Re: Mini-lesson creation with audio and video

[Abby Klemmer <aklemmer -at- factset -dot- com>]

Hi Rob -

Something I haven't seen addressed in any of the responses that may be 
important to you: Camtasia lets you "zoom and pan" on areas of the screen 
during the video-production process, whereas last I checked, Captivate 
does not have this functionality.  I find this useful, as sometimes I'm 
focusing on the "big picture" and other times I want to focus in on a 
small toolbar or dialog-box and have the user able to see what I'm doing.

I use Camtasia, and with respect to file-size I've found that this works 
well: I record several smaller "chapters," that together make up a larger 
video, then export each AVI as a SWF. Then I use Camtasia Theater to 
stitch all the SWFs together into a multi-chapter movie with a clickable 
table of contents on one side. With several smaller files, instead of one 
enormous file, loading-time isn't such a big deal.

Hope this helps!
Abby Klemmer
Knowledge Specialist
FactSet Research Systems Inc.




Rob Hudson wrote:

Hi all,

I'm working on some 5-6 minute lessons on basic Word and Writing
skills that I'd like to record and post on my web site. I'm debating
between Camtasia and Captivate.

I imagine that I'll be mousing on a screen and talking over the video;
I won't be recording my face or my head.

Thanks!


 
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