Free Screencast Creation and Hosting Online Service
It sometimes amazes me what clever people can make web services do. I thought Sketchcast was clever, now that has been blown away by a similar idea but much smarter. Forget just being able to sketch, Screencast-o-Matic allows you to create and host Screencasts!
When I was looking for Mac software to do screencasts it took me a while to discover iShowU which is not bad but is way under featured compared to Camtasia on the PC. This website does pretty much what iShowU can do, for free and without installing any software.
It should not be underestimated how tricky the performance part of screencasting can be. Believe me, even though I have spent most of my career demonstrating and teaching techy stuff, I have tried it and found it extremely difficult. This service will allow you to practice the art without spending any money, great stuff.
The only requirement seems to be Java 1.5, and if you want the mouse cursor to appear you need a PC or Intel Mac.
There are various screen sizes, frame rates and export options. Once your creation is complete you can then share and embed in your website. It’s like a YouTube for screencasts. Bloggers will love it.
Check it out and let us know what you find or create with it.
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Posted on January 3, 2008 by Chris Garrett
Filed Under Video Tutorials
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I’ve tried Screencast-O-Matic, but I prefer Techsmith’s Jing http://www.jingproject.com/
works on Windows and Mac, I have it going on Vista as well. I use it almost daily as an instructional tool for my clients, saves me lots of time.
Bob
Cool, I will have to check that out
Screencast-o-Matic is very well thought of.
Will recommend it!
Screencast-o-Matic is ok, but not very Web friendly and the quality of the recording drove me to the alternatives. Jing is better, but the best and easiest way of recording and sharing videos of your computer screen that I’ve ever come across is http://www.uTIPu.com/. Records to FLV format directly; Desktop screen recorder “TipCam” has many hi-end features to optimize video for web delivery without any post processing custom to other products.
Give it a try.
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