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From: Chechu on 3 Jun 2010 20:23 On Jun 3, 4:57 pm, GS <gesan...(a)netscape.net> wrote: > ker_01 used his keyboard to write : > > > > > > > At my last employer, we used a product called "Captivate" (now owned by > > Adobe) with great success to create demos- it captures your actions > > (clicking, typing, etc) and turns it into a video tutorial. > > > However, it is not a free product, so I'll be monitoring this thread to see > > if anyone posts a recommendation for free alternatives. :) > > > Keith > > > "Dave Peterson" wrote: > > >> Debra Dalgleish posts instructional videos on her site (via youtube.com). > > >> You can see lots of examples here: > >>http://contextures.com/ExcelVideoTutorials.html > > >> I think that she uses a program called Camtasia Studio (not free): > >>http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp > > >> But there are other (free!) programs that do this kind of thing. > > >> I bet you'll get some free alternative suggestions to your post, but you may > >> want to try google or download.com or any of your favorite free software > >> sites (like sourceforge.net) to see if you find any you like. > > >> Chechu wrote: > > >>> Hi, sorry if this is not the right place to post this question... I > >>> have a tool in Excel that will be used by 1.000 people. I need to > >>> deliver some self-training for all this users, like a demo. Ideally, I > >>> would like to show how to use the tool (data entry, functions, user > >>> forms usage, etc) and talk on the back explaining what I am doing. I > >>> have no idea how to start, which tool can I use to record something > >>> like this. Do you have any suggestion/advise??? > >>> Thanks, > >>> Cecilia > > >> -- > > >> Dave Peterson > >> . > > One alternative is 'SnagIt'. Not sure if it's free, though. > > -- > Garry > > Free usenet access athttp://www.eternal-september.org > ClassicVB Users Regroup! comp.lang.basic.visual.misc- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Thanks a lot for your quick response! Based on all your suggestions, I did a quick research. Dave, yes, definitely what Debra uses in Contextures is what I am looking for. Camtasia is the product, is not free, but not too expensive All the reviews position it as the best for screencasts. Keith, Captivate looks incredible unfortunately too expensive, but looks really good. Garry, SnagIt is not for screencasts, just for images. I am needing audio and video in this case, but looks good for just images. I found two open source programs. One is called Jing, very basic, has the minimal needed features. The other one is called CamStudio. This one seems to have more features, and some people recommend it, but it still very behind Camtasia. I will go for this one. Thanks again for giving me a great idea about where to start! Regards, Cecilia
From: GS on 3 Jun 2010 22:30
Chechu formulated on Thursday : > On Jun 3, 4:57 pm, GS <gesan...(a)netscape.net> wrote: >> ker_01 used his keyboard to write : >> >> >> >> >> >>> At my last employer, we used a product called "Captivate" (now owned by >>> Adobe) with great success to create demos- it captures your actions >>> (clicking, typing, etc) and turns it into a video tutorial. >>> However, it is not a free product, so I'll be monitoring this thread to see >>> if anyone posts a recommendation for free alternatives. :) >>> Keith >> >>> "Dave Peterson" wrote: >> >>>> Debra Dalgleish posts instructional videos on her site (via youtube.com). >>>> You can see lots of examples here: >>>> http://contextures.com/ExcelVideoTutorials.html >>>> I think that she uses a program called Camtasia Studio (not free): >>>> http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp >>>> But there are other (free!) programs that do this kind of thing. >>>> I bet you'll get some free alternative suggestions to your post, but you >>>> may want to try google or download.com or any of your favorite free >>>> software sites (like sourceforge.net) to see if you find any you like. >>>> Chechu wrote: >> >>>>> Hi, sorry if this is not the right place to post this question... I >>>>> have a tool in Excel that will be used by 1.000 people. I need to >>>>> deliver some self-training for all this users, like a demo. Ideally, I >>>>> would like to show how to use the tool (data entry, functions, user >>>>> forms usage, etc) and talk on the back explaining what I am doing. I >>>>> have no idea how to start, which tool can I use to record something >>>>> like this. Do you have any suggestion/advise??? >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Cecilia >> >>>> -- >> >>>> Dave Peterson >>>> . >> >> One alternative is 'SnagIt'. Not sure if it's free, though. >> >> -- >> Garry >> >> Free usenet access athttp://www.eternal-september.org >> ClassicVB Users Regroup! comp.lang.basic.visual.misc- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > > > Thanks a lot for your quick response! Based on all your suggestions, I > did a quick research. > > Dave, yes, definitely what Debra uses in Contextures is what I am > looking for. Camtasia is the product, is not free, but not too > expensive… All the reviews position it as the best for screencasts. > Keith, Captivate looks incredible… unfortunately too expensive, but > looks really good. > Garry, SnagIt is not for screencasts, just for images. I am needing > audio and video in this case, but looks good for just images. > > I found two open source programs. One is called “Jing”, very basic, > has the minimal needed features. The other one is called “CamStudio”. > This one seems to have more features, and some people recommend it, > but it still very behind Camtasia. I will go for this one. > > Thanks again for giving me a great idea about where to start! > Regards, > Cecilia Thanks for the review on your searches. I didn't pick up on the fact that you needed audio. I think I'll also look into Camtasia and Captivate. -- Garry Free usenet access at http://www.eternal-september.org ClassicVB Users Regroup! comp.lang.basic.visual.misc |