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Open Broadcast Studio for Documentation

  • Workshop
  • Technical Videos
  • 09. November
  • 14:00 - 15:50 PM (CET)
  • C9.3
  • finished
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  • Chris Ward

Contents

Consumption of video was already increasingly popular, and in the past year, video consumption and usage has accelerated. There's an increasing amount of video versions of blog posts, livestreaming of tutorials, online office hours, and much more.

What can this all mean to documentation, what role can technical writers take in creating video content, and most importantly, how do you keep information contained within videos up to date.

What to bring:

Please bring a laptop with OBS (Open Broadcast Studio) installed.

Takeaways

  • When it's appropriate to use video for content
  • The different types of video content
  • A production overview using Open Broadcast Studio
  • How to make video part of your content and communication plans
  • Ideas for keeping video content up to date

Prior knowledge

Some basic experience of audio and video

Speaker

Chris Ward

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Biography

Tech writer for Chronosphere. Podcaster, video maker, writer of interactive fiction & games.