Top Ten Tips for Effective ScreenCasts
- Start with Camtasia Studio
- All in one Recorder, Editor, Publisher
- Publish for web, CD, or DVD
- Proven solution, mature product
- Use a USB digital microphone
- for clean, problem free audio
- Affordable - prices start under $40
- Plantronics USB500 or Samson CO1U
- Position the microphone to prevent popping
- Move microphone away from mouth to prevent popping and to avoid breathing sounds
- Avoid contact with body or clothes to prevent unwanted noise
- Use an enhanced cursor
- Enhanced cursor helps viewers follow the action
- Use enhanced cursor movement to pinpoint important information
- Find enhanced cursors in Camtasia screen recorder under 'effects'
- Close Unneeded Programs
- Clear the clutter from the screen
- Free up system resources
- Reduce problem of device or resource conflicts
- Set the size the stage
- Take into consideration destination (web, CD, DVD)
- Reduce screen capture area to minimum size
- Set capture region in Camtasia Screen Recorder
- Size and place all components to fit capture region
- Do a trial run
- A trial run will help you compose presentation
- A trial run will reveal missing elements
- A trial run will help you condense your presentation
- Plan to Make Mistakes
- Know that mistakes are easily removed during editing
- When you make a mistake, take a breath and then repeat the segment where the mistake was made
- Edit ruthlessly
- Editing audio and video is easy in Camtasia
- Edit out mistakes
- Edit out unneeded or confusing material
- Edit to keep the presentation brief and interesting
- Publish to flash
- If primarily a screen capture, publish to .swf format
- If contains video, publish to .flv format
- To minimize file size, publish at 10fps, 11.025 mono
If you want to see other screencasts I have created, visit our Screencast Area
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