And yes, I knew you were from Australia I actually have friends who live in Melbourne. Quite a distance from South Cali. Keep it up dude!

Thanks for your feedback and words!

Petrik,

I think it just comes down to preference re the PC n MAC debate but we will leave that discussion for the other article. I don’t the open source software will ever become mainstream, but it may pick up more in the future.

Manau,

Yeah David motivated me to do it… What type of tutorial would you have in mind?

Márcio,

The only post in regards to that is the Mac vs PC one that I link to in this article. I’ve never used Linux before so can’t offer much advice there but I do custom build my own PC’s.

Seph,

I’ve got a pretty tame Aussie accent in comparison to other Aussie’s but I don’t think there are many people that love the Australian accent, it’s very bogan like. Haha… and I’ll see what I can do re the next vblog post.

V-Render,

How I started blogging? How do you mean?

Looneybox,
David motivated me to finally get around to doing my first video post. I actually bought a webcam a few months ago but never got around to doing it. A few others have started doing blogs too such as Danny Outlaw, Chris Spooner, etc and I think it is a good thing… getting to see the people behind the blog.

Are you in any way linked to David Airey? Both blogs look like twins – he also just posted his first Thank you video days before you did, almost same words too. Just curious…

thanks ..

Good stuff Jacob, I’m looking forward to your next video posts.

I’d really love to see bits and pieces of you working on a design project. You know, a sketch here, a sketch there; photoshoppingspree

Bye,

Seph

Jacob… How about your opinion, mate?
Thank you all!

Márcio Guerra

If you’re real hard core you may not be able to get away with it.

I use the Adobe suite on PC at work. Linux (ubuntu) at home.

Linux software – Inkscape (vector), GIMP (raster), Scribus (layout), Blender for 3D work. All of these are also available for windows and some for MAC if you wanted to try them out. Oh and they’re free to use.

It’s heading in the right direction and someday I think it could really be used mainstream. There are a few who are already using it in a production environment.

Maybe one day Adobe will port to Linux.

Márcio Guerra

So David Airey inspired you that’s good

you seem a little bit drag, but it’s ok, as you said you were nervous cuz it’s your first video post, i’m sure next time you’ll be doing great !

can’t wait your next video posts
(i vote for a tutorial too ^^ )

Keep it up !

I’ve now gone a step further to “The Dark Side” by going to ubuntu linux. Wait till I next meet them, they’ll probably reach for the phone to call the mental home.

Not bad at all for a 1st video cast. Good going man…and also congrats for your melbourne museum showcase selection, really awesome…

Keep em’ coming..

Piyush

Thanks for the feedback

Tashi,

Good point, I don’t stuff up until I say that I am nervous.

Edher,

Yeah good point, I do seem a little drag.

Márcio,

I have to approve the comments on YouTube and have done so now. Thanks for the tips about moving around, didn’t notice that! Was the sound that noticeable about me moving around?

Re Computer Arts, I have one free copy to send out, will be sending it out tomorrow (yet to pick a winner) and yeah it is from my pocket (well the postage), the mag they sent me two by mistake.

Thanks for your tips.

«A glass of what so that you don’t cough, and you are on!»

What I meant was:

«A glass of water so that you don’t cough, and you are on!»

Since I am not english native, sometimes, despite knowing how to write, words (even in Portuguese) mess around and I end up writing completely different things from what I think! Sorry!
Still… Keep up the good work!
Ah! And moving around was in relation with the mic, just that, so that the sound stays equal during the whole video… Bah… Nevermind! The video was pretty good for first time!
Just one thing regarding your age. I do agree with you, if you put your mind into it, you will get it done, you will succeed, but the question by itself was not the amount of sucess you have, is the fact of having it and just beeing 21! That is a real deal, that is quite good!
Well… Keep it up! Waiting for more!

Márcio Guerra

Looking forward to the next oone

The video doesn’t seems nervous until you say you are:-) Your blog is very informative and you truly a epitome for the designers.You accents are not bad too..

Thanks for your feedback and kind words, will hopefully have another one soon.

Manko10,

Alright I guess I will have a look at them all to see what will work for what I need. Thanks again for your help!

I agree with yumiko. Even though you are on the other side of the world from MI, it’s great to get to see you in action. I look forward to more posts!

And thanks for all the great posts so far!

@jennimurr

I think the b&w was a nice touch,speaks of the basics in film…also highlights your message. You even hanged some plants in the back!hehehe…10 points for neatness and effort!
I’m sure thousands of people(*ahem, im one*) wonder who you are, what you sound like and how you do what you do…and this vid was a nice personal touch to your fans(yes you have them) out there!

A thousand points for courage!!;D

Once again, you continue to be an inspiration by stepping up another level!

Thank you for doing what you do!

yumi (cebu,phils.)

As already said before I haven’t tried out Snagit yet but the easiest application I know is Jing but Camtasia Studio and BB Flashback provide a lot more advanced features. If you plan to do a lot with screencasting in the future you should invest in one of those expensive programs. They are very costy but not that complex that you had to read the manual before using it, both are very intuitive to use.
If you do just a few screencasts then you should try out Jing (maybe also its Pro version) or download the Trial of Snagit and decide afterwards.

I’m an avid reader on many of your sites and follow your Twitters. You’re an inspiration to the community and trying out new ways takes a lot of nerves. Congrats man but keep the articles coming!