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[larryc]

Friends:

I want to make a little video to put up on my course site.  I want to do a tour of the website for the students, a video screen capture of me clicking through the website and showing them where everything is along with audio of my voice.  When I try to Google up some software for this there seems to be a lot of different programs available.  I am using XP.

Thanks!

[doublemocha]

Larry,

I use Camtasia to record screen captures with voiceover for my students. They offer a 30-day free trial of the product, and the cost of the full version is not overwhelming: http://www.techsmith.com/download/trials.asp

v_l

[zharkov]

I made a QuickTime video for a web training class about 8 or 10 years ago. The QuickTime software wasn't the free player, but the one that did the recording. (QT Pro?). I worked in industry at the time, so the company bought it, but it was less than $100, as I recall.  I'd bet your school has a deal with Apple where you can get QT for free or cheap.

[crispen]

Check out CamStudio at http://www.camstudio.org/.  It's free.

CamStudio is nowhere near as robust as Camtasia Studio 4 or Adobe Captivate 2, but you can't beat the price.

[larryc]

Thanks all.  I downloaded the free trial of Camtasia and I love it.  I mentioned this to our Blackboard tech and she said "Oh, we have a bunch of licenses for Camtasia we purchased but haven't used, want one?"  Life is good.