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From clickable hotspots to quizzes at the end of each video, there is so much you can do to make your video more interactive for the user.

You can check out one of the videos of the video series I recently put together in Camtasia Studio and see many of the different features that Camtasia has to offer in action. SWF for screencasts or videos with quizzes) The closer you zoom in the easier it is to make the edits

Zoom in on the timeline when trying to make specific edits to the video or audio.

Minimize the number of zoom and pans (time consuming and too distracting).

Choose project setting that is similar or the same as the production setting.

Keep the cursor of the mouse still while recording unless you are pointing to something.

It is very difficult to keep audio and video synced if you are editing the tracks separately

Try to get the recording right in order to avoid editing.

Record in a similar screen resolution that you will produce your video in.

Make sure you are in a quiet room without any chance of interruptions (phones, doorbells, etc).

Try to stick to less than 10 minutes for reach video.

Chunk information into smaller videos (helps both for updating later on and keeping peopleвЂ™s attention).

Use an external microphone if possible and adjust the settings.

Complete a dry run to make sure you donвЂ™t run into any snags and to help you finalize your script.

Prepare a script with designated places for pauses especially if you will be using the callouts and hotspots features in Camtasia Studio.

Close any applications you donвЂ™t need, especially ones that have pop up reminders/notices like Outlook.

I just finished completing a video series using Camtasia Studio and jotted a few notes down to remember the next time I do another series to make the process a little easier and less time consuming. IвЂ™m glad to hear you are thinking ahead before creating the screencasts. You may want to check them out if the $179 education price tag for Camtasia Studio is too much for your budget.

Both of these options are also free and include a few more editing capabilities than Jing. Some other options that are available would be Wink or CamStudio. You can read more about it and see examples of what can be created using Jing in the MAET News column of this newsletter or at the TechSmith Education Community blog or at the Jing blog. The students were put into teams with the challenge of producing 9 screencasts in 10 minutes using the free tool, Jing. Recently a group of our MAET students conducted a Jing Off challenge.

However if you are interested in doing longer, more complex screencasts with the ability to add quizzes or other interactivity, then you would be better off with Camtasia Studio. So for short, quick tutorials that wonвЂ™t need any editing then Jing would be a perfect choice.

On the other hand Camtasia Studio is loaded with lots of editing options. For example Jing can only create swf files, has a 5 minute maximum, and doesnвЂ™t allow for editing. It really depends on your budget and what you need the screencasting program to do. As you may have discovered Camtasia Studio is approximately $300 ($179 for the education pricing) whereas Jing (made by the same company) is free. Camtasia Studio and Jing are both great options for creating screencasts. Do you have any opinion on which one is better? Also since IвЂ™m just starting out in this area and havenвЂ™t created a screencast before do you have any tips that I would find helpful before beginning? Thanks!ДЄnswer: You heard right. I have heard that both Jing and Camtasia Studio are great options for doing this. Question: I would like to create some screencast tutorials this year for my students.

CREATE INTERACTIVE MENU FOR CAMTASIA 9 SERIES

CREATE INTERACTIVE MENU FOR CAMTASIA 9 FREE

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