuous lights. May as well get a cheap diffuser and reflector stand while your at it.



I guess thats the gist of it. Provide relevant tailored content to your aduience with high quality sound and video while keeping video length adjusted for short attention spans.

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#16

How to make Youtube videos?

Thank you very much for that Atomic!

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. - H L Mencken
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#17

How to make Youtube videos?

For context, I grew that channel using this general video format:

1. Intro Card (3 seconds) - . Built in powerpoint, using a generic powerpoint theme. Took about 5 minutes to make. Has the title of the video as a header and a link to my website as a footer.
2. Content (6 - 8 minutes on average, but have gone over an hour).
3. Out Card (5 seconds) - Same powerpoint slide as into card. This time the header is my website and the subheader is quick call to action along the lines of "Like -> Subscribe -> Share".


Production: No fancy editing skills. Just drop my recordings (screen capture or DSLR recording) into camtasia. The most advanced editing I do is to drag camtasia built in shapes into the video to hide/blur things (say my real email address pops up on the screen) or a quick text box to correct something ("I said x, I really meant to say y").

I'd say my average production time per video was about 60 seconds. That being said my content doesn't require mixing multiple different video clips with dramatic background audio and smooth transitions, something like a Black Pigeon Speaks video would do.


Sourcing images & videos: As my content doesn't involve much third-party video material I'm not sure about copyright issues with the news clips in the video in your OP. I source most of my images from unsplash.com and short background video clips from coverr.com. Either way the search term you would use to do some more research would be along the lines of "royalty / copyright free stock photos".

Here's a quick rundown on some of the legal aspects of using third-party material such as news broadcasts:





I'll second chrisblackbeard, just start making some content. It will take a few attempts for you to get comfortable with whatever editing software you are using.

In terms of monetization, here is the current youtube policy:
"To be reviewed, all channels need at least 4,000 watch hours in the previous 12 months and 1,000 subscribers. "

That is for advertisement based monetization. Your videos will have ads played at the beginning of them. If users watch the whole video then you get some money. Most just skip the ads though. While you build that traffic you can always monetize through other means such as affiliate links or using the videos as a part of a marketing funnel.

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#18

How to make Youtube videos?

Teedub, any idea of what videos you want to make? Keep the forum updated if you decide to make some content that you feel like sharing. Your posted example in the OP was more of a political related video, I'de be interested in your channel if you are making content along those lines. I know I'm new to the forum but I've lurked for a while, you have some good ideas. Cheers mate.
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#19

How to make Youtube videos?

Depends what your channel is about.

Mine is car reviews so I use the following. iPhone, external mic plugged into iPhone, iMovie for editing and uploading and a tripod. Review style videos tend to be longer anyway I work on roughly 50% of my footage will make it to the final production. I've learnt as I go along and improved on each video, 4 uploads as of now.
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#20

How to make Youtube videos?

Quote: (09-29-2018 04:13 PM)DJ-Matt Wrote:  

Depending on what I'm making videos for I have 2 methods, #1 is basically for anything where I'm mobile and not recording in the studio, #2 is for when I'm dubbing records for bitchute/youtube or other things.

1. iPad/iPhone using iMovie

I shoot video using the iPhone usually since it's easier to aim than a giant iPad. Using AirDrop I copy the video over to the iPad for editing since it sucks on a small screen.

This is the mic I use, it works very well and comes with a handy adapter for smartphone mic inputs:

https://www.audio-technica.com/cms/wired...index.html

[Image: atr3350is_1_sq.jpg]

Nice thing about this mic is it has a 3.5mm dual mono plug so even if you plug it into a stereo input both channels will have audio.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. OBS Studio / Adobe Premier Elements

Yes, OBS will work without streaming! Just hit record. This is by far the easiest way for me to make my 45 dubbing videos. Turntable goes into pre-amp then into a pro USB soundcard.

I have a feeling a lot of people who just record talking head videos of them ranting are doing it this way, anything more complex and they need to use a video editor.

I use a Logitech c920 or c930, they're both about the same. Image quality is pretty decent for a $50 camera, but I find manual adjustments makes my shoots look a lot better. The mic is not that great, it's designed as a web meeting camera.
[Image: A7BP_1311233623215934533d33MeLY3Y.jpg][Image: 26-104-635-Z01.jpg]

https://support.logitech.com/en_us/produ...ebcam-c920

https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/c930e-webcam

I started a youtube channel to supplement my niche site. I bought a selfie stick to hold the phone and just uploaded the phone video to iMovie and did some minimal editing, but I think you can do an awful lot in iMovie.

The route I took was pretty amateurish but it worked for my niche. It was fun to have some positive interactions with folks in the comments and people really seemed to appreciate the content. I don't put much effort into it because I think I can make more money by focusing on the actual website.
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#21

How to make Youtube videos?

Atomic: I don't think the kind of content I'd make would be suitable for monetization, which brings me to Uprising's question... the videos I'd make would be political. I likely wouldn't share on here until I was comfortable going public, as it would increase my chances of being doxxed, since it would increase the amount of information about me out in the ether (my posts here, plus my speaking voice, info I may share on videos but not here etc). We'll see. Posting them on here would give me an instant audience I suppose.

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. - H L Mencken
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#22

How to make Youtube videos?

Quote: (12-20-2018 12:28 PM)Teedub Wrote:  

Atomic: I don't think the kind of content I'd make would be suitable for monetization, which brings me to Uprising's question... the videos I'd make would be political. I likely wouldn't share on here until I was comfortable going public, as it would increase my chances of being doxxed, since it would increase the amount of information about me out in the ether (my posts here, plus my speaking voice, info I may share on videos but not here etc). We'll see. Posting them on here would give me an instant audience I suppose.

Understandable. Make burner accounts and advertise them on The Donald Reddit, FB, Twitter, YouTube comments, ext.

Actually, advertising your video on other political videos on YouTube that are of similar nature to what you're going to make is a great idea. I've clicked on video channels in the comments from time to time, I'm sure others do too.
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#23

How to make Youtube videos?

Can you make more money with multiple youtube accounts? Or is focusing on one niche better?

I know google bans accounts if you have more than one, but I understand there are ways around that.
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#24

How to make Youtube videos?

Quote: (12-22-2018 12:51 AM)asiaslayer Wrote:  

Can you make more money with multiple youtube accounts? Or is focusing on one niche better?

I know google bans accounts if you have more than one, but I understand there are ways around that.

I dont think google bans you if you have more than one. I have two, although one is barely active so who knows.

Id focus on a single youtube account. Its challenging enough to build a following for a single one, managing multiple would just slow you down.

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#25

How to make Youtube videos?

Anyone else having an issue with iMovies. I record on my phone and put the clips to a project on there. Then iDrop to my mac, when I try to import it to iMovies it ends up freezing and I have to force quit iMovies. Anyone know what the problem is?
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