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How to prepare a lecture video from your notes, step by step

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Short answer: Preparing a lecture video is five jobs: choosing the scope, writing the script, voicing it and preparing the picture, checking the content, and updating when the notes change. In Zıpır you do the scope and the final check; Zıpır produces the scene plan (the video's script), the narration, the subtitles and the picture. Every sentence on screen shows its place in your notes, which makes checking easier.

What jobs make up preparing a lesson video?

Short answer: There are five jobs, and no single tool takes all of them. Which ones you do and which Zıpır does is set out below.

  • Scope (you). Which section, which learning outcome, for which student? A tool cannot decide that.
  • Script (Zıpır drafts, you approve). Zıpır produces a scene plan from your notes: in every scene the sentence that will come on screen and its place in your notes. No video is made until you approve.
  • Voice, subtitles and picture (Zıpır). Narration, a subtitle track in the MP4 and the picture in the format you choose. No microphone or editing software is needed.
  • Checking (you, with the source line). Every scene shows its source line underneath; when the video is done, a proof report is produced.
  • Updating (you the notes, Zıpır the video). If your notes change, you upload the current file and the video is made again.

Preparing a training video is the same five jobs. The difference is only in the source: a teacher uploads their lesson notes, a trainer at an organisation uploads a procedure or a manual.

Which lesson makes sense as a video, and which does not?

Short answer: Sections whose notes are written down and that are taught the same way every term: definitions, rules, steps, articles of law and regulation. Not where your own voice or face is needed. No. Zıpır is not a tool for talking to a camera, for avatars or for live lessons; it narrates the lesson itself.

Put one learning outcome in one video. Upload not the whole of the lesson notes but the section that explains that outcome; the scene plan stays short and the number of sentences you have to approve goes down. For reference: the 28-page 6331.pdf (Occupational Health and Safety Law (6331)) became a 8-scene video of 1 minute 13 seconds in the Summary presentation format in the live product on October 10, 2026. Your notes will come out with a different number of scenes and a different length, depending on what they say. Zıpır is not suited to a laboratory demonstration, solving a problem on the board, talking with students or an interactive activity; there are no clickable scenes inside the video.

How do I prepare a video from lesson notes? Five steps

Short answer: You prepare it from your lesson notes: pick the section, upload the notes, approve the scene plan Zıpır produces and get the narrated, subtitled video. No voice recording, editing software or script writing is needed.

  1. Pick the section. One learning outcome, one document. The notes can be PDF, Word, Markdown or plain text. The code has text recognition for scanned PDFs, but it has not yet been verified end to end in the live product; uploading your lesson notes as a file with a text layer is the safest.
  2. Upload and choose a format. The product has twenty-one visual formats: Cartoon, Isometric, 3D cutaway, Paper cut, Whiteboard, Branded workplace, Map story, Illustrated explainer, Clay, Mascot host, Cause and effect, Panel presentation, Chalkboard, Balance, Showcase, Pictogram, Timeline, Brand colors, Document walk-through, Summary presentation and Host-led cartoon. See all of them on the formats page. For example, Summary presentation shows one principle per scene in large type, and Document walk-through shows the page itself with the quoted lines marked. You can leave the choice to Zıpır.
  3. Approve the scene plan. The plan lists the sentence each scene will show on screen and its place in your notes. The sixth scene of the example plan:

“Tehlikeli olanı, tehlikesiz veya daha az tehlikeli olanla değiştirmek.”

6331.pdf, s. 4, satır 17

In English (our rendering): “Replacing what is dangerous with what is not dangerous or less dangerous.” Source: 6331.pdf, p. 4, line 17.

  1. Get the video. A narrated, subtitled MP4 comes, and below it every sentence is listed with its place in the document and a “found in the source” label. If a quote cannot be found in the source, its scene is not made; in the example video 16 of 16 on-screen lines were found in the document.
  2. Fix a wrong frame, then share. In the finished video you circle the frame you want to fix and write what you want; the change applies only to that scene. A share link is closed until you create one and is opened for 7, 30 or 90 days; you can also download the video as an MP4 and put it on your own platform.

