The Startup Filmmaker’s Journey to Creating an Online Course.
Follow business-owner Michael as he takes you with him on his journey to create his own course. All the detail and tangible results, with real-time case study content.
15 Top Animated Training Videos to Supercharge Your Learning
If your training programs aren’t landing the way you’d like, a great animated training video might be the missing piece. These videos break down complicated topics into digestible content, hold attention longer, and support different learning styles. This guide walks through why animated training...
How to Screen Record on Windows: Best Free Tools & Tips
Recording your screen on Windows doesn't have to be complicated. In fact, with a few built-in tools already on your device and a couple of free apps, you can capture high-quality video in minutes. Whether you’re making a tutorial, documenting a bug, or saving a meeting, there’s a simple way to get...
Mastering How to Create and Record Training Videos
You don’t need a Hollywood studio to make great training videos—just a solid plan, a simple setup, and the right tools. Think of it like cooking a favorite recipe: if you map out your ingredients (that’s your script), prep your kitchen (your recording space), and grab the right utensils (your...
How to Create Training Videos: A Practical Guide for Beginners
Training videos are one of the most effective ways to share knowledge. They can help you onboard new employees, teach specific skills, or explain updated processes. For teams that are remote, growing quickly, or constantly juggling tasks, video offers a consistent and flexible way to learn. If...
How to Make a Tutorial Video: A Quick and Easy Guide
If you’ve ever watched a video to learn how to do something—from fixing a leaky faucet to mastering new software—you’ve seen the power of a good tutorial video. These videos break down complex topics into simple, step-by-step visuals that are easy to follow and even easier to remember. Making your...
Learn How to Create Training Videos Using AI
Creating training videos used to be time-consuming and expensive. Between scripting, filming, editing, and hiring voice actors or presenters, you could easily lose days or weeks getting a single video out the door. But AI tools have completely changed that. Now, you can write a script, generate a...
Product Updates
Release Notes: Jan 2023
Happy New Year! 2023 is going to be fun. Spotlightr 5 is humming. Since our last update we've been continued to tighten everything up. Feedback from our customers has been incredibly helpful. With your help, we've moved a couple of things around and added a bunch of improvements making S5 even...
Release Notes: Oct 2022
We haven't put out any Release Notes since early June. The main reason being that we were pretty much working on the biggest update to Spotlightr since it's inception. And that was an all new app, completely redesigned. June and July we had our heads down working on that big update, and we...
Release Notes: March 2022
Wooooosh! This first quarter of 2022 flew by! What happened? Well, the launch of our new plans was pretty successful. Tons of teachers and course creators just starting out have taken advantage of our Spark plan. It's perfect for new websites and/or small courses...
How to Make Videos Searchable For Your Students
Searchable video? Huh? Yup. You can make your videos searchable. First things first, let's just touch on a few concepts to fully understand this. What does it mean to make your videos searchable. Content within videos is invisible to search engines. Yes you can...
Release Notes: January 2022
Happy New Year! It's going to be an exciting 2022. As mentioned in our previous update, new plans were coming and they have indeed arrived. Right before Christmas we rolled out our Spark and Aurora plans to join the Polaris plan. We hope these 3 plans serve to fit...