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Online Tutorials with CamStudio . Kevin Smith Assistant Director, Cass District Library The Fiddling Librarian. What are the basics . Screen capture software With or without audio. Equipment . A computer A microphone I like the headset types. People say good things about this one
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Online Tutorials with CamStudio Kevin Smith Assistant Director, Cass District Library The Fiddling Librarian
What are the basics • Screen capture software • With or without audio
Equipment • A computer • A microphone • I like the headset types. • People say good things about this one • Webcam (optional)
Different Software Choices • CamStudio • Free – Open Source • Audio and Video Capture • Can save as .AVI or .SWF
Different Software Choices (cont) • Wink • Freeware (not open source) • Takes screen shots then joins them into an animated clip • Small file size
Different Software Choices (cont) • Camtasia Studio • Full featured presentation software • Records in multiple formats • Good file compression • Not free (about $300 for single license) • Macromedia Captivate
Things to consider • File size • Different compression codecs • Different file formats • .avi • .mpg • .swf
Things to consider • Audio compression • Screen annotations
Additional Software • Sizer • Windows Movie Maker • WMM compression tutorial
Have a plan • Practice doing the tasks in your tutorial • Do you want audio or not • Consider writing a script • Don’t be afraid to start over • Practice everything in the screen space that you have • Experiment with your sound settings
Do some testing • Have others review your work • Have some folks in your target audience watch the tutorial • Ask them what works an what doesn't • (down and dirty usability testing) • Try to get five users
The Magic of editing • Add screen annotations, transitions, etc. • Speed things up…..slow things down, etc. • You can rerecord the audio • You can join multiple recordings together
Where to put it • On your web page • On a blog • Some have embedded players • On a hosted site such as youtube
Keep your content current • Make sure that you update your tutorials when topics change.
Questions? kms@cass.lib.mi.us AIM fiddlelibrary