Create and Store Thalia's Training Videos:

Download the Word file

 
Download/Uploading files to the SVN

• 1.    Set-up:
• a.    Get access to the SVN:
  • i.    Find someone who can add you to the Moria group "zest-cvs". Mike Gettes can do this.

b.    Install SVN client:

• • i.    MacOS: SynchroSVN (not free)
  • ii.    Win: Tortoise (free)

c. Download the following SVN folders to your desktop:

• • i.    Training (svn+ssh://svn.mit.edu/zest/thalia/training/
  • ii.    Quickstarts (svn+ssh://svn.mit.edu/zest/thalia/website/Trunk/quickstarts)

• 2.     Save the video:
  
  • a.    Create the project in Captivate.
  • b.    Save the final project (.cp) file to the "Training" folder
  • c.    Publish the video to the "Quickstart" folder, overwriting whatever previous version was there.
  • (The SVN saves every version; don't worry about overwriting and killing the previous version.)
  • d.    Proof the video
  • e.    After proofing, immediately delete any project/published files that are not in your SVN folders. (If you need to work on them again, copy them from your SVN folders.)
• 3.    Upload to the SVN:
  • a.    Upload your "Training" folder (the SVN will upload only changed files).
  • b.    Upload you "Quickstart" folder (the SVN will upload only changed files).
  • c.    Report to your project manager that the newest .cp project file and published video have been uploaded to the SVN.
  • d.    Ask your project manager when you may expect to see the video put up on the staging platform.
• 4.    Check #1:
  • a.    After the video has been uploaded to the staging platform, proof it again.
• 5.    Check #2:
  • a.    Ask your project manager to proof the video on staging.
  • b.    If the video is correct, it is ready for release to production.

 
Create Thalia Videos

Thalia's QuickStart videos are created in Adobe Captivate 3.

• 1.    Download and install Captivate:
  • a.    Download it from: svn+ssh://svn.mit.edu/zest/thalia/training/captivate.
  • b.    Install on Windows.
• 2.    Global settings for Thalia's videos:
  • a.    Custom size - 900 x 593
  • b.    Check "Full Motion Recording".
  • c.    Uncheck "Record Narration".
  • d.    Center red outline around Thalia's UI.
  • (Most recording will not require the UI header.)
  • e.    Runtime should be 2:30 - 3:30.
  • f.    Naming convention - area#.cp (library1.cp, library2.cp, library3.cp).
  • g.    Audio - recorded into captions; do not make one long audio track.

• 3.    Settings for Captions:
  • a.    Title caption -   
    • i.    530 x 125 pixels
    • ii.    Runs for 5 seconds in a blank space.
    • iii.    Centered in the video window.
    • iv.    Style:
      • 1.    Title - 15pt, bold, Verdana
      • 2.    Subtitle - 11pt, bold, Verdana
      • 3.    Color - same as others in its group (never grey).

• b.    Slide captions -
  • i.    350 x 65 pixels.
  • ii.    Color is "halo".
  • iii.    Always centered in Thalia's "browser" area, and usually near the bottom.
  • iv.    Style -
    • 1.    Caption - 11pt, Verdana, bold.
    • 2.    No more than two lines per caption.
    • 3.    Color - halo
    • 4.    Very short captions might be better in shorter boxes.

• c.    Audio -
  • i.    Record audio into each caption; do not record one long audio clip (this makes edits impossible).
  • ii.    Record without extraneous noise, keyboard, or in a "loud" room.
  • iii.    Pay attention to pronunciation, and try not to sound bored. A lot of people will be listening to your voice.
• d.    Publishing the video -
  • i.    Naming (follow current Thalia QuickStart naming conventions):
  • 1.    Lower case plus video number - (library1, library2, library3 and so forth).
  • ii.    Skin - "Glass"
  • iii.    Publish it to any folder. Do not save to your SVN folder yet.
• e.    Saving to the SVN -
  • i.    Copy the project file (xxx.cp) to the appropriate sub-folder in the "Training" folder.
  • ii.    Copy the published video folder to the "Quickstart" folder.
  • iii.    Commit these changes to the SVN.