How To: Make videos

Recording: QuickTime

Info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLyPrblmPp4
- File -> New screen recording
Note: iMovie makes the movie in 4:3 aspect ratio or 16:9 aspect ratio, so record with this aspect ratio

Projects -> Click on the +
Resolution is determined by the first video or photo in the timeline (see video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL94evs-k0g)
- As first item, put a 4K res image, then the first video. Then delete the 4k image - iMovie keeps in memory 4K as the video resolution
Drag and drop videos
To split video in parts:
- Position the line to the place of interest
- command + b
Reduce background noise:
- Equalizer (histogram) icon
- Reduce background noise (play with the %) + Equalizer: Voice Enhance
Aspect ratio: if videos are recorded with different aspect ratios, crop the larger videos to the aspect ratio of the smallest one
To save: icon top-right -> file

Sign in in studio.youtube.com with the google account
Click on the camera icon with a + in the top-right of the page -> Upload video (Beta) -> Fill out info
Parameters to select:
- Visibility: Unlisted. The video is uploaded at low res. It takes 2-3 hours before the video is available at high res. To check whether it is ready (https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/71674?hl=en):
  - Go to Videos (left navigation bar) and click on the video
  - Click on the video link under the video preview on the right to open the video's watch page (i.e. the youtube page where the video is displayed)
  - Click on the settings gear on the video and see whether several quality options appear. If so, the video is ready to be made public
Note: It is not possible to replace a video

Asciinema saves in .cast, which needs to be transformed to .gif and then to .mp4.

Asciinema: https://asciinema.org/
Installation:
```
pip install asciinema
```
Start recording:
```
asciinema rec /path/filename.cast
```
Stop recording:
```
exit
```
Save:
```
crtl + c
```
Edit:
The .cast file is a .json file, so it can be opened with Atom and edited