Hi Dónal, Sorry, but I don't have much current information on Camtasia. Here are a few comments though. For very basic video screen captures, you can just use QuickTime. This was discussed on list a week or so ago for audio recording options, and also video recording. A recent comparison review from this summer of Camtasia vs. Screenflow basically said both were good (they are both multi-track editors), so if you have one you probably don't need to get the other. However, the differences are that Camtasia gives more options for animations and annotations, and generally things that are graphics oriented (that I don't think VoiceOver users will make particular use of), while Screenflow offers more in the way of audio and video filtering (which are things VoiceOver users might take advantage of). The other comments are that Screenflow was originally designed on the Mac, while Camtasia was ported from Windows. The Mac version doesn't have as many features as their Windows version, but the pricing with Screenflow is competitive when neither is on sale. Someone at the Mac Rumors stated that Screenflow was more stable on the Mac than Camtasia, but I don't know whether that comment applies to Mavericks.
My impression is, if you have Camtasia, and if it works well with VoiceOver, which I have no information about, you might stick with it. If you are buying a new app for video tutorials, I'd be inclined to look at Screenflow first, because of the known history of accessibility on the Mac with VoiceOver, and because the additional strengths seem more oriented to what a VoiceOver user might take advantage of. Both these apps have trial download versions, so you could check for yourself. The Mac Update site probably has the link for Camtasia, and I gave the Screenflow download site in my first post. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 29, 2013, at 9:13 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: > Hi Esther, > > the one that jumps out at me there is the Screenflow application. Do you by > any chance know how it compares to Camtasia? We can get that one for free at > work but I’d be more than happy to pay the 69 dollars if I thought there were > advantages. Given I do a lot of UI and Web Design teaching something like > this would be fantastic. > > Dónal > On 29 Nov 2013, at 13:59, Esther wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> In connection with Black Friday, the first day after U.S. Thanksgiving, when >> there are sales to start off the Christmas shopping season, a number of >> interesting sales have shown up in the Mac App Store for applications or >> subjects that have been recently discussed. Some of these will be for today >> only, some for the Friday and Saturday, and some will extend through Monday. >> >> Here are a few of the items I've noted: >> • ABBYY Fine Reader Express $49.99 (50% off regular price, this weekend only) >> http://itunes.apple.com/app/abbyy-finereader-express/id412310371?mt=12 >> • Checkbook Pro $11.99 (normally $24.99, on sale -- last year it was for >> Friday only) >> http://itunes.apple.com/app/checkbook-pro/id412490330?mt=12 >> • Audiobook Builder $1.99 (normally $5.99) >> http://itunes.apple.com/app/audiobook-builder/id406226796?mt=12 >> >> ABBYY Fine Reader Express for OCR has a15-day free trial download at: >> http://www.abbyy.com/finereader_for_mac/trial/# >> You can find the Splasm Software trial downloads for Checkbook Pro at: >> http://www.splasm.com/checkbookpro/downloads.html >> and for Audiobook Builder at: >> http://www.splasm.com/audiobookbuilder/downloads.html >> >> Looks like there is no 1Password Mac sale this year. >> >> Telestream sent out an email with a 30% discount code of "BlackCyber2013" >> (excluding the quotation marks) for the purchase of their products between >> November 27 - December 2, 2013. They make a product called Flip4Mac that >> lets you play Windows Media formats in QuickTime (in free and paid versions >> that let you encode more formats), but they also make a product called >> Screenflow that allows you to screen capture in video format from your Mac >> to do demos and presentations of app usage. I know some VoiceOver users use >> this software (lists for $99, would be $69.30 with the discount). Here's the >> Screenflow web site, which also has their free trial download link: >> http://www.telestream.net/screenflow/ >> >> Southern Stars also sent me links to the free versions of their SkySafari >> planetarium apps for both the Mac and for iOS, good from this Friday through >> Sunday (though the links actually started working yesterday): >> • SkySafari 1.8 for Mac OS X (free, regularly $4.99) >> https://itunes.apple.com/app/skysafari/id451895081?mt=12 >> I've generally used the iOS app, which is accessible for all the information >> parts, though I have used an older version of the Mac app, Here's the iOS >> app link: >> • SkySafari 3.8.5 for iOS (free, regularly $2.99) >> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skysafari-3/id437108143?mt=8 >> >> They've also put their SkySafari Plus and Pro versions for Mac and iOS (and >> Android) on sale for 25%. These are versions with larger object databases >> on comets, distant galaxies and stars, etc. >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
