Resources

Terminology:

  Screencast - A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration. From Wikipedia: Screencasting)

  File Types

• swf/flv - Flash filetypes. swf generally for shorter video, flv generally for longer video. Flash has about 98% support in modern browsers, great for simple web use

• wmv - Windows Media Video. Nice file sizes, streaming files

• mov - Quicktime file. If making a vodcast and looking for iTunes support make sure to make a mov

• avi - Audio Video Interleave. Uncompressed video...great for original files, don't even think of putting these on the web

Sites:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast

  Nice Screencast definition and general information

• http://www.donationcoder.com/Reviews/Archive/ScreenCasting/index.html

  GREAT review site of screencasting software

• http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/06/13/primetime.html

  Screencasting Strategies by Jon Udell (coined the term screencast)

• http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/seminar_page.php?sid=71

  Show and Tell The Easy Way - Introduction to Screencasting from the SirsiDynix Institute

• http://www.presentersuniversity.com/visuals_screencasting.php

  Screencasting tips for beginners, by Betsy Weber of TechSmith

• http://www.freevlog.org/index.php/category/tutorial/

  Nice little tutorial on how to make your blog a video blog

• Park, Daniel. Camtasia Studio 4: The Definitive Guide (Wordware Applications Library). Plano: Wordware Publishing, Inc., 2007.

  Must have if you are a Camtasia User...I used Camtasia for 2 years before buying this and learned lots of new things.

• http://www.lynda.com

  Great web based learning site that makes use of screencasts. Additionally, there is a lesson on Captivate.

  This is a subscription site - it's the best $25 that I spend a month.

• http://screencastingprimer.wikispaces.com/

  Great source on getting started with screencasts by Beth Kanter of Beth's Blog. Noted as a screencasting primer this will surely get you up to speed quickly

• http://eden.rutgers.edu/~sarazoe/talks/onlinetutorials/

  One of my former student's presentations on Online Tutorial including screencasts