The Usefulness of Instructional Videos
Mark Leaman of MEMAP.ORG posted a short article about the actual usefulness of expensive instructional DVD sets, “You may have noticed that the computer software market is flooded with tutorial DVDs. One of the reasons why is that it’s a high profit product. I have a close friend who recently spent over $1,000 on tutorial DVDs to learn how to use a popular video compositing software product. Tutorial DVD and video sets can cost almost as much, if not more than the actual software product itself.”
“After my friend went through the expensive tutorial DVD set he had a greater understanding of the program’s interface but he hardly gained any practical knowledge or skill. Essentially, he had gained little more than he would have if he had read through his user manual and used the tutorials included with the software package. He eventually contracted a professional to tutor with him and cover the practical application of the software as a tool…” Read more…
