How to Make an Actually Good Tutorial

[@Miziziziz]

Couple things: Several have mentioned you can permalink directly to github files: www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/i6mv0c/how_to_make_an_actually_good_tutorial/g0x7uhu This is a great idea idk why I didn't think to do this before. Bunch of people have said putting the length of the video in the title is redundant. I disagree; 99% of videos titled something like "How to Make A First Person Shooter in Unity" are just a 10 minute intro to a 300 part series. If you put "in 10 minutes" in the title it lets people know it's a one shot

[@silvanb]

true

[@VikfroGaming]

well these other videos should precise at least "part 1" or something similar

[@SVGc1993]

I get your point but I disagree. When I see the length in any video title I feel they are gonna rush and try to sell me something, my opinion anyways

[@dragonsmith9462]

Thank God you made this. It's so disheartening when someone who can't even think straight has the information I need. Hahahaha. The few tutorials I've seen that just get right to the point have been a godsend each time.

[@DuckieMcduck]

Surprised nobody mentioned github gist. It's basically pastebin but isn't blocked in 30% of countries.

[@Erik-ki9ir]

KZbin hates him: find out how one man chose to not waste people's time for ad revenues

[@floatingchimney]

One little trick!

[@HandheldGamingHQ]

number 5 will shock you !

[@lexecomplexe4083]

*clicks* *article is filled with ads* I don't know what I expected.

[@Miziziziz]

The thing is it's so easy to make a genuine tutorial that's longer than 10 minutes, I dont get why people put all the filler stuff in

[@HandheldGamingHQ]

@@Miziziziz because if all the good stuff went into one video their channel wouldn't have the other 500 videos

[@PabloPerroPerro]

Another great tip: use timestamps

[@SankoshSaha_01]

where are you gonna use timestamp on a 4 min video?

[@ekrem_dincel]

For long videos, this is a good advice

[@delphicdescant]

@@SankoshSaha_01 I'd agree that 4 minutes isn't that long, but consider the modern attention span.

[@SankoshSaha_01]

@@delphicdescant well that's our fault, and who the hell has that small attention span

[@SkipperWing]

@@SankoshSaha_01 Time-stamps function as a table of contents. if I find out 4-min later, that you wasted my time, I'm gonna be a little irritated.

[@apigeon4192]

"Here's WHY we're doing this" is a step a lot of tutorials miss. If you teach me the how without the why, then you've told me how to do one specific thing and that's it. Tell me why and I can use it for many things and that's far more valuable and also lets me change and fix the project to my liking, instead of relying on ANOTHER tutorial to specifically tell me how to do what I want.

[@gothicchocobo]

THIS!!!! So much this! Being told why make it so much easier for me to process what is happening and take everything in!

[@leviticusdb2482]

I still want brackeys to tell me what the frick deltatime means

[@thedude110]

@@leviticusdb2482 lol. In case you're still looking for the answer, it's the time between the current and the last frame. What that actually means is that if you don't use deltatime in your movement script, then whatever you put as speed will be for example 5 meters PER FRAME. Multiplying by time.deltatime just converts the per frame speed (which makes 0 sense) to a 5 meters PER SECOND. Let me know if that helps, it was the only way I could understand why I was doing that instead of just repeating "the time passed between current and last frame"

[@evilbarrels2506]

@@thedude110 When I was working in a team our programmer didn't understand that, and accidentally made camera panning be based off your FPS. He exclusively ran the game in the editor, and pulled 60 FPS, but the compiled game could run at 500+. Moving my mouse to the edge for a fraction of a second would move half a screen over in that direction. It was not fun.

[@zitronekoma30]

@@leviticusdb2482 imo brackeys tutorials aren't all that good

[@ooi97]

"Nobody cares who you are! Stop wasting my time!" - that's a guy who understands me

[@cubeguy5873]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/inLbqJhtfZaBq8k

[@vwertix1662]

@@cubeguy5873 Nobody cares who you are! Stop wasting my time!

[@cubeguy5873]

@@vwertix1662 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn6QmIOwf66NipY

[@cubeguy5873]

@@vwertix1662 please dont dislike

[@princealmighty5391]

@@vwertix1662 and yet here you are replying to his comment ;)

[@skibbl_dev]

I love how this tutorial follows what you are telling us. 1. You didnt waste our time, straight to the point 2. got our attention first 5 seconds 3. advertised at the end. great job!

[@jonatan01i]

I thought you were gonna reply to you comment telling us "look people coming back also works as I'm back here myself"

[@skibbl_dev]

@@jonatan01i lol, I probably will/have come back here, but I wouldnt comment that probably.

[@jonatan01i]

@@skibbl_dev oh wow thanks for the reply, it’s pretty instructive! I’m trying to get myself to just start to make such a tutorial but it’s so hard to start

[@d0mi3000]

every youtuber should watch this

[@BensonSean]

I agree

[@ali_new_world]

I agree

[@HonsHon]

Here is Something That Will Affect Every KZbinr on the Platform

[@swooperciper1704]

Personally, I think every artist who wants to make tutorial videos should watch this too. Edit: Because oh boy, some of the tutorials people keep pestering about caused me to dislike art tutorial videos because they tend to not be concise. Like, bruh, I just wanna learn how to draw lines and shapes (even though I already know how before people pestered me about the videos as if I’m an idiot), not attend an art history lesson; just get to the point!

[@spodeian]

It's a little bit different for those not making tutorials, but, don't waste time definitely still applies for all.

[@freecodecamp]

These are some great tips!

[@thebatman7583]

Wow what are you doing here ?

