Creating Interactive Activity Videos

Updated on Oct 18, 2023

1. Open the Desmos Activity Player link.

1.1. Open the Interactive Activity Tracking Google sheet.

Interactive Activity Tracking

1.2. Click the Desmos Activity Player link.

1.3. Click the 'Student Preview' button.

2. Create a video using QuickTime Player.

This will be the raw video.

2.1. Open the QuickTime Player.

2.2. Click 'File' on the main menu and select 'New Screen Recording' from the dropdown list.

2.3. Select the portion you want to record.

Click and drag the points to adjust the selected portion.

Do not include the play bar at the bottom of the Desmos Activity Player.

2.4. Change the recording settings.

2.4.2. Select 'Other Location' to locate the path where you want to save your recording.

2.4.3. Select 'Show Mouse Clicks' if needed.

2.5. Click 'Record' to start recording.

2.6. Click the 'Stop Icon' to end recording.

Stop icon is located at the upper right menu bar of your screen.

2.7. Trim the video length if needed.

2.7.2. Click and drag the handles on the trimming bar to adjust the length of the video.

The handles (left and right) indicates where to start and end the video.

2.7.3. Click the 'Trim' button.

2.8. Resize the screen to 1080 pixel and save.

2.8.1. Click 'File' → 'Export As' → '1080p...'.

1080p automatically adjusts the screen width to 1920px.

2.8.2. Enter the file name in 'Export As:' textbox.

i.e.: IC# Lesson #.#.# <title>

2.8.5. Click the 'Save' button.

3. Upload the raw video to Fetch (Static Files).

3.2. Click 'pdfs' folder → 'Videos (Raw)' folder → <folder>

The path for this example is 'pdfs/Videos (Raw)/IC/ic1'.

3.3. Click the raw video file from your personal folder to the desired location in Fetch.

4. Create the final video using Adobe After Effects (Ae) and Adobe Media Encoder (Me).

4.1. Open the Adobe After Effects.

4.2. Click the files from your folder and drag them to AE project panel (i.e.: resized video (.mov) and cpm logo (CPM_logo_color_web)).

Files:

resized video (.mov)
cpm logo (CPM_logo_color_web.png).

4.3. In 'Ae', click the files (video and logo) from project panel and drag them to the timeline panel.

Make sure that the CPM logo is placed above the video.

4.4. Resize the CPM logo.

4.4.2. Change the postion and size of the CPM logo.

Position: 136.0, 198.0
Scale: 25%

Make sure the aspect ratio of 'Scale' is locked.

4.5. Add the CPM Copyright.

4.5.2. On the 'Composition' panel, click and drag to create a textbox.

4.5.3. Type the Copyright content in the textbox.

Rule in adding copyright year: Add the current year, or if the current date is greater than May 31st, add the following year.

4.5.4. Change the Text settings.

Font Name: Arial (Regular)
Font Size: 30px

Font Color: Fill - Black; Stroke - None
Paragraph Alignment: Right Align Text

4.5.5. Change the position of the copyright text.

Position: 1656.0, 1310.0

4.5.6. (OPTIONAL) Rename the layer: Right click on the text layer → select 'Rename' → type the name of the text layer. (i.e. Copyright).

4.6. Save the 'Adobe Ae' project (.aep)

4.6.1. Click 'File' → 'Save'.

4.6.2. Enter the file name in 'Save As:' textbox.

4.6.4. Click the 'Save' button.

4.7. Convert the video to .mp4 using Adobe Media Encoder.

4.7.1. Open the 'Adobe Me'.

4.7.2. In 'Ae', click the 'File' → 'Export' → 'Add to Adobe Media Encoder Queue...'

The video file will be automatically added the 'Me' queue panel.

4.7.3. Go to 'Adobe Me'.

4.7.4. In the 'Queue' panel, click the file path under 'Output File' to rename the file and/or change file location.

4.7.5. Enter the file name in 'Save As:' textbox.

4.7.7. Click the 'Save' button.

4.7.8. Click the play button to convert to '.mp4'.

5. Move files (.mov, .aep, and .mp4) from the folder where you saved the files to Google Drive.

5.1. Open the Google Drive.

Path: Google Drive → Shared Drives → DDD - Tech Team → Videos → CDP

5.2. Open the desired IC folder.

5.3. Click each file (.mov, .aep, and .mp4) from the folder where you saved the files and drag to the corresponding folder in Google Drive.

