Screencast of the Week – Behind the Scenes of a Screencast

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This week’s screencast is from Mel Aclaro. I have to say the title of his blog post about his screencast caught my eye right away – “Camtasia Isn’t Just For Screencasting“.

I picked this screencast for several reasons. Mel recorded his editing session and narrates over it to explain his workflow in Camtasia for Mac. I love how he shares his tips with us. I feel like I’m learning by looking over Mel’s shoulder. Mel also shows how he uses branding and captioning and why they are important. The video is full of lots of great tips and runs just over 14 minutes.

I think Scott Skibell’s comment sums it up. “This is a great way for people to get the most out of their screencast software investment.”

Who do you nominate for next Screencast of the Week?

  • http://MacScreencasting.com Scott Skibell

    Betsy,

    I think people are often overlooking all the additional capabilities of screencasting software. There are lots of times I reach for screencasting software instead of iMovie. For example, I find using Camtasia:Mac easier to work with than iMovie when I want to:

    * Edit audio wave files to remove “uhm’s” and “ah’s”
    * Produce client videos with a transparent png watermark
    * Record Keynote presentations with precise control instead of relying on built-in Keynote QuickTime export
    * And edit videos with multi-layered tracks including videos, objects, and multiple sound effects. It’s easier than using Final Cut too.

    All of this makes screencasting software a real tool everyone should have on their Macs.

  • Xuxi

    For your next video:

    Leave out all the “basically”s and “actually”s. People do this all the time and it is bad English, especially when you are saying basically and actually every 4 or 5 seconds. You said that you were basically going to actually move a piece of text somewhere. That implies that there must be more to moving the text than just moving it, since this is just the basics. Also, saying that you are “actually” doing something instead of acting like your doing something. ??

  • Steve Singer

    I would like to have usage of Snagit and Camtasia for my iPAD2. Is this possible now or in the works?