1. Online Tutorials with CamStudio Kevin Smith Assistant Director, Cass District Library The Fiddling Librarian

2. What are the basics Screen capture software With or without audio

3. Equipment A computer A microphone  I like the headset types.  People say good things about this onethis one Webcam (optional)

4. Different Software Choices CamStudio  Free – Open Source  Audio and Video Capture  Can save as.AVI or.SWF

5. Different Software Choices (cont) Wink  Freeware (not open source)  Takes screen shots then joins them into an animated clip  Small file size

6. Different Software Choices (cont) Camtasia Studio  Full featured presentation software  Records in multiple formats  Good file compression  Not free (about $300 for single license) Macromedia Captivate

7. Things to consider File size  Different compression codecs  Different file formats.avi.mpg.swf

8. Things to consider Audio compression Screen annotations

9. Additional Software Sizer Windows Movie Maker  WMM compression tutorial WMM compression tutorial

10. Have a plan Practice doing the tasks in your tutorial Do you want audio or not Consider writing a script Don’t be afraid to start over Practice everything in the screen space that you have Experiment with your sound settings

11. Do some testing Have others review your work Have some folks in your target audience watch the tutorial Ask them what works an what doesn't  (down and dirty usability testing)  Try to get five usersfive users

12. The Magic of editing Add screen annotations, transitions, etc. Speed things up…..slow things down, etc. You can rerecord the audio You can join multiple recordings together

13. Where to put it On your web page On a blog  Some have embedded players On a hosted site such as youtube

14. Keep your content current Make sure that you update your tutorials when topics change.

15. Questions? kms@cass.lib.mi.us AIM fiddlelibrary