I didn’t intend to deep clean the inside of my pc today, but it was starting to overheat a bit, and the fans were becoming a little too loud, so I dragged out the paint brushes and the vacuum cleaner and got stuck into it. Now I’m knackered. If anyone wants to know how to clean their own desktop pc [can’t do it to a laptop] you can find the post here.
One reason I had to reduce the noise of the fans [in the pc] was because the microphone was starting to pick them up when I recorded my latest how-to video. That’s the one down below:
The how-to is for gaming, but I’m slowly honing my skills for the creation of self-publishing videos. The one above may look simple but the editing was brutal. I stopped counting the snippets of video at 50 and didn’t count the voice-over and overlay snippets at all. I did, however, learn how to make my own circles and arrows and overlay them on segments of the video I wanted to highlight:
Unless anyone particularly wants to hear the -cough- dulcet tones of my Aussie accent, leave this one for the gamers. 😉
Time for a long delayed breakfast,
cheers,
Meeks
Meeka's Mind 
September 18th, 2022 at 1:16 am
You stopped counting at 50 snippets of video!?! Wow, Andrea. That’s why I haven’t even considered started playing with video. Your techie prowess is always impressive. And I love your Aussie voice. It’s beautiful. ❤
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September 18th, 2022 at 7:55 am
-blush- thank you! I can’t take much credit for the videos as I know those snippets were the result of ignorance on my part. If I’d taken better footage in the first place, or written out a precise /script/ before doing the video capture or..or..
Honestly, the more I learn the more amateurish I feel. Maybe one day I’ll be able to look at one of my videos and go “yes, that’s ok”. Not there yet.
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September 19th, 2022 at 12:08 am
I think there’s a long learning curve to anything artistic, and we only get better through hours and hours of practice. Making videos or any sort is an art. 😀
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September 19th, 2022 at 6:53 am
Yes, you’re right. I’m just such a nit picker sometimes, you know? -hugs-
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September 14th, 2022 at 1:23 am
I’m afraid to spray air inside mine. I’ll have my computer guru Lyn do this!
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September 14th, 2022 at 6:42 am
I admit that I take a deep breath every time I do it, but for me it’s a necessity as the pc lives in the same small room as the dog and cat, so dust is a constant. Plus I have an AMD cpu so it runs quite hot even at the best of times. 🙂
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September 14th, 2022 at 9:44 am
Good reasons, Meeka.
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September 14th, 2022 at 9:09 pm
😀 😀 😀
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September 14th, 2022 at 1:02 am
Always active, aren’t you.
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September 14th, 2022 at 6:43 am
lmao! Only from necessity!
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September 13th, 2022 at 3:14 pm
Well done, Meeks. I have managed to finish off my video with the readings and the video inclusions. It was a bit of a fiddle but I’m pretty happy with it. I will share how I did it and put it together but it isn’t as sophisticated as what you do. It is a lot easier though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YbZ3Y_XFVk&t=13s
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September 13th, 2022 at 7:20 pm
Just watched the video and left a big LIKE! You two really are incredibly talented. Btw I’m very impressed with your picture in a picture storytelling. Gives a real sense of connection.
May I suggest a short video for each book as well as the main one? I think kids would love that. 🙂
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September 14th, 2022 at 4:48 am
Hi Meeks, I’m glad you liked it. I didn’t know you could do that in PP so I was quite excited when I found it. I am going to do a few other videos like this and maybe a digital story as I have some free books I can convert. 💕
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September 14th, 2022 at 6:39 am
Those sound like excellent ideas. And I’m looking forward to that how-to. 😀
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September 13th, 2022 at 1:41 pm
How dulcet they are too.!
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September 13th, 2022 at 2:19 pm
lmao – thank you. 😉
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