[@blinkcatmeowmeow8484]

The G-MAN he is using a website that everyone uses called KZbin

[@THExRISER]

@@blinkcatmeowmeow8484 Yeah but it would still be weird if I found the official StackOverFlow commenting on a random video on KZbin.

[@THExRISER]

Huh, didn't know you guys had a KZbin channel. Nevermind turns out I'm already subscribed.

[@mr_madds]

lol

[@theunidentifiedchannel]

I think Miziziziz just doesn’t want to say his name in the tutorial because it forces him to confront the fact that he doesn’t know how many “iz’s” there are

[@Miziziziz]

👀

[@lucasabratti598]

@@Miziziziz ban him... before the word spreads even further

[@seemysight]

@@lucasabratti598 too late

[@thomasscream4179]

The secret iz out!!!

[@ammyvl1]

I mean it's not too hard to say Miziziziziz

[@OnePercentBetter]

Finally someone said it...

[@Hackanhacker]

Yup finally xD

[@kaylons]

I’m happy

[@cubeguy5873]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/inLbqJhtfZaBq8k

[@cubeguy5873]

And finally someone did it lolz jk

[@kaylons]

@Nikunj Majithia Someone did it more like someone plugged themselves in the comment section, which is a very low thing to do

[@stopmakingeyesatme1290]

The worst of these are when you're trying to watch a tutorial on how to *fix* something. Usually in that kind of situation I'm stressed out and impatient already. Clicking a tutorial in that state and hearing "Alright guys I'm back with another tutorial today, seems like you all liked the last one. If you didn't watch it feel free to go check it out. I apologize for being so quiet I've just been really busy lately..." probably takes years off my life.

[@1pcfred]

You need to relax. If you need to fix something it is probably not going to get much more broken before you get around to fixing it. Cooler heads prevail. At least you've made the right decision to gather information as to how to proceed. It may even be good to get a few different opinions. Not everything on the Internet is 100% accurate. Curation isn't the best, you know?

[@totaldan99]

@@1pcfred I have been in that guys situation before. Some absolutely genius family member clogged the toilet during a reunion and I was sweating my ass off trying to figure out how to unclog the uncloggable before the smell spread. Clear and concise tutorials are a godsend.

[@1pcfred]

@@totaldan99 my knowledge about such a thing does not go past plungers and snakes. Although I imagine pros have other methods. Well, there's drain cleaners too I suppose?

[@haughtygarbage5848]

@@1pcfred great device really, on any sort of troubleshooting stress Also i just need to relax in general jfc where's my fucking bong fuck me

[@Rhodair]

I've found myself making the habit of noting the time in each channel's video where they got to the point of the video, so I can see the trend of which channels I can regularly skip ahead

[@ezra6094]

I love how straight to the point this is and the meta-humor is top notch

[@LixianTV]

Finally, someone gets it! Thank you!

[@LukeAps]

Lixian! The man himself!

[@blueninja012]

yo, hi!

[@brajanandamahato9935]

Lixian! waiting for your new video.

[@flamingwheel9926]

Lixian watching many tutorials on editing or programming so he can evolve in his field, but 20% of it is just white noise

[@angrybirdnate0626]

You're amazing

[@EricWilliamsCG]

Obviously, the thumbnail should be a picture of the creator with his mouth wide open with a very surprised look. That always makes me want to click...on a different video.

[@edwardhoffenheim3249]

Dude those are the best tutorials because they make me wanna take my ass to the documentation. Not all heroes choose good thumbnails

[@obviously1871]

you called for me?

[@JohnDavidSullivan]

I found myself unsubbing from channels for this alone. I could list them here, but I won't because I would have to search for them and see their stupid face reactions to remind me, and I kinda want to keep my sanity in check.

[@freddy4603]

@@JohnDavidSullivan it's so sad that pwediepie does that, used to make me feel bad everytime I clicked on one of his videos

[@JohnDavidSullivan]

@@freddy4603 yeah but i mean pewdiepie you kinda expect it as he's got 100m Its everyone else that copies on lower sub counts that annoys me more because they think oh this gets attention and it works for him so i will do it as well.

[@bortverde]

I like how he says "first five seconds get them to stay" and he pulls a "nobody cares who you are" right in 0:04 I guess it worked

[@GlobusTheGreat]

Yep he's following his own advice, the hook surprises you and kicks in at right the moment when a lot of people might impulsively decide they are bored and done with it if not hooked yet

[@WolfmanZach]

I love how meta this is. The tutorial about making a tutorial is actually a good tutorial.

[@nousername8162]

I’m guessing there’s a story behind this

[@HonsHon]

I wonder what it is actually. Miziziziz should make a course just talking about the story behind this video. This shit is so helpful though. Love his tutorials.

[@Nebulaoblivion]

Yes, it's called watching just about any tutorial on youtube.

[@Chris-yj2di]

@@Nebulaoblivion This. I tried watching a platformer tutorial for Godot and swear the first 10 minutes were an essay on the dude's life.

[@cheddargt]

The lack of good tutorials on this website is probably it :P

[@ekrem_dincel]

@@Nebulaoblivion lol truth

[@ShinyVeggie]

You know you're doing it wrong if the tutorial's description says something like "The tutorial starts at 3:40".

[@theglocknessmonster6237]

Am I the only one who clicked on the time stamp

[@shadyparadox]

More like the top comment has the timestamp.

[@Exhalted1]

You're wrong, it starts at 4:20

[@ScubaMiner25]

@@theglocknessmonster6237 Dont worry, you're not the only one. The blue text sucks me in

[@mgc9002]

I disagree. As a learner and (unpopular) creator on KZbin, I like it when the person spends time to give the overview and level set expectations. With the "chapters" feature, it's easy to set up key points so people can easily jump straight to the meat if they want to.

