This document provides requirements and guidance for the effective planning, design, and development of instructional videos for information technology products and services. Videos and animation can present instructions for installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal for skilled or unskilled users. This document includes the use of video, interactive or hyper-video, animation, virtual or augmented reality to explain how to use systems, including software systems. Instructional videos can include tutorials with prepared use cases or examples. This document specifies content elements, structure, and use of media, including music, narration, captions, titles, and graphics. This document does not include specification of output media formats, content management for videos, or archiving. This document does not cover learning technology systems for recording and administering training programs.

The purpose of this document is to provide requirements and guidance on the process of planning, design, and development of instructional material using video and animation as well as the structure, content, and media applications suitable for instructional video.