TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: Screen capture software for demos From:Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:00:26 -0800
For screen captures, I like the free Greenshot, in that it has many of the
features of the commercial SnagIt app from TechSmith.
But if you're wanting quickie demos with voiceovers and such, I'd use
TechSmith's Camtasia. It's very cost-affordable and very capable. The
company offers a free 30-day trial download.
When doing voiceovers, I've found recording in my car to offer results
comparable to a sound-insulated recording studio. I used a good quality
Shure mic, connected to a Shure XLR <> USB interface, to record my stuff on
my laptop while sitting in the car. I'd just let the "tape" roll, then use
a sound editor (the free Audacity is excellent, although I used High
Criteria's Total Recorder) in "post-production" to cull my mistakes and
tighten up the audio.
It was then fairly straightforward to drop in my audio into Camtasia,
syncing the audio with the edited video.
> Chris
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Phil Vuncanon <pvuncanon -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Does anyone have a recommendation screen capture software that I could
> use to create a software demo? I use a Windows machine.
>
> I have Captivate, but it is not really adequate for what I'd like to do.
>
> Ideally, it would be something that allowed voice narration, text
> inserts to point out user interface elements, and other useful
> features to create a software demo.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Phil
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Writer Tip: Create 10 different outputs with Doc-To-Help -- including
> Mobile and EPUB.
>
> Read all about them: http://bit.ly/doc-to-help-10-outputs
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com -dot-
>
> To unsubscribe send a blank email to
> techwr-l-leave -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>
>
> Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
>http://www.techwhirl.com/email-discussion-groups/ for more resources and
> info.
>
> Looking for articles on Technical Communications? Head over to our online
> magazine at http://techwhirl.com
>
> Looking for the archived Techwr-l email discussions? Search our public
> email archives @ http://techwr-l.com/archives
>
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Writer Tip: Create 10 different outputs with Doc-To-Help -- including Mobile and EPUB.
