Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability testing on the cheap- Silverback, ?

2008-07-31 Thread tbrizitsky
Screen Flow http://varasoftware.com/products/screenflow/ might look like a better alternative for just $50 more: build-in viewer-editor, capturing both camera and screen images with ability to arrange them later. Plus Mic/System sound recording%u2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability testing on the cheap- Silverback, ?

2008-07-31 Thread jana sedivy
I really live a FREE tool called OvoLogger. it's just for taking notes (well, actually, it's a lot more than that but only the note-taking part is free). You can't catch mouseclicks with it but otherwise, it gives you much of Morae functionality. You can measure task completion times, you can

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability testing on the cheap- Silverback, ?

2008-07-30 Thread Darrell Benatar
If you're willing to give up the ability to moderate a usability session then for $19 per tester you can outsource the whole thing to www.UserTesting.com (I work there). We've built an online network of pre-screened user testers who can think out loud and stay on task without a moderator. So you

[IxDA Discuss] Usability testing on the cheap- Silverback, ?

2008-07-29 Thread Michael Dunn
Hey all, I'm doing some research on different tiers of usability testing, and I love the new Silverback app that Clear Left just put out ( http://www.silverbackapp.com/) as a potential lower-end solution (we already have partnerships in place for the high-end services). Are there any other apps

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability testing on the cheap- Silverback, ?

2008-07-29 Thread Adam Korman
I've used Morae in the past. It's sort of like Silverback (from what I can see on the site), but more sophisticated. Main differences: - it's Windows based - in addition to recording sessions, you can stream live to observers' computers - it has tools for annotating sessions and creating

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability testing on the cheap- Silverback, ?

2008-07-29 Thread Bojhan Somers
I am not sure what to think of Silverback, I like a really simple solution that works really well if you do on-site testing. But Morae (UserVue) has great remote usability testing posiblites. And nowdays for testing websites, there are a lot of great solutions that record the users screen with

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability testing on the cheap- Silverback, ?

2008-07-29 Thread Mary Deaton
I use Morae for all observation testing in a lab-like setting. It has three components - Recorder, Observer, and Manager; you can buy each individually. Recorder is installed on the participant machine and not only records screen video and any audio, it also allows you to deliver a survey

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability testing on the cheap- Silverback, ?

2008-07-29 Thread Todd Zaki Warfel
We've completely removed Morea from our testing environment for a number of reasons: * Doesn't work on Mac (we test both Mac/Windows and need a solution that will work on both) * Proprietary video format that can only be edited in their video editor * Video editor — have you tried to use this

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability testing on the cheap- Silverback, ?

2008-07-29 Thread Todd Zaki Warfel
On Jul 29, 2008, at 8:55 PM, Mary Deaton wrote: I have been using Morae for over two years and have never had any of the problems you report with patches or video corruption. It is not necessary to edit video in Morae, you can export it and edit in anything you want. However, you lose the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability testing on the cheap- Silverback, ?

2008-07-29 Thread Carol Smith
I haven't used Silverback yet - and as a Mac user it would certainly simplify things. I do see a big limitation for remote testing - only Mac users (with the proper setup) can be recruited for testing. That will (in most cases) significantly decrease your pool of participants. I have used