How to automatically Create a VTT file with YouTube

Starting the episode off with some serious dad jokes, Brent and Chris go through a couple great examples of interactive video seen and used, in order to build a reference framework. Based off of Paul's DevLearn session in October 2018.
You’ll discover how these models can then be applied to different types of learning needs, contexts, and situations to take advantage of each model’s strengths. You’ll gain a range of practical tips to help you make your designs come to life with the best possi...

During this episode of IDIODC, Brent and Chris chat about the pros of using interactive video in eLearning. The duo goes ove a couple examples of interactive video while they chat best practices and tips for making your own.

The magic of making video is probably in your pocket or even your hand right now.

In this IDIODC episode, Brent shares some really cool tips for using your mobile device to capture video for your learning projects, tips that can help your videos look and sound more professional.

And I totally geeked out at a couple of products he showed off.

Sam Rogers joined us for this episode of IDIODC - and it was fabulous! Sam walked us through the critical aspects of pre- and post-production for video. As Brent says, the time you spend recording video is like the filling in a sandwich - you think of it as the main thing, but it's probably not a good sandwich without these other two very important layers. You can follow Sam on Twitter for more great video-related ideas, his handle is @snapsynapse

This episode, Brent and Chris provide some best practices to speeding up media uploading with file resolution, image quality compression, internet speed and video delivery server considerations.

If you have a need to upload a dominKnow | ONE project to a WordPress site, this video explains how you can do it with a plugin from eLearning Freak.

In this IDIODC episode, Brent and Chris bring you the first episode of the interactive, video-cast series: A Beginner's Guide to Audio for eLearning. The first topic of discussion will be specifically on recording hardware and best practices.

In dominKnow|ONE when using a background image within a container, there are a number of fit and position options you can choose from.

By default, images use the Natural fit setting, with the position set to the top middle.

By changing some settings, you can change the way an image reacts to the container.

Take a look at this video to see the options in action.

While Chris is away for this week's episode, Brent continues the conversation on Part 3: Audio in eLearning with Matt Pierce from TechSmith Academy! During this session, the two have a rather entertaining conversation about some of the lessons learned while creating the audio for the videos in the TechSmith Academy.

Matthew Pierce, Learning

New to IDIODC? What is IDIODC all about?

Well, it's pretty simple. IDIODC, short for: Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee, is a weekly, live video and podcast used to help ID's with pain points and provide best practices and insight. Every Wednesday morning at 9am ET, the upbeat and candid conversation encourages peers to participate in the chat and share their own personal insight! Often bringing on guests, our hosts Brent Schlenker and Chris Van Wingerden keep it real with ...

dominKnow | ONE's Accessibility Tab helps you control accessibility settings and provides context-sensitive best practices and tips to help you make the right accessibility decisions as you author.

dominKnow QuickTip - Increase the Stage Display Size By Hiding The Left-Side Panel And The Ribbon
You can hide both the left-side panel beside the Stage and the Ribbon above the Stage. This is a great way to increase the display size of the Stage while you author, and is very helpful on smaller computer screens like lap tops.

dominKnow QuickTip - Using Browser Settings To Zoom The Authoring Display
You can adjust what you see in the dominKnow | ONE authoring interface by using the zoom feature in your browser.

dominKnow QuickTip - Open The Authoring Interface In A New Browser Window At Log In

Normally when you log in to dominKnow | ONE the authoring interface opens in the same browser tab as the log in page.
But if the log in browser window is small enough (less than 720px high or 1024 px wide) it will trigger the authoring interface to open in a new Browser window of its own. And in this case, the browser window will not display the usual tabs and other options at the top, which gives you more sp...