[@PotatoMcFry]

My advice is: Write a script! Less time will be wasted rambling, more opportunities to find and correct any errors, and you will have a handy text version of your tutorial available as a bonus.

[@Snaog]

Look at everything you do and say, and ask yourself these questions: "Does this sentence teach, explain, or demonstrate anything?" "What knowledge does this step assume they have?"

[@ulyssesartiste7339]

Plus a script makes it easy to add subtitles

[@steveopenshaw1219]

My pet peeve... After 3 minutes of intro waffle: “Okay, lets get straight into it.”

[@callmeishmael5742]

But first, our sponsor--

[@adc4836]

See the thing is, this actually requires effort, which many people aren’t fond of doing

[@8thlvlMage]

It's less effort than running your mouth and circling the point. People don't want to do it because then they won't have enough filler to get their video to 10 minutes and hit the monetization mark.

[@iseeyou5061]

The worse part is people know that if you're popular enough people will still click your video regardless if you put in effort or not

[@CrownAcademyEnglish]

One of my pet peeves is clicking on a video that says it's a "tutorial" in the title but when you click on it, there is no commentary at all. It's just a time-lapse of someone working on their PC.

[@thischannelisinactiveimsor9500]

Exactly, a timelapse tells me nothing, therefore it isnt a tutorial

[@Jjroberson114]

Omg yes. Run into this constantly

[@mizuki6048]

Lmao. this is especially true for 3D modelling videos.

[@vagabondtracks2598]

It's kinda tutorial though if you keep following the footsteps.. it is still better than ones who keep talking things unrelated to topic and telling their stories until like half of the video is over.

[@downpp2255]

Or an indian person with the microphone down his throat

[@Balloonbot]

"I know you've been wondering where i've been" No...no i havn't.

[@tardwrangler]

And now a word from our spo- _-> x 5_

[@DodaGarcia]

It really is kinda weird to think about the youtubers we feel some sort of personal caring about and the ones we don’t. I was super thrilled to see the video where the couple that makes Mango St proposed, but that’s prob because it was one vídeo after a lot of useful videos from them, and maybe also because it’s a huge milestone in someone’s life etc. If I’m looking for a tutorial on something specific and that I probably need right now, I get pretty annoyed when the author starts rambling about their personal shit and I have to search the damn thing for the part I actually need.

[@nairocamilo]

@Lachlan Trescott Careful with parasocial relationships

[@dyslexicsoap7605]

@@DodaGarcia aw man, speaking of "when the author starts rambling about their personal shit", have you ever ended up on a food blog when all you wanted was a recipe for something? Like one or two lines I could maybe understand, but these days you have to search on the page for a good 10-20 seconds to actually find some semblance of written tutorial

[@Flameclaw123]

​@@dyslexicsoap7605 Best Fudge Brownies Recipe! When I was a young girl, my father went off to war. As he was leaving the house one last time, duffel bag slung over his shoulder, he turned around to face me. He got down on one knee, laid a hand on my shoulder, and told me, "Don't you ever let them see you cry." Two years later, my mother received the news that he'd been killed in combat. At the funeral, I didn't cry. I couldn't. He'd told me not to. I think that was when I first learned the true meaning of fudge brownies. (Insert about 10 more paragraphs of backstory here)

[@s--b]

I was so used to having to skip through 15 minute tutorials that I was actually scared when I clicked on one of yours and you started immediately. Props to you dude. I do think that it's good for some tutorials to be slow though, because sometimes if a guy's blazing through this program you've never used before at 2x speed it gets difficult.

[@Patashu]

At least if the only problem is 'it's too fast' then you can slow it down in the player. If you don't know WHY things are happening or stuff is skipped over though then you have a real problem

[@CrazyAirBrusher]

I think it is just bad when the guy just shows the steps. While explaining every important step slows the video on the right parts naturally.

[@ThinkBeforeYouSleepYT]

This is my favorite video on the internet right now. I can't tell you how many stupid videos I go through that take 20 minutes to teach some super basic editing skill. Half the video is them advertising something, introducing themselves, talking about what they had for breakfast, throwing up their 45 second channel intro and talking about other irrelevant crap. I'M TRYING TO RELEASE MY VIDEO! I DON'T HAVE 45 MINUTES TO LEARN HOW TO BOUNCE TEXT ACROSS THE SCREEN. Jeez, I absolutely cannot stand that.

[@cubeguy5873]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/inLbqJhtfZaBq8k

[@armoredchimp]

Could not agree more. I’m an editor as well. People like Peter McKinnon who think they are God’s gift to humanity and mix a 12 minute instagram video with a 4 minute tutorial, and the tutorial is average anyway. If I’m learning a computer skill I don’t even want to see your face. Why would I? It will only serve no purpose in itself or just distract me

[@ChevySamk]

never expected to see you here

[@Bcr3106]

@@ChevySamk haha right same, i was like hey i know this guy

[@soisoisoisoisoisoisoisoiso5943]

"half of the video is advertising something" CGmatter 1 minute

[@irehman7]

As a tutorial channel myself I found this very helpful thank you! This is the exact kinda advice I was looking for to improve my content

[@Larry]

The best tutorials are where they don't talk at all, and open up Wordpad to type in the tutorial, constantly deleting and re-typing when they get a type-o.

[@JediPloys]

Don't forget the Bandicam watermark at the top and Dreamscape as the only sound in the video!

[@RogerTheil]

Especially when they put their favorite buttrock band's sickkk single \m/ q(-_-)p \m/ in there so we can all jam along!

