Screencasting

If you’ve been with me for awhile, you’ll know how I love screencasts. They’re a great way to communicate your online message … whatever that may be. And I encourage you to take advantage of this technology to its fullest.

If the price of a screencasting software has been holding you …

Want to add more interactivity to your website? I hope your answer to that is yes because screencast videos - as they are called, are one of the best ways to get more traffic to your website. When I heard about it months ago, I was a bit skeptical but …

In last post, I wrote about the two most popular screencasting software out there in the market. I understand, however, that not many of us are willing to cough up hundreds of dollars just to create a short demo of our simple product.

Are there any alternatives out there that …

Let’s begin at the very beginning. I’ve always been a loyal Adobe Captivate user. I started using Captivate when it was called RoboDemo and owned by another company called eHelp. At the time, I was actively looking for a screencasting tool to invest in. I tried various different ones including ViewletBuilder, TurboDemo and Camtasia.

I chose RoboDemo because it had a great set of features at a reasonable price. Camtasia was at that time a bit too complicated for me, with it’s special codec etc. But Camtasia has gone a long way and with the recent release of Camtasia Studio 4.0 I’ve come to point where I have to decide whether to upgrade to the latest Captivate 2.0 or switch to Camtasia Studio 4.0 (which cost the same).

This review is going to be from my own personal experiences and needs. If you want a more detailed comparison of the two softwares check out the following reviews:

• Camtasia vs. Captivate - This review is quite dated but it still has some valid points.
• Review: Adobe Captivate and TechSmith Camtasia Studio - A much more recent comparison but still a version behind for each product. Note here that the zoom feature mentioned in the review is now also available with the release of Captivate 2.0.

Okay, now on with my review.

I’ve been meaning to get this news out to you right after my previous screencasting post but I’ve been sick and am only able to deliver this news now. Ah well, better late than never.

On the 17th of last month, TechSmith released their latest Camtasia Studio 4. If you’re not aware of it yet, Camtasia Studio is the preferred screencasting software amidst the internet marketing community.

According to their press release:

If you’re looking for a way to attract more visitors to your site, why not start offering your visitors video screencasts that are informative and entertaining.

What are screencasts exactly?

Well, put simply, they are digital recordings of a computer screen which may contain audio narration or text captions or both. …