1. Screen Recording Software A Comparison of the Most Popular Programs Jason Coleman 2005 K-LIRT Summer Workshop July 22, 2005

2. Three Popular Programs TechSmith’s Camtasia Studio http://www.techsmith.com/products/studio/default.asp Macromedia’s Captivate http://www.macromedia.com/software/captivate/ Qarbon’s ViewletBuilder http://www.qarbon.com/presentation-software/viewletbuilder/

3. Comparison of Features CamtasiaCaptivateViewletBuilder Versions Windows Windows, Mac, Linux Authoring Requirements (windows)  Intel PIV 1 GHz  256 MB RAM  Windows 2000 or XP  Intel PIII 600 MHz  128 MB RAM  Windows 2000 or XP  Intel PIII 550 MHz  256 MB RAM  Windows 98,98SE,NT, 2000, or XP

4. Comparison of Features CamtasiaCaptivateViewletBuilder Output Formats AVI, Flash (swf or flv) Windows Media(wmv) Quicktime (mov) RealMedia (rm) Real Player (camv) Animated Gif Executable file Flash (swf) Executable file Flash (swf)

5. Comparison of Features CamtasiaCaptivateViewletBuilder Quizzing Options  Multiple Choice or T/F  No branching  Limited feedback options  Multiple Choice, T/F, Likert, matching, fill in the blank, short answer  Branching  Several feedback options  Multiple Choice or T/F  No branching  Several feedback options

6. Comparison of Features CamtasiaCaptivateViewletBuilder Menu creation  Can customize menus for CD or Web  Not supported Ways to add emphasis Callouts Zoom-n-pan Draw on screen Highlight cursor Alter cursor Callouts Rollover images Draw on screen Highlight cursor Alter cursor Animate images Animate text Callouts Draw shapes

7. Comparison of Features CamtasiaCaptivateViewletBuilder Callout Options  Change shape  Change color  Change size  Change borders  Fade in and out  Set drop shadow  Alter opacity  Change text appearance  Can create automatically  Change shape  Change color  Change size  Alter opacity  Change text appearance  Change shape  Change color  Change size  Change text appearance

8. Price Comparison CamtasiaCaptivateViewletBuilder Regular Price$299.00$499.00$299.00 Educational Nonprofit $149.00$199.00$159.00 Other Nonprofit or Government $224.25$199.00$159.00

9. Recommendations For simple demonstrations: Camtasia Studio For interactive demonstrations with quizzing: Captivate