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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
{{quotation|A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration.}} ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencasting Wikipedia], retrieved 19: | {{quotation|A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration.}} ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencasting Wikipedia], retrieved 19:56, 30 July 2007 (MEST). | ||
See also [[Screen capture tutorial]] and [[Podcast]]. | |||
== Software == | == Software == | ||
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=== Free Recording software === | === Free Recording software === | ||
* [http://www.camstudio.org/ CamStudio] is | * [http://www.camstudio.org/ CamStudio] for Windows is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs) | ||
** [http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio/ SourceForge site] | |||
** [http://www.camstudio.org/blog/ CamStudio], the Official Blog. | |||
* [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink]. Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users. (Windows and Linux). | * [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink]. Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users. (Windows and Linux). | ||
Revision as of 18:56, 30 July 2007
Definition
“A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration.” (Wikipedia, retrieved 19:56, 30 July 2007 (MEST).
See also Screen capture tutorial and Podcast.
Software
Free Recording software
- CamStudio for Windows is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs)
- SourceForge site
- CamStudio, the Official Blog.
- Wink. Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users. (Windows and Linux).
In education
Links
Overviews Screen casting
(capture of user interactions)
- Video Captures (Wikipedia)
- Screencast (Wikipedia)
- List of screencasting software (Wikipedia)
- J Udell's del.icio.us entries
Tutorials
- Capture a Screencast with a Mac by Miraz Jordan.
- What Is Screencasting, by Jon Udell, 11/16/2005
- How to Make Flash Tutorials With a Free Program Called Wink (Wink is a free program that you can use to create Flash tutorials on Windows or Linux).