Screencapture, Slidecasting and Sceencasting tools
Jing, SnagIT, Slideshare, Camtasia, Captivate, BB FlashBack
Definitions
Screen capture (aka screen grab, screen shot)
A method of "capturing" a snapshot of your computer screen.
Most basic form: pressing the "Print Scrn" key on your keyboard
Slidecasting
Slideshare (slides) + podcast (any mp3 URL) = slidecast (slides/mp3 mashup)
A new multimedia format for viewing slide decks synchronized with an audio file
Screencasting
Screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration.
Just as a screenshot is a picture of a user's screen, a screencast is essentially a movie of what a user sees on their monitor.
Source: Wikipedia
Format
Standalone EXE, Macromedia Flash SWF, AVI format or the Windows Media Video (WMV) format or as streaming presentations from a website.
Tools
Software
Jing
- “Free screenshot and screencast sharing application”
- 2GB storage on Screencast.com
- For short, sweet and off the cuff screencasts (e.g. reference enquiries?)
- Simply select an area of your screen, capture it as an image or record it as a video, and then click Share. Jing conveniently places a URL to your content which you can paste into any of your conversations.
- Images are always in PNG format and videos are always in SWF format.
Here is a quick example of some jings I made up for an external requesting site:
please feel free to contact Aaron for any queries.
SnagIT
- Screen capture tool.
- Capture anything on your screen, edit the image and print it or share it as you wish. It can capture the content of a scrolling window. You can grab all the images on a Web page, menus using a time delay - and even make a video of on-screen actions.
- Been around for almost 20 years
- Distributed by TechSmith who also distribute Camtasia Studio
- US$50 to purchase (free 30 day trial)
Emma's notes: If you regularly take and edit screenshots, then this software will make your life a lot easier. Bonus: it allows you to make "quick and dirty" screencasts as well.
Slideshare
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PowerPoint + YouTube
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Free service for sharing presentations and slideshows over the web.
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Site where you can host your presentations and share them with others.
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Share publicly or privately. Add audio to create a webinar aka “slidecasting”.
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Users are able to add tagging, rate, comment, and embed content.
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Flash is required in order for the presentations to be seen properly.
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The maximum size for a slide show is 100 MB.
Camtasia
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Published by TechSmith
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Tool that will let you record your screen to create training, demo, and presentation videos, aka screencasts.
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US $299 (free fully-functional 30 day trial)
Captivate
Viewlets
BB FlashBack
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Published by BlueBerry Software
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US $225 (free fully-functional 30 day trial)
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'Capture driver' technology gives us a head start on other screen recorders. It catches screen changes in a radically different way, to create tiny, lossless quality movie files, without affecting PC performance.
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Flash, AVI, WMV, MS PowerPoint and standalone EXE formats.
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Edit multiple audio tracks side by side with video. Designed to make synchronizing sound with images as easy as possible.
Emma's notes: Fantastic software. Excellent for synchronizing pre-recorded soundtracks with screencasts and for frame-by-frame editing. Unfortunately lacks an "Undo" button.
Other options
Screengrab
Free extension for Firefox that makes it easy to save a web-page as an image. With it, you can save anything that you can see in a browser window - from a small selection, to a complete page.
Camstudio
Free
GPL-licensed (general public license – aka free software license) screen capture application for Microsoft Windows (open source). CamStudio is a simple, straightforward program to record screen activity to AVI or SWF format. You can also record audio from your speakers or microphone.
Screencast-O-Matic
Free and easy way to create a video recording of your screen (aka screencast) and upload it for free hosting all from your browser with no install.
Allows for audio and notes and has a limit of 5 minutes per screencast
Other things to decide
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How do we want to use screencatching?
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Pilot projects?
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Do we need to trial or test software in an organised way before buying more?
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What training / gear / tools do we need?
Acknowledgements and Contact Details
Session notes created by Emma Taylor (emma.taylor@watercorporation.com.au) and Aaron Trenorden (a.trenorden@murdoch.edu.au)
PowerPoint slides created by Kathryn Greenhill
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