[@angryvaginasfromspace7718]

@@RogerTheil oh god all of this is too real, but that buttrock part really hits home

[@fonkinstubbleduck9163]

And of course the most cliche intros/outros:

[@hypergamedev1381]

I hate opening a tutorial and hearing rock music. XD

[@GameEndeavor]

Always always always show the finished product at the start so the viewer knows what they'll be making. I will straight up abandon any tutorials that don't do this.

[@SirEnd3r]

Thanks for your help

[@GameEndeavor]

@@slBrelaz Hard disagree. Nothing frustrates me more than to get halfway through a video, only to realize that they're not even doing what I expected to get from the video. Not only that, but it's much easier to understand what they're doing and why, when I know what the goal is. A lot less confusion this way. Now I don't mean a lengthy showcasing. the 15 seconds of the hook is plenty of time to show this off. If they spend too long showing off then yeah, I don't like that either.

[@5minutemovies977]

@@slBrelaz Depending on the project, 1 minute may be enough, and if it needs up to 5 minutes to showcase all the things you can learn in the tutorial, so be it (but this better be a long and complete tutorial).

[@superdudeman666]

It's also easy to just press 9 on the keyboard to get close to the end, notice that it's not at all what you wanted to see, and then abandon the video.

[@5minutemovies977]

@@slBrelaz If I was making tutorials, I would probably let the showcase at the beginning, but I'll add timestamps for sure.

[@AFoxinSpace]

If I ever get to have a barbecue again, you're automatically invited

[@witcher348]

Nah man, that'll be a waste of his time

[@nothing_in_my_channel]

If you don't want to waste his time, just send him the food on postal service

[@jai4004]

He'll be like "why are you wasting my time cooking this thing. Just buy it pre cooked."

[@moltencrow3275]

Hey nice to see you here! Love your work!

[@nairocamilo]

Hey, it's the depth perception guy!

[@madster01]

-My name is Miziziziz -Oh that’s just a joke *glances at channel name* -AHAHHAHAAH

[@joppekim]

What really annoys me are when they ask me to "like" the video in the beginning of the video. I will watch the video first and then rate the video based on my experience with it, or forget about rating it because you asked me in the beginning and not the end. God I hate that

[@1pcfred]

The like, comment, subscribe beg is getting really old anymore. I know how KZbin works.

[@BRAINFOXINFINITE]

SponsorBlock is about as essential as adblock nowadays.

[@jeffreyjumisko5165]

@@1pcfred I agree that it is getting old, but you know what? If you don't ask, you don't get things that you want. People will forget to like a video they like unless reminded. It happens to me all the time. I've gone back to videos I thought were excellent and liked them because I forgot to do so. I think it is the least we can do for those providing quality content.

[@stanleyclark923]

@@1pcfred Then you know that youtube instructs them to do it.

[@1pcfred]

@@stanleyclark923 do you do everything that you're told to do?

[@ThreeProphets]

KZbin tutorial format: 5 minutes introducing yourself 10 minutes life and channel updates, make sure to overshare as much as possible 5 minutes explaining what it is you're actually teaching 5 minutes midroll sponsorship 15 minutes programs, tools and assets, why you use them and where best to obtain them 5 minutes finally teaching the thing 10 minutes begging for subs, advertising merch and Patreon 5 minutes outro

[@freespam9236]

you forgot 2min long CGI intro with obnoxious music

[@ali32bit42]

are you refering to cg geek ?

[@OwlTeaGames]

You forgot 12 minutes of saying “uhhh,” while I try to think of some code that I should have planned out before I even decided to make a tutorial. I can own that.

[@SkipperWing]

@@OwlTeaGames OMFG, THIS IS THE WORST. If you were gonna stream it, STREAM IT. If its a video, WRITE A GODDAMNED SCRIPT OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY. IT ALSO HELPS YOU AVOID MISTAKES BECAUSE YOU WILL HAVE PLANNED FOR THEM. ALSO EDIT OUT THE PARTS THAT MAKE IT HARD TO WATCH. Don't just stream your process, upload it, and call it a tutorial.

[@flamingwheel9926]

That's an hour

[@stal2496]

Pfft its all lies, everyone knows that a good programming tutorial has a middle aged man with an indian accent, random keyboard noises and sound of 5 extremely loud fans(one of which is for the person not the pc).

[@smackdab6070]

Yes and also those gamer intros with 3D text

[@stal2496]

@@smackdab6070 yeah gamer thats how we make videos in... Cool town coolsville. Yeah they call me cool mccool in the neighborhood

[@loverschoice885]

isnt just for programming, look up niagara ue4. that indian guy is marvelous.

[@LoneWolf-tk9em]

About those fan noises, fyi Air conditioners are pretty expensive in india, its like if u were living in US & have to pay $3000 for a AC.. And also summer in India(>40°c) feels like hell..

[@arthur.s]

I don’t know why but I swear every Indian tutor I have found has explained their subject SO FREAKIN WELL compared to anyone I have found. They are the ones who save me after struggling for hours on something.

[@loycross]

IanHubert and his Blender "Lazy Tutorials" is one of my favourite formats ever. I know nothing about blender, but the format is so entertaining and short that I just watch every Lazy Tutorial video, although I ended watching CGMatter's the most because I loved the comedic style of the guy. He also has his Default Cube account for further details. That way the most experienced and those who just want content to watch get to see the funny, short and fast paced videos while the beginners have both the funny and the detailed versions available for the most complex ones. Edit: corrected for proper crediting as pointed out by 4yh4rv

[@loycross]

@4th4rv altYou're Right! I completely forgot this was the very first one I saw! I'll edit my comment, gimme a sec

[@thedude110]

man, what a great recommendation. Sometimes I miss a concise tutorial without explaining how to make absolutely everything. I know how to extrude in Blender, don't teach me that for the millionth time, just show me the process which includes the tool. If I have any questions about the tool, I'll look into a different tutorial

[@ytivarg5371]

@4th4rv alt the original lazy tutorials i believe was lazy foos sdl tutorials. Theyre over a decade old

[@sharif47]

I think you ended up watching CGMatter's videos more because CGMatter has more videos. Ian uploads a video maybe once in one or two months now. But his tutorials teach some cool stuffs from ground-up; without using add-ons that do the work for you.

