A screen capture, or screenshot is an image taken to record the visible items displayed on the monitor or another visual output device. It is often used in documentation and user guides to instruct how to use software to accomplish specific purposes.
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Screencasting: How To Start, Tools and Guidelines
Screencasting, or sharing your virtual desktop via video presentation, has exploded in popularity with the advent of podcasting, and gives you the ability to bring the classroom feel to a media presentation that can be delivered over the Internet. The medium of screencasting is readily available to everyone and with a few tools of the trade you can be ready to produce your own.
Hay, Adam. Smashing (2008). Articles>Documentation>Video>Screen Captures
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An Introduction to Screencasting
If you provide end-user technical support, people likely ask you about the same software tasks over and over again. What's more, you've probably discovered that not everyone responds well to text or verbal instructions. What if you could send those people a brief video showing the procedure, accompanied by your voice walking through the important concepts?
Kanter, Beth. Tech Soup (2007). Articles>Documentation>Video>Screen Captures
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This primer is an introduction to screencasting. It covers the what, why, and how to get started. You will also find examples of screencasts and additional how-to resources.
Kanter, Beth. Wikispaces. Articles>Documentation>Video>Screen Captures
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A screencast is a digital movie in which the setting is partly or wholly a computer screen, and in which audio narration describes the on-screen action. It's not a new idea. The screencaster's tools—for video capture, editing, and production of compressed files—have long been used to market software products, and to train people in the use of those products. What's new is the emergence of a genre of documentary filmmaking that tells stories about software-based cultures like Wikipedia, del.icio.us, and content remixing. These uses of the medium, along with a new breed of lightweight software demonstrations, inspired the collaborative coining of a new term, screencast.
Udell, Jon. O'Reilly and Associates (2005). Articles>Documentation>Video>Screen Captures
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In general, screencasting is a three-step process: capture of audio and video, editing, and production of a compressed deliverable. Camtasia combines all three functions in a single, integrated application, but in principle they're separable. I can imagine using Camtasia (or an equivalent) for capture, Premiere (or an equivalent) for editing, and Camtasia (or an equivalent) to produce a compressed .SWF file.
Udell, Jon. O'Reilly and Associates (2005). Articles>Documentation>Video>Screen Captures
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Introduction to Screen Capturing
This is our renewed screencast resource. We discuss software, techniques and technologies and offer suggestions and tutorials to create the best onscreen demonstrations. We also have a useful resource directory that hopefully may direct you towards the best screencast stuff online.
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Capture a Screencast with a Mac
While putting together a good tutorial movie for your blog or for an article you’re writing requires some thought and preparation, and would benefit from extra time spent on post-processing, the good news is that capturing screen shots and screen movies can be done inexpensively on a Mac. Although I take a glance at the wider context of preparing an entire tutorial and give you some tips along the way, my focus here is on the low-cost software you can use.
Jordan, Miraz. Digital Web Magazine (2007). Articles>Documentation>Video>Screen Captures
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Review: TUAW Faceoff: Screencasting
Screencasting -- the not-so-ancient art of recording the computer screen for the entertainment and enrichment of others -- has evolved into quite a Hydra of options. How do the myriad gladiators in this arena stack up? I've tried everything I could find that could record a little movement on the screen, and selected 8 contenders for the matchup.
TUAW (2008). Articles>Reviews>Software>Screen Captures
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Working with Audio Tracks in Macromedia Captivate
The inclusion of audio in online learning courses not only greatly enhances learners' experiences, it also ensures that your courses are accessible to a wide audience. In this article I explore the various ways you can add audio to your Captivate projects. I also provide a number of tips on adding a narration to product demonstrations and presentations.
Fletcher, Mark. Adobe (2004). Articles>Multimedia>Video>Screen Captures
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Do Screen Captures Still Make Sense?
Writing more simply helps keep content more manageable and can increase its usability. So why do we continue to litter content with screen captures, which can be difficult to manage and often duplicate what users already see in application interfaces?
Masalsky, Paul. Content Wrangler, The (2009). Articles>Documentation>Technical Illustration>Screen Captures
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TechSmith asked me to create a video on using Audacity to edit narrations. Since the use of Audacity will be useful to many I've uploaded it here too. The screencast covers removing background noise, breathing and lip smacks, dynamic range compression, volume normalisation, fades and de-essing using the volume control.
Ozsvald, Ian. ShowMeDo (2009). Presentations>Multimedia>Audio>Screen Captures
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Advice on how to get started giving screencasts, why you might want to do it and how to establish your recording studio. Then we move into planning the capture of your screencast and a few tips on using some presentation tools.
