7 Downloads To Improve Your Multi Media Product Creation

Posted by James in Content, How To, Product creation

Recently I got a nice iMac 27 inch  just for creating multi-media products. Here are the few targeted programs I downloaded to make it a really effective media business machine. I have used all of these tools on my MacBook pro and whilst there are similar services for each, these are the ones I settled on. This post has no affiliate links and most programs are one time fees (many with free trials).

Dropbox

I like to sync my media folders using dropbox between devices over the WiFi network. Just drag and drop files into it and access it from any computer (or device like iPad / iPhone).  Dropbox makes managing content between devices simple.

Call Recorder (for recording skype)

I use Skype on this machine with a quality Rode Podcaster microphone and headphones. Call recorder by ecamm is a high quality voice or video + voice recorder I use to make high quality downloads. I convert .mov to MP3 files and podcast interviews. This has been extremely reliable and has many customizations. (If you use Windows try Pamela for skype Recorder).

1 Password

When you access a few different online programs like I do (Gmail, shopping cart, Basecamp etc…) it helps to have passwords stored. 1 Password is pretty cool because you can sync it with your Dropbox folder and access the same passwords as your other computers in a network capacity. (Windows users can use Roboform).

iWork

iWork for mac includes Pages (a really nice ‘Word’ replacement) that creates clickable links in the PDF export.  Keynote it a lovely slideshow platform (like PowerPoint). The backgrounds are very nice, the transitions are clean and the effects like drop shadowing of images are unequaled. Line up some content and pictures and you can use this as an expert speaker from stage or as a shy IM’er creating amazing videos from home using Screenflow… (Windows users can use Word and Powerpoint).

Screenflow

Making video products is super easy with this screen capture software. Setup a keynote slideshow and hit record and you have an instant product. Webinars or just straight videos with or without face to camera are all possible. Being able to create high quality sales / education videos from home allows anyone with a mac to be a publisher. Start your empire. Create content, feed YouTube, sell high quality training products and away you go!  Note: I also use Screenflow to edit my Flip created movies because it is so easy. (Windows users can use  Camtasia).

iSkysoft Video Converter

Once you create your Keynote presentations and record them with Screenflow you can convert them into a bunch of different formats using iSkysoft video converter. This will let you create almost any size and format for optimized streaming across a huge range of devices.  These videos can be loaded up to Amazon S3 using BucketExplorer…

Bucket Explorer

Managing my media files is essential especially when I run webinars, interviews and podcasts. I rely on Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) for delivering the content to my clients. Bucket Explorer is a heavily featured FTP application for managing Amazon S3. You can set expiring URLs for the content and create buckets and cloud distributions easily. It is drag and drop easy.

Get Creating!

Using these tools I have been able to create and distribute incredible multi media content from my home lab. I this helps you improve your business profits.

Tags: 1 password, 1password, bucket explorer, bucketexplorer, Call recorder, dropbox, iMac, iSkysoft, iWork, keynote, pages, Rode Podcaster, screenflow, skype

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