[Bf-docboard] Tutorial videos with annotations translated in all world languages

[Luke Frisken]

I've used wink before, and I think it's great. Perhaps a little rough on the
edges
but it gets the job done.

+1 wink

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 4:02 AM, Raindrops From Sky <
raindrops.fromsky at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> A few months ago there was a discussion on training videos
> (tutorials). The main problem brought up by people was that it is
> difficult to translate the videos to different languages.
>
> Now we may have a solution, using Debugmode Wink, an excellent
> screen-capture software. (see http://www.debugmode.com/wink/).
>
> The process is as follows:
> 1. Capture the video using Debugmode Wink (freeware) with voice.
> 2. In post-production phase, add annotations, text boxes and call-outs
> using Wink.
> 3. Add transcribed text of the voice in all frames, like subtitles.
> This is the key.
> 4. Export the subtitles from the entire flash movie as a single text file
>  (This is like "srt" file in a DVD, which is a text file with
> time-stamp for each dialog.)
> 5. This text file can be translated manually or through Google Translation.
> 6. Re-import the translated file into Wink. The entire video is ready
> in another language.
> 7. Record new voice in the new language in post-production mode in Wink.
>
> The only problem is if the movie shows Blender controls in detail,
> those will be seen in the original language.
>
> Note that the existing version of Wink can already do this.
>
> In addition, the next major release of Wink v3 is about to be
> released. Interested people can use that alpha and give comments that
> helps the author to fine-tune features that are needed for making good
> tutorials.
>
> This is just like how Blender features are developed with a "live" project.
> In this case Blender video tutorials would be the testing ground for Wink
> v3.
>
> Thanks.
> -Narayan
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