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September 2008 | Issue 39 |
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Audio quality can make a big impact on how people perceive your screencast. But getting clean, crisp audio often requires better equipment than that plastic mic that came with your computer.
Last month we asked "What have you done to get your desired audio quality?"
View results here. As usual, readers contributed excellent tips in the comments.
Responses range from spending money on better equipment to outsourcing recording to a professional to "my audio sounds fine without doing a thing."
A number of readers highly recommend the Samson USB mic. (We liked it so much ourselves that we started carrying it in our online store). |
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Some use a microphone spider mount, an external sound card, or an audio editor like Audacity.
Lynda Grant has a dedicated room for recording. "My chair, computer and mic are set to an exact place so all recording sounds the same even if I have to add something later," she says. Murray Bradford calls Appendix 3 of Daniel Park's book a "perfect" resource for getting better audio quality. While Steve Yankee points to an intriguing portable sound booth designed by a professional voice-over actor.
And finally, here's a tutorial on how to use the audio tools built into Camtasia Studio.
Happy screencasting...and thanks to all who shared their experiences!
Daniel Foster
Newsletter Editor
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Communication is at its best when it's a two-way conversation. Don't you appreciate having a way to respond to something you see online?
Screencast.com now offers a commenting feature that helps you connect with your viewers and have a real conversation with them. Use it to gather feedback on your videos, gauge their effectiveness, and get ideas for new videos to create.
See how comments appear on an actual video
You can enable or disable commenting at any time, choose whether or not comments are visible to other viewers, receive an email when new comments are posted, reply with a comment of your own, delete inappropriate comments, and more.
Many Screencast.com users have requested a way to get feedback on their videos...and we're happy to deliver! (For tips on using this new feature, watch the tutorial...)
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| Case Study: How SketchUp put 3D buildings on the map |
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This month we're taking a look at a case study from our archives. Please drop us a line if you have a story to tell about how you're using Camtasia Studio.
If you've ever played around with Google Earth, you've probably seen some of the cool 3D models of buildings contributed by users of Google SketchUp.
SketchUp is modeling software originally developed by @Last Software, Inc., a small company with a limited training and support budget.
To read about how Camtasia Studio helped them put 3D modeling software into the hands of the masses...read on.
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Brand new to screencasting? This 3.5-minute video introduces the concept of screencasting and offers a handful of great tips to get you started in a thrice.
The video is hosted on the Screencast.com blog; we invite you to share your own screencasting tips in the comments area.
If you comment, please also let the training department know if you'd like to see more how-to-screencast videos like this! |
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Have you ever heard the joke about the guy who lost his eyeglasses over the side while fishing and threw a bobber in the water to mark the spot?
Well, Camtasia Studio makes it easy to mark a spot in your recording so you can get back to it later. Maybe you coughed or said um. Maybe you transitioned awkwardly between topics and want to smooth it over during editing. Start using this handy feature, and you'll discover a bunch of other ways it will save you time |
 Video: Using markers during recording |
This tutorial introduces markers and gives you some tips on using them to work more efficiently.
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Matt Pierce, Training Manager |
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If you're using Screencast.com, here's a quick primer to get you started with the new commenting feature.
A couple of key points: Commenting is off by default, so if you would like to use comments, you'll need to turn the feature on.
You can control whether you're notified of new comments or not. You can remove comments, and then if you need, reinstate them.
And finally, you and your viewers can have an RSS feed for the comments. |
See how to use Screencast.com Commenting |
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