I admit it, I am a complete noob when it comes to audio/video recording. I recently purchased a somewhat cheap USB microphone ($35) to try my hand at recording some screencasts for the DotNetNuke community. About halfway through I realized that there was an annoying buzz in what I was recording. This noise could be eliminated with filters included in the Camtasia product or Audacity, but at the cost of sounding a little bizarre. In fact, I believe I sound a lot like the annoying Monitor/Oracle in Halo that is in charge of the rings.
Anyways, excluding the annoying voice in the video, I believe the content of what I covered from the OpenForce conference is worth sharing with a broader audience. In fact, I believe the concepts discussed are fundamental to successfully writing DotNetNuke modules with a rich client-side experience. You can download the recording here. In a few days/weeks I will be releasing two DotNetNuke module templates that build on the concepts introduced in my session: DotNetNuke Compiled AJAX Module and DotNetNuke Compiled Silverlight Module. I also plan on releasing a video or two on how they are used, as they include: the MSBuild script for automatic packaging and deployment, the new ClientAPI ControlMethod calls, handle client-side localization, allow for VS.NET 2008 javascript Intellisense, and provide a means for modules to interact with each other on the client (a kind of client-side IMC).
In order to avoid a repeat in frustration of this video recording, I am planning on purchasing a new microphone. If anyone has any suggestions on which one, I'd love to hear them.