Comments on: Analysis: Ideal Tutorial Length

By: DaveC

DaveC — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:59:40 +0000

I knew ALL of the tips but, you know what, the tutorials are just so well done!

And, as I’ve said before, we’re viewing this on a computer. Sure, an hour makes for a big download, but you don’t have to watch it all in one sitting. And it’s even been done with chapters.

Obviously, there are some tutorials that would benefit from a much shorter duration. But these hour long ones are almost worth subscribing to in iTunes! lol

By: DukeProtocol

DukeProtocol — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:58:08 +0000

I guess I see where you’re coming from. The only reason I couldn’t sit for a solid hour with the Blender Basics is because I knew 90% of the tips already. I wanted to see them both as a refresher course, to make sure I wasn’t forgetting anything.

By: DaveC

DaveC — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:57:24 +0000

@penix1:

here, here. Well said. Exactly right. Etc.

By: penix1

penix1 — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:04:36 +0000

It depends on the subject matter (which is the way I voted). The only reason I see to break them up would be to save on bandwidth / space. Honestly though, if you have to say “do I sit through this for an hour” then maybe video tutorials aren’t for you. I am on edge here waiting for the next one and you are talking about sitting through the whole thing?!?! If the videos I downloaded were books, they would be dog eared and marked up by now. That is how often I play them. I don’t see it as a chore. Quite the contrary, it’s a pleasure!

By: DukeProtocol

DukeProtocol — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 12:47:01 +0000

I think the 4 15min tutorials are better than an hour long one. Since it’s broken up into small bite size chunks you can tackle it a lot easier. Instead of thinking “Can I really sit down and have the patience to watch this for an entire hour?” you would be thinking “Oh, it’s just 15 minutes, that’s half the length of a TV show, I can do it A-okay.”