[@moonlightblue9196]

yup

[@iaMk69]

"There are three rules to youtube; title and tumbnail get people to click, the first five seconds get them to stay and the rest of the video gets them to come back." Yep, and that's exactly why I only needed to watch only one of your videos to sub. Well done man.......

[@ClarkieReidri]

Jesus Christ coming from a CS student, this is so on point

[@cvalentine5851]

“That would require me to make a final product that actually looks good” “YES” Why don’t tutorial makers understand this? I click cause I want to learn, but I stay if you have my respect, and a garbage product means you won’t get it. Now THIS guy, he gets it.

[@swooperciper1704]

*THIS* This sooooo much. I’m so sorry this is going to be a long rant, but.... I am currently watching art tutorials from Brent Eviston (because I was pestered to do so), and I *really* can’t stand how much he takes too long to explain how to draw simple lines and shapes, just because he has to give me an art history lesson about how other artists I really don’t care about also use shapes and lines. Cool story, but I just wanna learn how to draw these damned lines and shapes (even though I already know how to do most of them before, but was pestered into it anyways), not attend an art history class; be more concise please! What I also can’t stand about his and some other tutorial videos is that he often likes to drag on for several minutes on what we just did previously for the past videos I just watched and how he says “In this tutorial video, we’re going to learn ____.” Why yes, thank you Captain Obvious. It’s not like I could just read the title of the video or anything. -_- *TL;DR*: Be concise (especially with tutorial or instructional videos), otherwise videos are more frustrating and tiring to watch. If it’s gonna be a long video, make it engaging (I.e. hands on activities, highlighting relevant info that’s vital to where they can take notes, etc).

[@djeieakekseki2058]

Yara Farhunt I think you need to see thing from Brent Eviston's perspective, providing tutorial for free is not an easy task.

[@swooperciper1704]

DjeieA KeksekI Ahhhhh I see. Apologies on the long rant. I just feel as if time is of the essence irl. For me personally, if they take too long to get to the hands on aspect (which is pretty vital for art btw), then I will have the temptation to skim videos as if it were a book. And no worries, I am able to summarize what the videos taught me/were about; I just don’t really feel “Ah ha!” about the info if they either take too long to get to the hands on aspect or they don’t have any at all in general.

[@sharif47]

I kinda want to rant about Sykoo. His thumbnail almost never has anything to do with his finished product. That's why I stopped watching his video.

[@MindGameArcade]

Driven by anger, I like it

[@alxdrksoul]

One thing I've been doing in the last couple of months is, whenever I see a tutorial for anything, I leave a comment with the timestamp of where the actual teaching begins (it's usually around 3-5 minutes into the video), along with the comment "here it is, don't waste your time". I'm glad someone finally made a video about this topic, I hate when the first thing some people do is asking you to like and sub, and I am like "dude calm down, I haven't even watched your video, let me see if you don't suck first" haha.

[@ChrisCypher]

Tell me about it! Like, I get that it's "good marketing" to remind people to like and subscribe, but provide a service before you ask for something in return. I'm not gonna like or subscribe if I don't know what value the video/channel brings me. In fact, I rarely subscribe after just one video even if I like it. I've seen too many "one good video" in a sea of other stuff I don't care about on people's channels.

[@Zvox]

my favorite thing is when i look up a tutorial for something, and instead of someone telling you what to do verbally, they have notepad open and type the steps extremely fucking slowly making mistakes the entire way, making sure to wait a full 2 seconds between each backspace before correcting each mistake.

[@Deses]

Also, Unregistered HyperCam 2

[@blipster0074]

and 009 Sound System Dreamscape

[@RogerTheil]

This just inspired me to intentionally make the most unbearable tutorials ever. Firing up my trusty notepad right now...

[@Wtahc]

and u can hear them typing

[@NayrAnur]

And the Windows XP desktop background.

[@ChrisCarlos64]

This is what more tutorials need to see. This is why I just prefer to read about tutorials than watch them. That's not always an option with some things, but I prefer it more because I can read at my pace, which is usually faster and filled with less fluff.

[@The_Soup_Wizard]

I mean this from the bottom of my soul: Thank you.

[@nathanieloakleaves5789]

For what?

[@devanshkamdar8244]

@@nathanieloakleaves5789 ...for the tips in the video

[@francisjomergallardo4593]

This is one of the best damn tutorials ever and it didn't cost me 497.99

[@SirEnd3r]

more like 420.99

[@nargapishxps2]

SirEnd3r 420.69

[@revimfadli4666]

497.99 hours?

[@sona3981]

Revi M Fadli no, dollars

[@BdR76]

01:57 "You should constantly be asking yourself; how can I not waste people's time" This is the best carreer advice ever, not just for gamedev tutorials but software development in particular. I've seen so many unintuitive GUIs, cryptic errors, incomplete documentation etc.

[@CSGhostAnimation]

Bruh, fucking thank you. Every time I watch a goddamn tutorial, it sucks. I started animating some and speaking as rapidly as I can. It turned out great for me. They get tons of views. No LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE. No bullshit. No wasting my time.

