@mreasthito
You've got an interesting concept. While using text-to-speech is nothing new, you're writing a script that features 3 characters/voices on top of timing it to your video edits. Furthermore you've gone through and added both English and Chinese subtitles. Honestly, I admire your dedication and respect the amount of work you've put into this one video. Well done!
What I would suggest is that you start creating your own characters for future videos. Touhou characters are great but they don't belong to you. While I'm aware that there's a lot of fanart and fan work featuring Touhou characters, making your own will ensure that your channel is truly unique.
I'd like to see more videos from you. You have skill, you have talent and you have dedication; all the ingredients to succeed on YouTube.
@Jake Fuller
I'm looking at both your channels and I can tell that your 'Daily Vlog' channel is what you're focusing on and more passionate about. Your 'JAKEL33T' channel definitely has a more consistent branding compared to your Vlog channel but the quality of the vlogs is significantly worse in video quality. It's great to see good green screen work on that channel but it falls apart when it's just you in (mostly) complete silence with the game audio turned down too low (especially with the Portal playthrough). I'm well aware that the content is just you re-uploading streams but whether it's livestreaming or well edited and produced videos on YouTube, you need to be engaging with your fans to keep their interest. Obviously you don't need to go overboard (PewDiePie, Markiplier etc) but you do need to be more engaging.
From this point on I'll be focusing on your 'Daily Vlogs' channel. The channel header and thumbnails from 'Haircut | Computer Setup' to 'Hump Day' are spot on. The black and white colour scheme with red for highlights is very noir in style and looks good. Your avatar sticks out like a sore thumb by contrast so think about keeping it in line with the design of your channel header.
For the recent gameplay video (Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls [Season 6]) I'm noticing a lot of plosives in your audio. This was also an issue with your other channel as well. You've got a decent microphone setup with a pop filter but I think what's happening is that you've got your mic gain turned up way too high to compensate for your soft speaking voice. It's making your breath and plosive consonants pop in your audio which doesn't sound professional at all. Try aiming the microphone slightly above your mouth or move the mic further away.
Your vlogs are fine and are higher quality compared to those on your other channel. Nothing really more to add on this point.
Keep at it. It's hard getting noticed and popular on YouTube so be dedicated, be persistent and you'll eventually find success. Good luck!
@Welcome2Internet
The editing in your videos is excellent; nothing more I can add. I would suggest a pop filter for your microphone to give your audio a more professional edge but your audio quality suits your videos perfectly. It's also nice to see a consistent brand across all of your art assets.
It's a great start and you're doing quite well for 3 weeks worth of work. Keep at it! I know your channel will be successful. Best of luck to you!
@jakemealer
It's never to late, my friend. I'll avoid talking about camera quality and concentrate on the other aspects of your channel and content.
The biggest issue for your content at the moment is the audio mixing. It definitely got better with your third video but in your first two, the music you added in is extremely loud compared to your commentary. It's important to keep in mind for future videos to ensure a level volume throughout.
Depending on how far you want to take your content, you might want to consider investing in a shotgun microphone for your new camera. It'll help clean up your audio but it may be awkward to carry around since you're doing everything handheld. You should also think about investing in a tripod for those moments where you can sit down and plan about what you're going to talk about instead of doing everything on the fly.
Branding wise it's good that you've got photos of yourself for your avatar and thumbnails. You're a vlogs channel so it's all about you. Consider choosing a font/typeface that you think looks good and represents you and use that for your channel header and text within your thumbnails. Screenshots from the video are servicable but not very professional.
Finally, use the custom 'Home' page layout instead of the default so you can use the 'Channel Trailer' space to promote your latest videos. It's a good way to let potential viewers to your channel know what your content is all about.
It's a good start for your channel. Once you get that new camera of yours, keep making content and keep a regular upload schedule. The more you do it, the better you'll get and the more viewers and subscribers you'll earn. Best of luck!
@Koa
I love your logo and I love how you've incorporated it into your thumbnails. With the exception of your channel header which could use work, you've got a nice consistent branding right out of the gate. Good work! All you really need for your channel header is your logo. If you want to add images, treat it in the same way as you've done in your thumbnails - blur them to draw a viewers eye to the logo itself rather than the image.
On the topic of branding, you don't need to have you logo in the top right hand corner in that size. There's an option in your channel settings which should allow you to upload a little custom brand logo that appears either at the beginning, end or throughout the entirely of your video. It's less distracting that way and serves a practical purpose since it can be used as a link to subscribe to your channel.
Definitely use the custom 'Home' page for your channel so you can use the 'Channel Trailer' space to promote your latest videos and allow potential viewers to see what your channel is all about.
In terms of content, audio quality seems to be the biggest issue. It sounds like you're using a headset microphone which is causing a lack of quality in your vocals. If you don't already have one, invest in a high quality condenser microphone and make sure to save the audio as .WAV files. When you upload to YouTube, it processes the videos and compress it on top of your own rendering/compression.
Not bad for 2 weeks worth of work. You've definitely got potential. Just keep uploading videos regularly and work on the issues I've mentioned. Good luck!