For the details of the steps from file to video, see how to turn a PDF into a lesson video, and the page for lesson notes, Course material.

What five things should I check before sending it to students?

Short answer: That the sentence is really in your notes, that it is still current, that it meets the learning outcome, that an exception has not been skipped, and that the order suits the student. The proof report gives you the first; the other four are your decision.

  1. Is every sentence on screen in my notes? Look at the page and line of every sentence in the scene plan and the proof report. In the example video 16 of 16 on-screen lines were found in the document.
  2. Is this information still current? The sentences on screen are quotes from your lesson notes, and the page and line in the notes are written next to them. But if the notes themselves are wrong or out of date, so is the video: Zıpır does not verify the content of the document, only that the quote is in it.
  3. Does the video meet the learning outcome? Does what the scenes say match the aim in your lesson plan? Only you know that.
  4. Has an exception or a warning been skipped? A one-sentence quote can hide that an exception is in the next sentence. If the exception is on the next line of your notes, look for that in the scene plan too.
  5. Are the order and length right for the student? The scene plan shows the order before approval; if the order is wrong, you fix it before the video.

Extra notes for OHS and legislation lessons are in OHS training video: which documents do you need. Zıpır does not decide whether a training is adequate; that is the responsibility of the employer and the authorised specialist.

Do I have to make the video again when my notes change?

Short answer: No. You upload the current file and make the video again; every sentence is tied again to its line in the new text.

Because the video is made from the document as it was on the day you uploaded it, it does not update itself. Each term, when you correct your notes, you only upload the current file; the recording and the editing are not done again.

How much does preparing a lesson video cost?

Short answer: Studio is ₺990 a month for 15 finished video minutes and Team is ₺3.490 a month for 60 minutes, in Turkish lira with VAT included. Buying is open.

Subscriptions are billed in Turkish lira for now, with VAT included: Studio is ₺990 a month for 15 finished video minutes, Team is ₺3.490 a month for 60 minutes. Paying yearly, Studio is ₺9.504 and Team ₺33.504.

If your minutes are short, the video does not start; you can shorten it, split it into parts or buy an extra pack. Extra packs are sold in US dollars (10 minutes for $17, 30 minutes for $45, 90 minutes for $115), are valid for 24 months from purchase, are not sold on the free plan, and plan minutes are used first. Buying is open; the pricing page has everything in one place.

To start, sign in at app.zipirapp.com or write to [email protected].

Frequently asked questions

How do I prepare a lecture video?

You prepare it from your lesson notes: pick the section, upload the notes, approve the scene plan Zıpır produces and get the narrated, subtitled video. No voice recording, editing software or script writing is needed.

What do I need to prepare a lesson video?

Written lesson notes (PDF, Word, Markdown or plain text) and a Zıpır account.

Is preparing a training video different from preparing a lesson video?

The method is the same: a narrated video from a written source, with the source visible on screen. A teacher uploads their lesson notes, a trainer at an organisation uploads a procedure or a manual.

Can I teach in my own voice or on camera?

No. Zıpır is not a tool for talking to a camera, for avatars or for live lessons; it narrates the lesson itself.

Could the video give students wrong information?

The sentences on screen are quotes from your lesson notes, and the page and line in the notes are written next to them. But if the notes themselves are wrong or out of date, so is the video: Zıpır does not verify the content of the document, only that the quote is in it.

Do I have to make the video again when my notes change?

No. You upload the current file and make the video again; every sentence is tied again to its line in the new text.

How much does preparing a lesson video cost?

Studio is ₺990 a month for 15 finished video minutes and Team is ₺3.490 a month for 60 minutes, in Turkish lira with VAT included. Buying is open.

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