Welcome to Packt's being an awesome author training kit

Author Training kit

Training Kit
Packt Publishing Pvt. Ltd

You’re an expert!

Maybe you already know this, but if not, we are here to let you know that you
are. Not only are you an expert, but your knowledge can be shared with
others to help them improve their code, learn new technologies, and stay
relevant in the world of software development.

At Packt, we want to help people build better software and level-up their
careers as developers.

We don't like long drawn out lectures. We prefer to show instead of tell. We
want to see the code, and not a slide show of bullet points.

An egghead lesson respects the time of the person trying to learn something
new. We are busy professionals, with a small amount of time to devote to the
continued education required in the field of software development.

Our mission is to make programmers badass.

A Packt instructor is a working professional that builds software for a living.
We aren't "embroidered polo shirt" trainers that spend more time teaching
than doing.

We code.

We have users.

We understand what it takes to ship software.

When we think of what an egghead.io instructor is we picture a person that
loves to learn. That explores new technologies, and gets enjoyment when
their exploration and discovery can be shared with others to help them as
well. An egghead instructor is a person that loves to write code.

If this sounds like you, keep reading. We are here to help you become an
egghead instructor. We will tell you all of our "secrets", provide feedback, and
guide you along the way to getting your first lesson published.

Getting invited to author a course
for Packt Publishing!

We are on the lookout for new instructors. People doing interesting things and
showing those things to other people. We try to stay current on the state of web
development, and what will be interesting to our subscribers in 6 months to a
year as well as right now.

We read Github like the Daily News, checking out new libraries and tools.
Pouring over new projects, looking at issues, and seeing what conversations are
taking place.

We also spend time on Twitter, Hacker News, and Reddit. Not to mention the
various "_ weekly" email newsletters that keep us up to date about specific
technologies as they emerge over time.

But, we definitely don't catch everything! If you would like to make content and
have it published on egghead.io, we accept "audition" videos. Read the guide to
get an idea of what is expected, post it on YouTube and send us a link on Twitter.

It’s important to show, don't tell.

How to download and install
Panopto?

Prepare Your Screen for Recording

This is the nuts and bolts of what we do at egghead.io. We sit down, prepare our
screens, and record complicated technical concepts to share with other developers
around the world. Screen casting is not easy. It's freaking hard, actually. It is a learned
skill that takes consistent practice over time.
To top it off, we are very picky about our screencasts that we publish on egghead.io!
We want screencasts that are top notch, and provide a baseline level of quality to the
user. We want them to share sameness in terms of quality and presentation.
This doesn't mean we want you to not be you. On the contrary, we want your style to
flourish and be ever present in your egghead.io lessons.
This is about mechanics! The technical aspects of presentation and accessibility. Our
goal is to present lessons that are clear and provide the maximum clarity and
visibility. Video by nature is a restrictive format. We have to consider a wide range of
people that will want to view this content. If we maximize the legibility of the code

we are presenting, it will help all learners to absorb the information to the best of
their abilities.
Small fonts, blurry text, and low-contrast color schemes all distract and distract the
user from the primary object: learning.
This video will show you how to prepare your screen for recording:

Screen Resolution

 1280x720 (720p)
 16:9 Aspect Ratio
 Stereo audio
We deliver content at 720p (1280x720 in pixels). We want this to be a crisp and
legible output for the user. We want egghead.io lessons to present well when
expanded full screen on a 65" TV screen or watched on the bus on a phone.
For best results, we use HiDPI mode on our monitors.
HiDPI mode is also known as Retina Display on macs or DPI scaling more
broadly. This allows us to view very high resolutions with readable text, by
effectively doubling each pixel.

DPI Scaling on Windows

We need to research Windows better!

This article discusses pixel scaling on Windows. We've also had success just
boosting the code fonts up to really max out the screen. Aspect ratio is key
here, so set your screen to the highest 16x9 resolution and kick the fonts up.

Using DPI scaling features is nice because you can scale the OS chrome and
make UI more legible.

HiDPI Mode on macOS

How to download and install
Panopto?

Prepare Your Screen for Recording

This is the nuts and bolts of what we do at egghead.io. We sit down, prepare our
screens, and record complicated technical concepts to share with other developers
around the world. Screen casting is not easy. It's freaking hard, actually. It is a learned
skill that takes consistent practice over time.
To top it off, we are very picky about our screencasts that we publish on egghead.io!
We want screencasts that are top notch, and provide a baseline level of quality to the
user. We want them to share sameness in terms of quality and presentation.
This doesn't mean we want you to not be you. On the contrary, we want your style to
flourish and be ever present in your egghead.io lessons.
This is about mechanics! The technical aspects of presentation and accessibility. Our
goal is to present lessons that are clear and provide the maximum clarity and
visibility. Video by nature is a restrictive format. We have to consider a wide range of
people that will want to view this content. If we maximize the legibility of the code

we are presenting, it will help all learners to absorb the information to the best of
their abilities.
Small fonts, blurry text, and low-contrast color schemes all distract and distract the
user from the primary object: learning.
This video will show you how to prepare your screen for recording:

Screen Resolution

 1280x720 (720p)
 16:9 Aspect Ratio
 Stereo audio
We deliver content at 720p (1280x720 in pixels). We want this to be a crisp and
legible output for the user. We want egghead.io lessons to present well when
expanded full screen on a 65" TV screen or watched on the bus on a phone.
For best results, we use HiDPI mode on our monitors.
HiDPI mode is also known as Retina Display on macs or DPI scaling more
broadly. This allows us to view very high resolutions with readable text, by
effectively doubling each pixel.

DPI Scaling on Windows

We need to research Windows better!

This article discusses pixel scaling on Windows. We've also had success just
boosting the code fonts up to really max out the screen. Aspect ratio is key
here, so set your screen to the highest 16x9 resolution and kick the fonts up.

Using DPI scaling features is nice because you can scale the OS chrome and
make UI more legible.

Quick assessment questions!

Q1. Name the official Packt’s software to record the videos?

□ Camtesia
□ Panopto
□ Camcorder
□ Camstudio

Q2. What is the exact screen resolution?

□ 1920 * 768
□ 1080 * 768
□ 4K
□ 1280 * 620

Q3. Where is the talking head placed?

□ Right side – Bottom
□ Left side – Top
□ Right side – Top
□ Left side – Bottom

Q4. How is the recommended distance between mouth and mic?

□ 10-12 cm
□ 12 – 15 cm
□ 1 foot
□ As close as possible

Q5. What is the recommended maximum duration of a video?

□ 3-5minutes
□ More than 10 minutes
□ 7 minutes
□ More than an hour

Q6. How to greet viewers in the beginning of the video?

□ Hi Guys!
□ Hey fellows, how are you?
□ Welcome to the Chapter (1) section (1)?
□ Say anything we like

Congratulations!

You scored 100 %.

Now, this is how an
Integrated Course with

assessment sections
helps validate a user’s

interest.

Let’s get started with
content creation now.

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