[@Miziziziz]

lol hey I've watched your vids before

[@_skysick_]

My most hated trope is when you find a tutorial "HOW TO DO THE THING" and they spend 5 minutes up front explaining why you'd want to do the thing.

[@swine13]

I think a big problem is youtubers "talking down" to their audience. As if everyone on the internet is a complete spastic aside from them. It's especially annoying when the people who are talking down to you are like, 10 years younger than you and you can tell they're full of shit/dont actually know what they're saying. The only thing worse than that, is that with 2mil subscribers behind it. That's how you end up killing millions, or starting wars at least. Those kinds of channels can (and do) spread incredible amounts of misinformation and not all of it is harmless...

[@IsaSaien]

Yeah, if I click on a tutorial video I am already convinced I want to do something you dont need to sell me on the idea

[@nirorit]

@@swine13I strongly disagree. I teach math 1on1 in real life, and you never know what the person that has come to you is missing in their knowledge to truly understand the concept, so rather than trying to dig it up, just teach it like you teach a complete moron - not out of disrespect, but to make sure no stone is left unturned. So what if you are smart or smarter? The point is to understand, not to know.

[@DoDisturbedTv]

This explained the issues i have with many tutorials out there. I find myself clicking on a video and skipping the majority of it becuase they don't finally get to the point until halfway through the viddeo. The ones i watch from start to finish are well explained and to the point and usually provide links to the resources used in the video.

[@eragon78]

the worst part is when you do that, miss a tiny detail, and end up having to go back and watch the whole thing because you dont know where they sad the one detail double wasting your time.

[@DoDisturbedTv]

@@eragon78 Oh yeah don't remind me. The amount of times that ends up happening is too much. Sometimes I would have go through it multiples.

[@The_Caledonian]

I end up watching most with 1.5x speed on lmao

[@DoDisturbedTv]

@@The_Caledonian Same.

[@Errichto]

Woah, this is a very useful video, thanks. Especially copy-pasting part of code if a video is for advanced programmers. But people see the video duration so putting "in 10 minutes" in the title is redundant just like saying "I'm John and we're doing this" at the beginning.

[@devinschaar4499]

If what youre doing can be done in a very accessible amount of time, it's good to put that in your title so people are immediately told that this tutorial is short and sweet without having to do even the smallest amount of investigation.

[@EcoScratcher]

@@devinschaar4499 you do realise that video duration is literally to the bottom right of the thumbnail?

[@manukolehmainen721]

Saying that you can do x in 10 minutes in a video that is 11 minutes long tells the viewer that they are actually getting 10 minutes of tutorial, whereas having an 11 minute video with a bunch of time wasted might not contain even 8 minutes of useful content. It makes sense

[@devinschaar4499]

@@EcoScratcher My point still stands, "even the smallest amount of investigation"

[@dan_rad]

@@devinschaar4499 Good point. Though, putting the time isn't redundant if the time taken to complete the task is longer than the tutorial time.

[@FluoLente]

You have taught me that even my "condensed intros" are still terrible. Your first 30 seconds had me subscribed.

[@DvAeNgCaEn]

I'm making tutorials for something totally unrelated to digital art, and this was the most helpful tutorial-making video I have EVER SEEN. Pure gold. You're a gem.

[@danielodeon4064]

Hey guys what’s up it’s Charles the girls here and today I’m going to tutorial and I’m sorry that I haven’t uploaded in the last week I’ve been outside of Boston so I’ve been on vacation okay sorry guys let’s get onto the video

[@sheikhspeare6637]

You forgot to apologize about your voice because you're sick.

[@danielodeon4064]

@@sheikhspeare6637 oops! You're right.

[@codinginflow]

thanks

[@Chiquitito1201]

Your welcome

[@theglocknessmonster6237]

Your welcome

[@deter4122]

@@Chiquitito1201 You're*

[@deter4122]

@@theglocknessmonster6237 You're*

[@Chiquitito1201]

@@deter4122 your*

[@samuelnoble5478]

as someone who learned motion design/animation via dense tutorials.... ALL of this still applies. I can't tell you how may times I've seen a cool thumbnail only to have to skip 30% into the video just to see them open the animation program. The creators who have kept me learning and coming back mostly follow these rules, even if they don't know it. Keep up the good work, Miziziziz! I'm a complete armature when it comes to dev or game design but I watch your stuff because you make it possible to grasp and follow even at that level. Also, it's funny as hell

[@jhonhenry7050]

I don't know why, but I'm getting a censor bar (blur) on your neck.

[@johnlight-knight8060]

same

[@WatchMProductions]

same

[@kaomera]

neck tat too sick for the yt

[@DanielMemeSmith]

Same

[@ArchIVEDCinema]

As someone who has learned just about everything they know about everything from KZbin tutorials, I appreciate this tutorial.

[@mizuki6048]

Golden rule for watching tutorials: Watch in 2x playback speed.

[@daneoman1000]

2x is always on with me

[@Rektonator]

Do you happen to be native english speaker? Cause I often see comments about how people watch youtube 2x speed but always when I try it, I kinda recognize the words but I dont get the point what they are talking about

[@foop145]

@@Rektonator If 2x is too fast for you, do 1.5x it or even 1.25x. eventually you'll get used to it and you can increase the speed. Tutorial videos require zero thought on your part, so absorbing the information at 2x speed is pretty easy once you get used to it. If you're trying to consider the implications of what's being said while you're listening, that'll slow down how quickly you can absorb the information, so leave that for after you've finished listening.

[@blueyc4rter]

I really wish Netflix had this function

[@justincenter4061]

@@blueyc4rter There is a Chrome addon "Video Speed Controller" which lets you speed up/slow down Netflix shows. I think it works for all videos, but Netflix is the only platform I have seen without native speed controls.

