In this episode, Scott and Wes talk about how they make courses — recording, editing, hosting, best practices, and more!

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Show Notes

5:42 - Recording

Wes:
Scott:

33:04 - Editing

Wes:
- Screenflow
- Speed up slow typing
- Edit out some goof-ups (but not all)
- Edit immediately after recording so I'm in the same headspace and can easily re-record
Scott:
- Hire a video editor
- Cut out all blank spaces in audio, because I know that pauses are typically where I stop to think
- Normalize audio
- DaVinci Resolve 16

42:31 - Hosting

Wes:
- Wistia
- Vimeo
- Rev
- Backblaze
- Amazon S3
- My own course platform, with additional controls added via React
Scott:
- YouTube
- Vimeo
- Plyr Video Player
- Backblaze
- Amazon S3
- Custom course platform

52:46 - Common Questions

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