Re: Movavi software for creating video tutorials?

Subject: Re: Movavi software for creating video tutorials?
From: Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 08:48:32 -0700

Yes, Camtasia's tech support has been terrific. TechSmith is much, much
smaller than Adobe and so can afford to be more customer-focused (that's my
guess, anyway). I haven't checked, but this could also stem from TechSmith
being privately owned, as opposed to Adobe that has to answer to
shareholders (and Wall Street every quarter).

> Chris


On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 7:45 AM, Debbi Crum <debbi -dot- crum -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:

> Thanks to everyone for the suggestions and insights.
>
> After reading all the comments, I wonder if Camtasia would be the best
> route to go. Movavi is about half the price (although they have it on sale
> for about 1/3 the price), but Camtasia must have a much larger user base
> (more experts to reach out to when you need assistance) and probably better
> support. Both of those have to be considered when comparing price.
>
> Captivate looks like a good product, but I'm worried that it might have a
> steep learning curve. I'd like to be able to get up and running as quickly
> as possible.
>
>
>
>
> On Thursday, October 17, 2013 8:25 PM, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>
> wrote:
>
> Hmmm, well I found it pretty easy to edit the dead spaces in Camtasia, so
> having to work slowly to avoid mistakes wasn't of any consequence. I was
> also able to record the scripted audio separately in a digital sound booth
> (my laptop in my parked car, to which I attached a mid-level Shure
> microphone), then easily match up the audio which what I'd recorded in
> video.
>
> In postproduction phase, Camtasia also let me easily zoom in to key areas
> of the screen and add callouts.
>
> What I liked best was, since it comes from TechSmith, Camtasia is devoid of
> the usual somewhat buggy, feature bloatware overkill found in many of
> today's Adobe products. And I believe that Camtasia's learning curve is a
> fraction of Captivate's.
>
> > Chris
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com
> >wrote:
>
> > Working with Captivate for the last couple of days reminded me of one
> > of its huge strengths over video-style recorders: you don't have to do
> > things in real time. Only actions are recorded, the amount of time in
> > between has no effect, so you can take time to read the script and
> > work slowly to avoid mistakes.
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 10:48 AM, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com
> >
> > wrote:
> > > Captivate costs $30 a month. Get the 30-day free trial and see how
> > > efficient it is and whether there's an output format that works well
> > > on iOS.
> > >
> > > I find its annotated, editable animations ave a lot of time over
> > > working with video.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 6:18 AM, Debbi Crum <debbi -dot- crum -at- yahoo -dot- com>
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> My next project is video tutorials for an iPad app. My employer would
> > like
> > >> me to find a less expensive alternative to Camtasia or Captivate.
> >
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Movavi software for creating video tutorials?: From: Debbi Crum
Re: Movavi software for creating video tutorials?: From: Chris Morton
Re: Movavi software for creating video tutorials?: From: Robert Lauriston
Re: Movavi software for creating video tutorials?: From: Robert Lauriston
Re: Movavi software for creating video tutorials?: From: Chris Morton
Re: Movavi software for creating video tutorials?: From: Debbi Crum

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