{"id":327,"date":"2014-07-30T11:08:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T05:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cyberaka.com\/?p=327"},"modified":"2014-07-30T11:12:53","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T05:42:53","slug":"a-free-screencasting-presentation-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberaka.com\/?p=327","title":{"rendered":"A free ScreenCasting \/ Presentation Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have used Wink from debugmode.com for my basic presentation needs. I used this software to create flash videos for demonstrations and tutorials. This tool is free and it does the job well for small to medium duration presentation. I tried using Wink for Windows 8 and I found out that Windows 8 didn&#8217;t allow Wink to run. I will post that error later on. So I knew it was time to switch to another tool. I listed my requirements and they were coming to the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandatory Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The tool should work on Windows.<\/li>\n<li>The tool should be free.<\/li>\n<li>Doesn&#8217;t really has to be open source.<\/li>\n<li>There should not be any time limit on the recording.<\/li>\n<li>Watermarking is OK but it should not blur out any part of recording.<\/li>\n<li>Should allow me to record full screen presentation (my favorite mode).<\/li>\n<li>Audio recording should be allowed.<\/li>\n<li>System audio recording should be allowed (Only microphone recording doesn&#8217;t cut it).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Optional Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Capability to export video in HTML5 or Flash movie format<\/li>\n<li>Basic scripting support so that I can add controls like &#8216;Next&#8217; and &#8216;Previous&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Some option to cut out unnecessary parts of video.<\/li>\n<li>Some effects like highlight and annotation is a bonus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My first few queries took me to a number of software which were either feature limited or time limited. So I decided to do some research on comparing the available software in the screen casting \/ presentation domain.\u00a0 I found <a title=\"Wikipedia Comparison of screencasting software\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comparison_of_screencasting_software\" target=\"_blank\">this link<\/a> to be invaluable in narrowing my research. I ultimately found out that <a title=\"Active Presenter Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ActivePresenter\" target=\"_blank\">ActivePresenter Free Version<\/a> from\u00a0 <a title=\"Atomi Systems Website\" href=\"http:\/\/atomisystems.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Atomi Systems<\/a> fulfilled all of my mandatory requirements as well as optional requirements. I decided on this tool based on the following points.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Very easy to install and configure. A real no brainer.<\/li>\n<li>The performance of the tool was quite good. Although I didn&#8217;t like the non-cancel-able progress of video export. But it does the job well so I am happy.<\/li>\n<li>The tool itself can be hidden so while making a presentation I can hide the tool into the toolbar and keep it discreet.<\/li>\n<li>It records both microphone as well as system audio which is a mandatory requirement.<\/li>\n<li>The documentation and tutorial for the tools are available in plenty.<\/li>\n<li>There are sample projects on the website.<\/li>\n<li>There is a paid version of this tool for 99 USD which is a deal if I decide to upgrade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I think it is better to use a tool which follows the &#8216;Freemium&#8217; model so that when the need arises for more functionality one can simply upgrade the tool and re-use the existing experience with the tool. I am hopeful that ActivePresenter Free Version will work stable and I can continue to use it for some time to come. Thanks to Atomi Systems for a free tool that comes in as a drop in replacement for Wink.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have used Wink from debugmode.com for my basic presentation needs. I used this software to create flash videos for demonstrations and tutorials. This tool is free and it does the job well for small to medium duration presentation. 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