Re: what program do you use? : Video Tutorial creation
I'm a Camtasia user but a couple of other alternatives that I use are:
Satish Kumar's excellent "Wink" application from:
www.debugmode.com.
It's free and was what we used in college prior to migrating to:
Blueberry Software's "BBFlashback" available from:
www.bbsoftware.co.uk
It's not cheap but is very easy to use.
I bought Camtasia as it provides a better all round solution, not in the least the ability to include surveys and quizzes but for the teaching staff in general, I opted for BBFlashback as it's so easy to use.
For what it costs, Snagit is an absolute must have, I couldn't do without it!
Some of the on this site: http://www.hhtc.org.uk/radio/index.html
is just put together in XXP with a few Snagit grabs. The template might look familiar to some Xara users! What is interesting is that the video linked on bottom left is a Camtasia screen grab, which it seems to handle better that BBFlashback. (The site isn't finished yet, Jack's a good lad on the way up and needed something quick!)
Re: what program do you use? : Video Tutorial creation
Well, after trying ALL of the formats available for email attachments and finding none of them working, I zipped one of the folders and send the whole package to myself as a test and when unzipped the "movie" DID play. Where there's a will there's a way.
Unless someone knows an easier way.....
Re: what program do you use? : Video Tutorial creation
I'm trialling Camtasia atm..
Seems very good for creating streaming video from my avi's, but screen capture is driving me insane!! :eek: :eek:
How do I stop the capture rectangle from flashing while screen recording?
It's bad enough during normal recording, but autopan mode is driving me up the wall?
Nothing can I find in the help file about this? Surely there must be a way, I'm definately not going to be the only person who would find this very uncomfortable.... :confused:
You wouldn't want to be an epileptic.. :mad:
Re: what program do you use? : Video Tutorial creation
It's all good... I had a senior moment.. Found the 'Hide Capture Rectangle' option..
Re: what program do you use? : Video Tutorial creation
Jing is another free app that's worth trying.
Re: what program do you use? : Video Tutorial creation
Thanks guys:)
I tried to get this a couple of months ago but the free offer expired!:mad:
Just downloaded it OK.
Great program you have till the 7th of Jan to get it - don't wait!
Here is a quick link:
Just scroll down half the page!
http://www.updatexp.com/free-camtasia-studio-3.html
Re: what program do you use? : Video Tutorial creation
Interestingly enough, I've been using Movie Edit Pro, that video editing software that always gets a discount from Xara. That's for wacky buttons tutorials. I just make a txt file script and move the mouse and kind of say what I'll be saying on the script, and then do some voice takes over each step. :)
Re: what program do you use? : Video Tutorial creation
Rpc9943 thanks I have the Movie Edit Pro from Magix from Xara page, but never thought that it is able to capture screens :-) But checking the help it is really able :-D
Re: what program do you use? : Video Tutorial creation
Yeah, I mean, feel free to see what I've done with it for my company > http://www.wackybuttons.com/videos.php