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What do you think provides the best video quality? I need to record computer screens for a tutorial where there is tiny text. Would using a good video camera do a better job than using the screen capture software on the computer?
If recording a computer screen with a video camera are their technical concerns such as lighting?
I'd say the size of the display monitor and its resolution are fairly important. Use a large monitor with the UI set rather large, and your tiny text will be rendered that much more clearly for video capture.
But direct capture is probably best, if you can get the capture app to coexist with the running software.
I'd say the size of the display monitor and its resolution are fairly important. Use a large monitor with the UI set rather large, and your tiny text will be rendered that much more clearly for video capture.
But direct capture is probably best, if you can get the capture app to coexist with the running software.
Thanks. That's a good idea. I could set it for largest pixel size, and even experiment on how the finished product looks.
I tried some screen recording with Quicktime and was surprised to see the default for it was at 60 fps. So the fps might be a thing to take into account as well.
I routinely produce animated tutorials for my not-very-computer-savvy colleagues since we use a rather complicated product at work (Epic - we're in healthcare). I have tried different packages and found that Camtasia works best. At $450 it's rather expensive so you may want to try similar freeware products. Just Google "camtasia alternatives freeware".
I also tried setting up a video camera to film the computer monitor but there was too much flicker. The resolution was also very poor.
I routinely produce animated tutorials for my not-very-computer-savvy colleagues since we use a rather complicated product at work (Epic - we're in healthcare). I have tried different packages and found that Camtasia works best. At $450 it's rather expensive so you may want to try similar freeware products. Just Google "camtasia alternatives freeware".
I also tried setting up a video camera to film the computer monitor but there was too much flicker. The resolution was also very poor.
I got a call from one of my colleagues after I sent out a video tutorial; he didn't know how to freeze the video while it was playing so he can take notes. I told him to look at the bottom of the screen and he will see controls just like on a DVD player... Did I mention that my colleagues are not computer-savvy? :-)
I got a call from one of my colleagues after I sent out a video tutorial; he didn't know how to freeze the video while it was playing so he can take notes. I told him to look at the bottom of the screen and he will see controls just like on a DVD player... Did I mention that my colleagues are not computer-savvy? :-)
Hey, at least he contacted you and let you know. Some might just give up!
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