The document provides guidance on creating effective screencasts. It recommends several free multimedia tools for screen capturing, audio editing, video editing, and format conversion. It outlines a 5-step process for creating screencasts: developing a plan, sourcing materials, recording, editing, and exporting. Some tips include creating a project folder, using the same computer for the whole project, organizing files well, configuring tools correctly, and choosing appropriate audio/video formats. Finally, it lists five principles for screencasts: passion, patience, preparedness, professionalism, and personalization.

1. 6 December 2016
by
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ho Sinn-Chye
Vice-Chancellor & CEO
How to create an effective
Screencast?

2. Multimedia tools recommended
1. CamStudio (for screen capturing, AVI)
2. Audacity (for audio editing, WAV,
MP3)
3. VirtualDub (for editing AVI video)
4. FormatFactory (for audio and video
format conversion)
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3. 5 steps to creating an effective
screencast
1. Develop a screencasting plan
2. Source your multimedia materials
3. Record/capture your screencast
4. Edit your screencast/video
5. Export your screencast/video
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4. Some good-practice tips …
1. Create a Project Folder
2. Start and finish your screencast project on
the same computer
3. Sort and put all your video and audio work
files in separate sub-folders
4. Configure your screen capture tool, audio
and video editors correctly for the task to
be done
5. Choose your audio/video formats wisely
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5. Remember the 5 P’s
1. Passion (“Do it with passion or not at all”)
2. Patience (“All things are difficult before
they become easy”)
3. Preparedness (“By failing to prepare
you’re preparing to fail”)
4. Professional (“A professional educator is
one who didn’t quit”)
5. Personalize (Be student/people friendly)
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