.mov file to 'Raw_Videos' folder
.aep file to 'Working_Files_AE' folder
.mp4 file to 'Final_Videos' folder

6. Upload the .mp4 file to YouTube.

See the 'Uploading Video' ScreenSteps.

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Creating Interactive Activity Videos

Heading anchor 1.1. Open the Interactive Activity Tracking Google sheet.

Heading anchor 1.2. Click the Desmos Activity Player link.

Heading anchor 1.3. Click the 'Student Preview' button.

Heading anchor 2.1. Open the QuickTime Player.

Heading anchor 2.2. Click 'File' on the main menu and select 'New Screen Recording' from the dropdown list.

Heading anchor 2.3. Select the portion you want to record.

Heading anchor 2.4.1. Click 'Options' button and select the preferred settings from the dropdown list.

Heading anchor 2.4.2. Select 'Other Location' to locate the path where you want to save your recording.

Heading anchor 2.4.3. Select 'Show Mouse Clicks' if needed.

Heading anchor 2.5. Click 'Record' to start recording.

Heading anchor 2.6. Click the 'Stop Icon' to end recording.

Heading anchor 2.7.1. Click 'Edit' from the menu bar and then select 'Trim' from the dropdown list.

Heading anchor 2.7.2. Click and drag the handles on the trimming bar to adjust the length of the video.

Heading anchor 2.7.3. Click the 'Trim' button.

Heading anchor 2.8.1. Click 'File' → 'Export As' → '1080p...'.

Heading anchor 2.8.2. Enter the file name in 'Export As:' textbox.

Heading anchor 2.8.3. Click the folder dropdown arrow to change file location.

Heading anchor 2.8.4. Click the compatibility setting dropdown icon and select 'Greater Compatibility (H.264)'.

Heading anchor 2.8.5. Click the 'Save' button.

Heading anchor 3.1. Open and Login to Fetch.

Heading anchor 3.2. Click 'pdfs' folder → 'Videos (Raw)' folder → <folder>

Heading anchor 3.3. Click the raw video file from your personal folder to the desired location in Fetch.

Heading anchor 4.1. Open the Adobe After Effects.

Heading anchor 4.2. Click the files from your folder and drag them to AE project panel (i.e.: resized video (.mov) and cpm logo (CPM_logo_color_web)).

Heading anchor 4.3. In 'Ae', click the files (video and logo) from project panel and drag them to the timeline panel.

Heading anchor 4.4.1. Click the dropdown arrow on the image layer (CPM logo) and then the 'Transform' dropdown arrow to view the settings.

Heading anchor 4.4.2. Change the postion and size of the CPM logo.

Heading anchor 4.5.1. Insert a text layer: Click 'Layer' from the menu bar → 'New' → 'Text'.

Heading anchor 4.5.2. On the 'Composition' panel, click and drag to create a textbox.

Heading anchor 4.5.3. Type the Copyright content in the textbox.

Heading anchor 4.5.4. Change the Text settings.

Heading anchor 4.5.5. Change the position of the copyright text.

Heading anchor 4.5.6. (OPTIONAL) Rename the layer: Right click on the text layer → select 'Rename' → type the name of the text layer. (i.e. Copyright).

Heading anchor 4.6.1. Click 'File' → 'Save'.

Heading anchor 4.6.2. Enter the file name in 'Save As:' textbox.

Heading anchor 4.6.3. Click the folder dropdown arrow to change file location (optional).

Heading anchor 4.6.4. Click the 'Save' button.

Heading anchor 4.7.1. Open the 'Adobe Me'.

Heading anchor 4.7.2. In 'Ae', click the 'File' → 'Export' → 'Add to Adobe Media Encoder Queue...'

Heading anchor 4.7.3. Go to 'Adobe Me'.

Heading anchor 4.7.4. In the 'Queue' panel, click the file path under 'Output File' to rename the file and/or change file location.

Heading anchor 4.7.5. Enter the file name in 'Save As:' textbox.

Heading anchor 4.7.6. Click the folder dropdown arrow to change file location.

Heading anchor 4.7.7. Click the 'Save' button.

Heading anchor 4.7.8. Click the play button to convert to '.mp4'.

Heading anchor 5.1. Open the Google Drive.

Heading anchor 5.2. Open the desired IC folder.

Heading anchor 5.3. Click each file (.mov, .aep, and .mp4) from the folder where you saved the files and drag to the corresponding folder in Google Drive.

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