On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Jacob Peck <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > Just stumbled across this: http://dahuapp.github.io/ > > It's good for those of us who don't have proper recording setups (my mic > is a sad little fellow...). > > It uses textual annotations rather than voice, and the resulting > screencasts/tutorials render in the browser (some javascript/HTML5 magic, > I'm assuming). > > I personally believe voice is better, but this could suit some users. I > think I'll give it a go later. > > Thoughts? > Based on my experience, I would strong advise against this. Over the past several years, I have spent *months* doing half-assed substitutes for screencasts. Most of the plugins I have written in this area have been complete wastes of time. No opinion about Terry's work: it's for *nix. The 100 bucks or so I've spent on Camtasia Studio 8, and the 50 bucks or spent on a good usb mic may be the best investments I've ever made. I don't know about Ubuntu, etc, but I suspect MacOS has good screencast tools. Camtasia Studio 8 has already paid for itself many times over in time save. Given the impact voice plus video has, I would advise getting the best possible tool for producing screencasts available on your platform. Don't waste a second on second-rate alternatives. Edward P.S. The Camtasia tutorials are freely available. A great way to start your screencasting career. P. P.S. Note to Armagedoom: although we should avoid the term "screencast" for the general user, the term screencast means (to me) something specific: it is a video in which the video track comes from a screen capture. EKR -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
