Quoting Steve Cottrell <[email protected]>:
On 29/8/14, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed:
Flaming hell! Why does everything these days have to be a video?
Doesn't anyone actually write articles any more?
That entirely depends on the quality of the video presentation. Actually
the smartphone hacks video was fine, but I muted the soundtrack, which I
often do. The problem with most videos like this are poorly presented
with unnecessary titles sequences and laborious commentary that drags on
and on and on and on. I'm more than happy not to watch them.
Amongst the worst videos that sadly sometimes must be watched in order
to gain an understanding of how to fix something, are those made by
backroom staff for things like replacing parts on white goods etc. By
the end of the video I'm, chewing off my legs.
Got to replace an over thermostat shortly so imagine my surprise when I
found this humble video - very well done! Amateurs take note!
Better: a transcript underneath just for Brian ;-)
<http://www.espares.co.uk/advice/0/1428/how-to-replace-an-oven-
thermostat-in-an-elect>
Yes, but does he have to start every second sentence with "Now"?
(sorry, I've just got out of bed and I'm a bit grumpy until I've
finished my first coffee...)
I don't have a problem with videos when they're obviously the right
tool for the job, but more and more I keep coming across video
tutorials on things like Photoshop or Lightroom which I think would be
far more useful with a bit of text and some screen grabs. I find it
much more difficult to follow along with a video presentation than
with a well written descriptive article.
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Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
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