So, you've been tasked with making a video, but you're no Spielberg... Welcome to a simple guide to creating videos that are "good enough for government work".
It is quite easy to create a video using Power Point's built in "record" functionality. It includes the ability to do a timed voice recording, and lets you export to MP4, MOV, GIF...
If you want to do a demo of a program or something where you're actively showing your desktop, you can also create a video screen capture (with voice over)
Once you've created your video, you'll want to put it somewhere to share. Here at VIU we have VIU Tube. It lets us post and share videos without having to share them with the world on YouTube. Plus it is hosted on Canadian soil!
To start, you'll need to create an account. Once you're logged in, you'll a number of ways to add content. If you've already created a video, you will want "Media Upload". From there it should be pretty straightforward.
Keep it simple.
Record your video in small chunks. This will save you from having to re-record 20 minutes of lecture because of one little mistake. Plan ahead, and ideally script out a plan.