[@auxiliaryboxes]

Excellent tutorial on tutorials, more tutorial-ers need this tutelage on tutorial-ing.

[@RadXader]

e p i c

[@BdR76]

Some great tips, and here's another. You can add time stamps in the description, like "1:23 intro 2:34 setting it up" etc. each on a new line. That way YT will automatically divide the video progressbar into sections with labels, so people can find what they are looking for more easily.

[@zlatanonkovic2424]

This was probably the best add for your channel you could have ever done. Now I wanna watch your videos

[@bethmoth22]

Damn, you really crushed what would've been a 12-15 minute video on any other channel into 4 and a half minutes and it didn't even feel rushed

[@A_RyanWilson]

Therapist: Dabbing Miziziziz isn't real, they can't hurt you Dabbing Miziziziz: 4:17

[@ME7ALhawk]

Another tip: not every tutorial has to start from the beginning, especially not advanced ones, if you are showing how to make some specific shader or something, don't spend the first half of the video setting up the basic project adding meshes and setting up input contols, just a quick description of 'start a new project with X and Y', maybe link to another tutorial showing the basics

[@sharif47]

I believe timestamps are a better idea. I don't think a beginner would like to watch another video before watching this one. Adding timestamps gives something for everyone.

[@nairocamilo]

@@sharif47 and now with this chapter feature it's way easier to take notice

[@sharif47]

@@nairocamilo Is it also on mobile?

[@cubeguy5873]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/inLbqJhtfZaBq8k

[@cubeguy5873]

@@sharif47 kzbin.info/www/bejne/inLbqJhtfZaBq8k

[@MorbidMindedManiac]

You know shit’s getting bad when everyone needs a tutorial for making tutorials But still, great work and you brought up a lot of great points against the biggest problems I see in tutorials

[@comradekirilov3483]

I wish everyone was like you. Video editing tutorials are the bane of my existance

[@alexnoman1498]

Did someone copyright strike his necklace? xD

[@KyleHarrisonRedacted]

I was making a video tutorial and I explicitly told myself "Not i'm not gonna sit there and go 'hey guys it's ya boi' or some dumb nonsense like that" and then I proceeded to put together a 5 minute long intro describing all the shit I promised to do, INCLUDING and hilariously, a promise not to waste anyone's time _going foward_. And then i saw this video's thumbnail. And it caused me to cut that 5 minute into down to 4 seconds, and I'm considering ditching that too right now

[@nathanieloakleaves5789]

Ok

[@Remls]

Ok

[@swamdono]

Ok

[@Deses]

This video works, then!

[@cubeguy5873]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/inLbqJhtfZaBq8k

[@jminator97]

I never thought that I would need a tutorial about making tutorials.. Thanks dude!!!

[@psychodopefish2354]

I feel as though I need to emphasize that this was posted at 1 am

[@Odd_Bin]

everybody online needs to see this video, regardless of what you make tutorials on. they way you make your tutorials is the definition of efficiency.

[@jennaefraley3881]

I don’t even know what his channel is about but I just subscribed because I feel respected as a viewer. No immediate begging for a subscription, no annoying adds, no “smash that like button”. It’s refreshing.

[@RantKid]

I love how he goes from angry and swearing to polite and positive. Best character arch ever

[@doxed64]

"We must protect this man." I have a strange feeling that he can protect himself.

[@johnes2337]

This is why I love Royal Skies LLC and his Blender tutorials.

[@nairocamilo]

Holy shit I just looked it up (Royal Skies) Thank you for this find, so many tutorials, so little time... Imma finally start learning Blender

[@johnes2337]

@@nairocamilo Good to know I saved a life today!

[@Tarodev]

I agree with some (most) of the points in this video. One point I only semi-agree with is not writing code on camera. I made my channel specifically to not waste peoples time and you can see that in my quick-to-action videos. Saying that, I've made videos where I simply post code, but was received negatively compared to actually typing it out. A newbie watching an advanced programmer actually code is very valuable and gives them a glimpse into the thought pattern as you go through it. For the people who would prefer just the code, they can just hit up the repo or put the video on 2x (or skip). But completely cutting the option out is bad design imo. The rest of your points were spot. Great video!

[@onrir]

Why did bro censor his neck?

[@shvsagar]

😂😂😂

[@RugbugRedfern]

These are the rules I try to follow when making tutorials :)

[@kerk1234567]

Get this man more subs. Yo miziziz I'm looking into getting a laptop so I can start getting back into development. As of right now I work too much to make anything at home but I can't wait to Jam with all y'all.

[@Matando]

This is why I love IanHubert's blender tutorial series "Lazy Tutorials".

[@moratgurgeh]

So many youtube channels where 75% of the video is completely irrelevant, just people saying words without meaning to pad out a lack of content. For that reason, I love you.

[@C61-y9s]

Finally someone speaks out against all the shitty tutorial videos that stretch things out. Because of the production of this video I have paused my adblock and refreshed the page to watch an ad for you, you have earned my respect.

[@wunder1385]

Actually I prefer tutorials that show the result in the beginning so I can decide whether I want to do it without having to skip to the back

[@goku21youtub]

simple trick: after recording just speed up your voice by 10%, cut out the silent parts and "ahhhms"

[@spotlight-kyd]

No, don't do that. Pauses in speech are important for better (and quicker) understanding. If you cut out longer silences and 'ahhm's, put in a short snippet of silence *from the recording*, using total silence sounds unnatural.

