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Tutorial Videos

A tutorial teaches someone how to do something by walking them through the process in a structured, repeatable way. Unlike a walkthrough that follows a single user journey, a tutorial is designed to be watched and rewatched — viewers pause, rewind, and follow along at their own pace. This format suits product education, course lessons, software training, and support documentation.

Table of Contents

Step 1 Plan Before You Record

Tutorials work best when each recording has a single, well-defined goal — one concept or one task per lesson. Before you open the recorder:

  • Break your topic into individual lessons. A viewer who needs to rewatch one step should not have to scrub through an unrelated topic to find it.
  • Write a brief outline of what you will say and do in each lesson so the recording stays on track.
  • Prepare your screen — open the relevant app or page, close everything else, and make sure your starting state matches what the viewer will see when they follow along.

Step 2 Record Each Lesson

Use the Screen Recorder to capture each lesson separately. Record with the Microphone Recorder enabled so your narration is captured alongside the screen.

  • Narrate what you are doing and why — not just the clicks, but the reasoning behind each step.
  • Speak to a beginner even if your audience is mixed. Clarity never hurts an experienced viewer, but confusion will lose a new one.
  • Do not worry about a perfect first take. Record naturally and clean up mistakes in the Editor.

Step 3 Edit Each Clip in the Timeline

Open each recording in the Editor and use the Media Timeline to clean it up.

  • Use Trim Start and Trim End to remove any lead-in or trailing time from the recording.
  • Use Split and Delete to cut out mistakes, long pauses, or sections where you lost your place.
  • Keep each lesson tightly edited — tutorials are rewatched, so extra length compounds over repeated viewings.

If a lesson has natural phases (for example, setup, then execution, then result), use Split to divide it at those boundaries so each segment is clean and self-contained.

Step 4 Use Zoom to Highlight Key Actions

Tutorials often cover UI elements that are small or easy to overlook. Use the Zoom Effects Timeline to zoom in whenever you need the viewer to see exactly where to click or what to look at.

  • Add a Zoom keyframe at the start of each important action to push in on the relevant part of the screen.
  • Add a Position keyframe to center the focus on the specific element — a button, a field, a menu option.
  • Return to the full view after the moment passes so the viewer can see the broader context before the next step.

A consistent zoom-in at key actions and zoom-out between steps helps viewers track where they are in the interface without getting lost.

Step 5 Apply a Consistent Layout

Use the Layout Timeline to set how the screen and camera are arranged. For tutorials, consistency across all lessons matters — viewers should not have to reorient themselves at the start of each video.

  • Use a full-screen layout for most lessons where the screen content needs all the available space.
  • If you record with a camera, keep the layout the same across all lessons in a series — same position, same size for the camera feed.
  • Set your aspect ratio in Project Settings before editing. Use 16:9 for YouTube, course platforms, and embedded help docs. Use 9:16 if you are cutting short-form versions for social media.

Pick your aspect ratio and layout style before you start recording your first lesson. Changing the aspect ratio later resets all layout settings to the default.

Step 6 Export Each Lesson

When each lesson is edited, open the Exporter and export one at a time.

  • Use 1920 × 1080 (Full HD 1080p) for most platforms — it is the standard for YouTube, Teachable, Notion embeds, and help centers.
  • Keep the same resolution across all lessons in a series so the videos look consistent when played back-to-back.
  • If your device is in power saving mode, switch to Performance mode before exporting for a significant improvement in rendering speed.
  • Click Export video, save each MP4 with a clear filename matching the lesson name or number, and repeat for each lesson.