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Introduction to screencasting

Introduction to screencasting - iMovie Tutorial

From the course: Screencasting with the Mac

Introduction to screencasting

It's at this point that we split the two kinds of screencasts. I'll define that that split as traditional screencasts which involve narrating the actions you perform on a computer screen, and scenecasts which are along the lines of what you see in these videos: live action, screen captures and still captures. In other videos, we will talk about those traditional screencasts, how you can best present them, and the tools you can use to capture the action on your Mac screen. Now, let's look at presentation. When I recorded my first lynda.com title, I got some very good advice from my producer and that advice was describe exactly what you are doing. So for example, here is my Mac screen. If I were sitting down with a friend showing them how to make the Macs cursor larger, I'd normally do something like this. Click up here, choose System Preferences, click over here, click this tab and move this slider. While my actions demonstrate what to do, you teach more effectively when you reinforce…

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