Rush, Jeff. ShowMeDo (2009). Presentations>Multimedia>Video>Screen Captures
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Covers how to begin and conclude your cast and a bit about postprocessing. Then we cover your behavior during your talk and how to get your screencast distributed to others.
Rush, Jeff. ShowMeDo (2009). Presentations>Multimedia>Video>Screen Captures
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In this series of videos we'll demonstrate some of the basics of making screencasts in Linux. In addition, we'll show how to encode your original video file into another video type and illustrate some basic editing techniques.
ShowMeDo (2009). Presentations>Multimedia>Presentations>Screen Captures
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Review: Review of Screen Capture Tools
This article describes the process of capturing screens and reviews some of the leading capture tools available. It is revised annually to take account of new releases, and was last updated in February 2009.
Ellison, Matthew. WritersUA (2009). Articles>Reviews>Software>Screen Captures
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Just as I would with words, I'll cut out the obvious and whatever does not add value. I prefer an additive approach (put it in only when the words seem inadequate) over a subtractive approach (take it out if it seems superfluous). In other words, I'll be more open to screen shots in the future, but they have to work themselves into the document, not just be their by entitlement until expelled.
Hughes, Michael A. User Assistance (2009). Articles>Documentation>Technical Illustration>Screen Captures
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Choosing a Screen Capture Tool
Checklist of key criteria for selecting a tool to take screen captures (screenshots / screen dumps). Screen captures are used within all forms of software documentation, such as user manuals, online help files, interactive demos and tutorials, but also for web sites and brochures.
Marc Achtelig. indoition engineering. Articles>Documentation>Software>Screen Captures
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Checklist of key criteria for selecting a tool to create interactive software demos (so-called screencasts). Software demos are not only used on web sites but increasingly also as standalone tutorials or embedded within online help files and other sorts of software documentation.
Achtelig, Marc. indoition engineering (2009). Articles>Documentation>Multimedia>Screen Captures
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Market overview of recommendable tools for creating screen captures (screenshots, screen dumps). Screen captures are required within all forms of software documentation, such as user manuals, online help files, interactive demos and tutorials, but also for web sites and brochures.
Achtelig, Marc. indoition engineering. Resources>Software>Help>Screen Captures
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Auswahl eines Screen Capture Tools
Screenshots oder Screencaptures). Benötigt werden Screenshots in allen Formen von Software-Dokumentation, z.B. für Handbücher, Online-Hilfen, interaktive Demos und Tutorials, aber auch für Webseiten oder Broschüren.
Achtelig, Marc. indoition engineering. (German) Articles>TC>Help>Screen Captures
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Auswahl eines Screencasting Tools
Checkliste der wichtigsten Kriterien für die Auswahl eines Tools zum Erstellen interaktiver Software-Demos (engl. Screencasts). Verwendet werden Software-Demos oder Screencasts nicht nur auf Webseiten, sondern häufig auch als Ergänzung zur Technischen Dokumentation für Software: z.B. als eigenständiges Tutorial oder auch als integrativer Bestandteil einer Online-Hilfe oder sonstiger Software-Dokumentation.
Achtelig, Marc. indoition engineering. (German) Articles>TC>Video>Screen Captures
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Marktüberblick Screen Capture Tools
Überblick über empfehlenswerte Tools zum Erstellen von Bildschirmfotos (engl. Screen Captures, Screenshots oder Screen Dumps). Screenshots werden in allen Formen von Software-Dokumentation benötigt, z.B. für Handbücher, Online-Hilfen, interaktive Demos und Tutorials, sowie auf Webseiten und in Broschüren.
Achtelig, Marc. indoition engineering. (German) Resources>Software>Help>Screen Captures
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Marktüberblick Screencasting Tools
Marktüberblick über empfehlenswerte Tools zum Erstellen von Software-Demos (engl. Screencasts). Software-Demos werden nicht nur für Marketing-Zwecke auf Webseiten verwendet, sondern häufig auch als Ergänzung zur Technischen Dokumentation von Software: z.B. als eigenständiges Tutorial oder auch als integrativer Bestandteil einer Online-Hilfe oder sonstiger Software-Dokumentation.
Achtelig, Marc. indoition engineering. (German) Articles>Documentation>Software>Screen Captures
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Screencasting for Dummies (and Smarties) 
With so much training being done on computers (along with other tasks being done while training is taking place on that same computer), it’s important to know some best practices for developing training and other modules with screencasts. Amy Tehan demonstrates tips and tricks for making an effective screencast that will hold the viewer’s attention and get the message across.
Tehan, Amy. EServer (2009). Presentations>Multimedia>Video>Screen Captures
