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Category Archives: Screencasts and Screenshots
How to make a screencast
WHAT IS A SCREENCAST? A screencast is a “broadcast” of what appears on your computer screen. In other words, it’s a video recorded by an app on your computer of …
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How to take a screen shot on a Mac
A screen shot is an image of what appears on your computer screen. You can capture the whole screen or just a small portion of it. Below are instructions on …
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How to take a screen shot on Windows
GUIDE TO TAKING SCREEN SHOTS: WINDOWS VISTA AND 7 (Note: I don’t have Windows, so I’ve created these instructions based on material I found online. If any steps are wrong …
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Troubleshooting audio problems when recording with QuickTime X
If you do a test screencast and discover it has no audio, try the following: CHECK YOUR QUICKTIME SETTINGS Choose “New Screen Recording” from the QuickTime Player File menu. Follow …
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How to make a screencast with QuickTime X for Mac
The instructions below are for QuickTime X, which comes on all Macs with OS 10.6. REMINDER: When using a new multimedia app, it’s always a good idea to make test …
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How to make a screencast with Camtasia for Mac
UPDATE: The post below refers to Camtasia 1. Camtasia 2 has recently been released and features a new interface. Until I have time to make some screencasts on how to …
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How to install Camtasia for Mac
(1) Go to the Camtasia downloads page, enter your email address, and click on Download for Mac OS X. Your web browser may prompt you to specify a location for …
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