If it’s a video. I fcuking hate when I’m trying to find a tutorial, or recipe, or some other help and the results are people recording their screens while they dick around with zero subtitles or chapter headings.
I can scan text for the relevant part within seconds. I’m not interested in two minutes of WHATS UP LADIES AND GENTS, missing the crucial step because it looks so similar to the irrelevant steps either side, lack of subtitles for my poor hearing, or hard to see on my tiny phone screen etc.
Videos are easy tutorials/references to prepare because you have all these channels of information you can use simultaneously. They are the hardest medium to find specific information in because they use so many channels of information.
I think that videos are enjoyable to consume, but they’re not good at passing on information, especially if the recipient is resistant already (because you’re asking them to do extra work to support your point).
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 day ago
If I get a 50 minute video, I better get a timestamp.
moseschrute@lemmy.world 1 day ago
What’s the threshold for a video that’s too long and requires a timestamp? 5 minutes? 10 minutes? 20 minutes?
Witchfire@lemmy.world 1 day ago
10 seconds
moseschrute@lemmy.world 1 day ago
What if it’s a YouTube short
Manticore@lemmy.nz 1 day ago
If it’s a video. I fcuking hate when I’m trying to find a tutorial, or recipe, or some other help and the results are people recording their screens while they dick around with zero subtitles or chapter headings.
I can scan text for the relevant part within seconds. I’m not interested in two minutes of WHATS UP LADIES AND GENTS, missing the crucial step because it looks so similar to the irrelevant steps either side, lack of subtitles for my poor hearing, or hard to see on my tiny phone screen etc.
Videos are easy tutorials/references to prepare because you have all these channels of information you can use simultaneously. They are the hardest medium to find specific information in because they use so many channels of information.
I think that videos are enjoyable to consume, but they’re not good at passing on information, especially if the recipient is resistant already (because you’re asking them to do extra work to support your point).
moseschrute@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m not really sure what’s happening here, but I want you to know I am angry on your behalf
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 day ago
I feel this.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 day ago
5 minutes if you expect me to see it all.
moseschrute@lemmy.world 1 day ago
How about 5 minutes and 1 second?