Screencasting Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science Class of 2011 Reference Assistant Westfield State College Ely Library Patrick Hartsfield

Screencasting: Overview What is it? Why now? What can I do with it? What does a screencast look like? What products are available? What is the process to make one? What are some best practices?

What is it?

Why now?

What can I do with it?

What does a screencast look like?

What products are available?

What is the process to make one?

What are some best practices?

Screencasting: What is it? Basic definition: A video recording of your computer screen Term credited to Jon Udell “Heavy Metal Umlaut”

Basic definition:

A video recording of your computer screen

Term credited to Jon Udell

“Heavy Metal Umlaut”

Screencasting: Why now? Increased computing power and storage Complementary hardware availability Microphones Webcams Accessible software tools Windows Movie Maker iMovie Flash

Increased computing power and storage

Complementary hardware availability

Microphones

Webcams

Accessible software tools

Windows Movie Maker

iMovie

Flash

Screencasting: Why now? Faster Internet connections Easy-to-use distribution methods Course management systems YouTube Screencast.com

Faster Internet connections

Easy-to-use distribution methods

Course management systems

YouTube

Screencast.com

Screencasting: What are the uses? Tutorials Lectures Demos FAQ Problem reporting

Tutorials

Lectures

Demos

FAQ

Problem reporting

Examples Heavy Metal Umlaut ( http://jonudell.net/udell/gems/umlaut/umlaut.html ) Developing a good Research question / thesis statement ( http://hdl.handle.net/1880/46628 ) Linking to Full-Text Articles ( http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/tutorials/linkfulltext/linkfulltext.htm )

Heavy Metal Umlaut ( http://jonudell.net/udell/gems/umlaut/umlaut.html )

Developing a good Research question / thesis statement

( http://hdl.handle.net/1880/46628 )

Linking to Full-Text Articles

( http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/tutorials/linkfulltext/linkfulltext.htm )

Screencasting: Programs Windows CamStudio (open source) http://camstudio.org/ Jing/Jing Pro (also for Mac) http://www.jingproject.com/ Captivate http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/ Camtasia Studio http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp

Windows

CamStudio (open source)

http://camstudio.org/

Jing/Jing Pro (also for Mac)

http://www.jingproject.com/

Captivate

http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/

Camtasia Studio

http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp

Screencasting: Programs Mac IShowU http://store.shinywhitebox.com/home/home.html Snapz Pro X http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/ ScreenFlow http://www.telestream.net/screen-flow/overview.htm

Mac

IShowU

http://store.shinywhitebox.com/home/home.html

Snapz Pro X

http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/

ScreenFlow

http://www.telestream.net/screen-flow/overview.htm

Screencasting: The Process Seven basic steps Dry run Storyboard Script Record the video Record the audio Edit Distribute

Seven basic steps

Dry run

Storyboard

Script

Record the video

Record the audio

Edit

Distribute

Screencasting: The Process Dry Run Capture the task without audio, but… Talk through what you’re doing Storyboard Watch the dry run and break it into scenes Scenes should be short and focus on one task

Dry Run

Capture the task without audio, but…

Talk through what you’re doing

Storyboard

Watch the dry run and break it into scenes

Scenes should be short and focus on one task

Screencasting: The Process Script Write a script for each scene Read it aloud for timing Re-record the video No audio yet Do it all in one take or break it up by scene or group of scenes Multiple takes allows for later editing

Script

Write a script for each scene

Read it aloud for timing

Re-record the video

No audio yet

Do it all in one take or break it up by scene or group of scenes

Multiple takes allows for later editing

Screencasting: The Process Record the audio Watch the video while recording Use either the screencasting software or another audio recording program Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) If using a separate program, import the results into the screencasting program

Record the audio

Watch the video while recording

Use either the screencasting software or another audio recording program

Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)

If using a separate program, import the results into the screencasting program

Screencasting: The Process Put it all together Find the best takes and combine them using the editor of your choice Camtasia iMovie Movie Maker Export the results Flash QuickTime mp4

Put it all together

Find the best takes and combine them using the editor of your choice

Camtasia

iMovie

Movie Maker

Export the results

Flash

QuickTime

mp4

Screencasting: The Process Distribute it Course management system Departmental web site Screencast.com YouTube

Distribute it

Course management system

Departmental web site

Screencast.com

YouTube

Screencasting: Best Practices Brevity Tutorials should be 2-3 minutes long Break longer presentation into more manageable chunks Be methodical Stay focused on the topic Avoid extraneous movements Speak clearly and at a comfortable pace

Brevity

Tutorials should be 2-3 minutes long

Break longer presentation into more manageable chunks

Be methodical

Stay focused on the topic

Avoid extraneous movements

Speak clearly and at a comfortable pace

Screencasting: Best Practices Make it interesting “Call-outs” Pan & zoom Spotlights Add a quiz or survey Simplify the environment Limit the recording area Clean up the desktop

Make it interesting

“Call-outs”

Pan & zoom

Spotlights

Add a quiz or survey

Simplify the environment

Limit the recording area

Clean up the desktop

Screencasting: Best Practices Make it easy to use Add text to the presentation Increase the mouse cursor size

Make it easy to use

Add text to the presentation

Increase the mouse cursor size

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