The video inserted below is an example of a video display in WordPress 3.x created with valid code per W3C and cross-browser compatible. This photo edit tutorial is practical for learning how to use a new WordPress blog because it demonstrates how to crop and edit a photo in IrfanView to illustrate a website or blog post. Instructions below include software resources used to make this video.
The original footage includes 640×480 jpg still shot photos for the opening intro and closing outro sequences, plus screen capture footage at 640×480 showing the step by step crop and edit process. The finished video was produced at 480×360 in MP4 format including an audio track with narration and royalty free background music for a professional touch.
Software resources used to create this video demo for a WordPress v3.x blog post: Camtasia Studio v6.0 and recorder, customized MC Altair Media Player v0.8 files including mcmp_0.8.swf, and mcmp_0.8.js, Audacity audio edit software, and IrfanView photo edit software, plus custom xhtml and css for presentation.
Note: All of the above are free open source software programs except for Camtasia. Right click any blank space in this post to “View Source” and look for the div id=”media” to see the actual xhtml source code to display the video and player. Replace the mp4 file name with yours and use the help files for Camtasia, Mc Altair, Audacity, and IrfanView if you encounter any problems.
Use photos and graphics to help tell your story and keep your website interesting. This video tutorial can help you enhance multimedia presentations with advice to edit and crop photos as well as how to create a professional video.