[@ilay_ux]

@@spotlight-kyd This is correct. Not to mention that when you cut out silences, the viewer tends to automatically hold their breath unintentionally as well. Since there's no pause in between sentences. Hearing someone breathe and talk naturally isn't bad per se

[@RossOzarka]

Whenever I look up how to do something and am met with a shit tutorial explaining how to do it (and I'm not on client time) I always remake it into a one minute version. This is an easy way to get KZbin views, because people who are googling for answers will always click the shortest video. One thing I wish people would do is write out every step of what you're doing in the video's description. So that way if the person is confused, or doesn't like your time length, they can just read the description and get on with it. The problem is KZbin rewards content of a certain length, not the most satisfactory answer to your search query, or the most concisely conveyed information. A video website with google's search algorithm rather than youtube's would be mankind's greatest contribution to poetry.

[@PixelHoo]

I watch this every couple of weeks to keep me motivated on what makes a good tutorial. It helped me improve my second one, and I’m hoping to make the third even more efficient.

[@samhodge7460]

This is great if your tutorial is about UI navigation, but I'm of the opinion that the best programming tutorial is a written one. I don't have time to scrub through your video to figure out where you start explaining the concepts, and I certainly don't want to have to continually pause, rewind, and fast forward if your pacing doesn't match mine. Just write an article that I can read and comprehend at my leisure. It's also great for the creator because they can easily update it if there's a mistake, someone asks for clarification, or a better approach is found.

[@1AmGroot]

"Here's *why* we're doing this". YES! Time and time again I see video editing and VFX tutorials add some effect or change some value/setting without explaining why they did it or at least what that setting/effect/value actually does. I also see people skipping steps. For example, one second that image has a background, and a second later, after a cut, it doesn't. Why doesn't it have a background anymore? How did you remove the background? Is removing the background even necessary? Who knows? TL;DR: If you're going to be teaching people how to do something, make sure to actually teach them how to do something.

[@TimmBrooks]

Approved. Other things I hate: * Hearing someone take a drink, and then the fcking 'Aaahhh' that follows. * Godot project tutorial? First you need to download Godot. Then you need to install it. --- Well, no shit. Better sign up for Internet while I'm at it. * Needlessly fumbling around with the document/scene while mouth is moving (ex: Blender tuts where scene randomly pans and tumbles on every syllable with no clear reason). * 'Tutorials' with zero commentary. * It's not a vblog FFS!!! * Lack of planning, preparation, forethought. * Watching Notepad open, type some, backspace some, type something different, doesn't mute mic. SPEAK INTO THE DAMNED MIC!!!@

[@swooperciper1704]

Don’t forget “Today/in this video, we will learn how to/about _____.” I can’t stand my time being wasted, I just wanna learn how to do what the video was titled, and not be reminded what the video is about as if I’m a child.

[@denizdemir9255]

no hate on everyone but tutorials with no commentary is almost what this channel's tutorials are. a lot of people like them but we should really accept that he barely explains the things he does

[@DuckieMcduck]

Download is a valid step because it often shows the exact version used. It also helps show how out of date a tutorial may be regardless of time uploaded.

[@TimmBrooks]

@@DuckieMcduck Takes 5 seconds to mention the version used as a quick call-out in the video or description. If the title suggests I'm going to find how to work with Excel formulas, downloading Excel, buying a computer, etc. should be a common-sense prerequisite.

[@petiks6391]

But I missed the tutorials where the person types in notepad with the background music "Let the bodies hit the floor"

[@Looserkid13]

i thought he was being sarcastic but his name is actually Miziziziz

[@caitlinjopepe541]

I love this. My pet peeve is "now here's the tricky part" *proceeds to not explain and just moves on*

[@ktmochiii]

I yearn for the day every tutorial on youtube doesn't waste our time. There's so much room for improvement it's actually crazy.

[@KevinCow]

Wow, you didn't spend the first 5 minutes explaining what a tutorial is.

[@thisorthat7746]

"Put it on a public website where it's easy for everyone to access forever" THIS!! GOSH esp when it's a REALLY GOOD tutorial but really old and non of the links work anymore, its frustrating on levels inconceivable.

[@youregonnaburnalright7333]

Whenever this happens I have to go full Sherlock Holmes, open Wayback machine .com, deduce the links from dead pages and different sources, etc...

[@treektheneet]

I love the fact that your Discord is acting like a sort of time stamp for us XD

[@PIKL_Creep]

The most useful (and my favorite) youtube tutorial I've ever found was like 3 seconds long and said exactly what to do.

[@loliswat8223]

I love you. I have many pet peeves with KZbin tutorials myself, but the biggest one is intros. I read your title, I saw your thumbnail, and you've sold me to click on your video. Why now do I have to sit through 30 seconds to a minute of you explaining what I know is about to be presented? It's like if you went to the movies but instead of showing trailers for other movies they just showed trailers for the movie you're about to watch.

[@baldoggie]

Is it just me or does he bear some resemblance with Quentin Tarantino?

[@dreamer097]

Mixed with Dominic Monaghan.

[@Deses]

Holy shit, you are right!

[@markkoetsier6475]

Dunno, to me he just looks like he has a cousin named Vinny.

[@WhyShouldnt_I]

This video has haunted me. Now every time I watch a tutorial I can't help but notice all the time that was wasted on pointless intros.

[@shash3391]

A tutorial of a tutorial. This is some inception inside an inception.

[@nathanieloakleaves5789]

Ok

[@shash3391]

@@nathanieloakleaves5789 ok

[@jimhrelb2135]

Thanks for setting the benchmark on making tutorials involving programming. The future generation appreciates you.

[@fight2flyphoto]

Thanks for laying it out so clearly. One of the absolute best applications of this advice I've found is Adobe in a Minute.