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NTEN and SalesForce Screencast: Learnings About the Interview/Documentary Approach

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Now comes the reflection on the process, the craft of screencasting. One thing I learned just two weeks ago from a phone call to the TechSmith tech support guy is that the.wmv files from Ready/Talk can be run through microsoft media encoder - so they could be pulled into Camtasia and edited. I noted the start time and end time.

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Using Web Conferencing Software To Create A Screencast

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As a result, I'm reflecting on my comfort level. Does he edit in Camtasia? Ready/Talk outputs the file into.swf format which can't be brought into Camtasia for editing. I tried to convert the.swf file into one that would import into Camtasia using replay converter and couldn't do it. So, I called TechSupport at TechSmith.

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Quick Tips for Improving Screencasts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In her post, she reflects on some technical/production questions. Now, I'm curious to go back and make a screencast in Camtasia using auto pan and see what the difference might be. There's always seems to be a point (for me at least) in my own learning where I loose this sense of discovery a little bit. Very sparingly.

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Technorati Tag Bookmarklet: The Screencast

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Some immediate reflections on screencasting while it is fresh in my head. Next I'm going to try the free trial of Camtasia (Udell uses that one) and go back to fooling with Camstudio (the free open source tool). If using more than one tag, leave a space between tags 3. Click OK 4. Use control-x to capture into clipboard 5.

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Learning Journal: Experimenting With Adding Music to Web Videos

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Reflection: MovieMaker is limited or perhaps it is my technical skill. Reflection: This time I experimented with using QuickTime Pro as the audio editor and video editor. Stepping back and thinking about the screencasting now, the Camtasia software has the ability to "silence" the video audio and to add another music track.

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NpTech Summary: Advocacy 2.0, Sketchcastes, and NpTech in Different Languages

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" and reflecting on a recent article in Wired. Travis August tags this announcement from TechSmith, makers of SnagIt and Camtasia, about Mac development. Michelle Murrain is curbing her time on "walled gardens " like LinkedIn and Facebook while pondering the question, " How Open Is Facebook, Really? NpTech Software.

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