Increase Your Productivity with Screen Capture Software Will McCrary, eLearning
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Increase Your Productivity with Screen Capture SoftwareWill McCrary, eLearning
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Why do you (yes, you!) use screen capture software?What are your preferences? Why do you hold them? Think about your use case.
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Working smarter means using the right tool (software) for the job.Using “too much program” is a waste of time and energy.Techsmith makes three products for screen capture!
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When should we use screen capture?• To show exactly what we see on
the screen, with system audio• To show exact steps, down to the
mouse movements• To add audio narration to a
process, and even video narration• Embeddable anywhere
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When is screen capture not useful?• Capturing video from the desktop
(in general)• Capturing huge amounts of
screen real estate (multiple screens, unusual resolutions)
• Extremely in-depth material that requires lots of explanatory text
• Best practices near the end
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Hardware: Microphone and Camera• Camera: can use the webcam you
probably already have (many built into laptops, otherwise inexpensive Logitech such as the HD Webcam series)
• Mic: don’t need anything expensive, but a good microphone is best if doing screen capture often (ex. Blue Yeti)
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Similarities• Easy to use• Hotkeys• Record audio narration• Great quality (varied in the past,
but no longer an issue)
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Things to note• Resolution• Effects• Framerate• File type• File size
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Jing (Techsmith)• Cost: Free!• Easiest and simplest software• Save locally or on Screencast.com
website• Smooth fade in and out• Flash only, no other formats. Not
accessible with screen readers.• Jing logo on all videos.• Not possible to edit after
recording unless transferred to Camtasia.
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Snagit (Techsmith)• Cost: $29.99 education pricing,
with 15 day fully functional trial• Easy to use, with more options
before recording. “Autoscroll” web page capture function.
• One-touch send to Word or clipboard.
• Save locally or on Screencast.com website
• Simple editor – can trim, and capture frames. Can add effects to images.
• Save as standard .mp4 video for easy editing and uploading.
• Other export options: Youtube, Google Drive, Screencast.com, FTP
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Camtasia Studio (Techsmith)• $179.99 for a full license, with 30
day free trial.• Can capture simultaneous
webcam video.• Captures at full frame rate, fine
for video and animation• Full-featured video editing,
nonlinear like Final Cut or Premiere.
• Can zoom and pan, add effects directly to video
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Camtasia Export Options• Many export options, can specify
the exact resolution, file type, etc.• For best results, use “Original
Quality” settings.• Can also export to Youtube,
Google Drive, and Screencast.com
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Captivate (Adobe)• Part of eLearning or Creative
Cloud suite, otherwise $999.99 or monthly $19.99
• Editing features as good as Camtasia
• Zoom and pan, add highlights, import audio and video
• Export to YouTube, also has presets for iOS formats (iPhone, iPad)
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Captivate is powerful• Part of a larger Powerpoint-style
program, but uses simpler “Video Demo” interface to only capture video
• Captivate itself is powerful! But we don’t need the “real” interface just for screen capture.
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Mouse path editor• You can adjust (or remove) the
path of the mouse after the fact• Useful for quickly pointing to
something, removing extraneous mouse movement, etc.
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Summary:• Jing is free, but disallows editing.
Must export to Flash.• Snagit is cheap, more powerful,
with limited editing.• Camtasia is more expensive,
with powerful editing and effects. Webcam recording is possible, with many options for export
• Captivate is most powerful, but very expensive unless part of a suite. A part of a larger presentation program, but we can stick with the simpler screen capture interface. Great editing features, mouse path adjustment.
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Best Practices
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Script it outReduces stumbles and pauses. Even if you know the subject inside and out.
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Enumerate all steps in orderCauses confusion otherwiseYou know the process, but the user doesn’tSpeak out and describe all actions clearly. Say what you’re manipulating.
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Don’t take unnecessary actionsMouse moving, clicking – all of it is capturedDistracting
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When capturing audio and video, set up the environmentCheck for extraneous noise, have plenty of light when shooting videoDo a test before the real thing
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Keep it simpleIf it’s too long, consider breaking the presentation down into piecesNo longer than a few minutes (5 at absolute max)
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Export in original resolution quality when possibleLower resolution reduces details, especially in text.
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Questions?
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