Software

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Software for Screen Capture

Screen capture software records whatever you see on your screen, turning all of your on screen actions into a video. You can generally select a 'subwindow' of your screen, so you don't have to see your email popping up all the time. There are many options for this, and more showing up all the time. Advanced options include the ability to edit your video easily within the software without having to resort to a video editing software. This can produce more professional looking videos with title slides, headers, etc. and all of the ands and ums removed (maybe), but it comes at substantial cost in time. Some instructors do not edit their videos, because they just do NOT have the time. In that case, more basic software will do the trick.

Canvas now has a tool for creating screencasts. It is located in your My Media under the "add new" button labelled as "More Recording Apps." See the listed tutorials below:

Below are others products we have tried and liked. The two products that TLT fully supports are Camtasia and Ink2Go. We can try and help with other products, but we do not guarantee that a staff member will be familiar with the product.

Screen Recording Software (Basic)

You can edit video files produced from the software below using free editing software such as Windows Movie Maker (Links to an external site.) and Apple's iMovie (Links to an external site.). Your computer's operating software comes with editing software. More robust editing suites exist such as Adobe Premiere (Links to an external site.) (WIN/MAC) or Final Cut Pro (Links to an external site.) (MAC). You can also use Camtasia for editing and video compression for these video files.

iShowU (Links to an external site.) (Mac $29)
This software allows you to record your desktop, keyboard strokes, and webcam. Not compatible with Windows machines.

Ink2Go (Links to an external site.) AVAILABLE FREE To University of Utah faculty/staff from www.OSL.utah.edu (Links to an external site.)
Ink2Go is an extremely simple yet powerful screen annotation and recording software. You can easily write on top of any other application that is currently active on the desktop, even on a running video. You can then save your annotations as an image file or even record the whole session as a video for sharing. Below is an tutorial and an example from Dr. Cindy Furse.

Screencast-O-Matic (Links to an external site.) (Web based, free/pro $15yr)
One-click screen capture recording on Windows or Mac computers with no install. Record up to 15 minutes using the free version, record your screen and webcam, publish to YouTube HD, MP4, AVI, and FLV. The free version does use a watermark on your video. Screencast-O-Matic video tutorials (Links to an external site.)

Jing (Links to an external site.) (WIN/MAC, free)
Select any window or region that you would like to record, and Jing will capture everything that happens in that area. Jing videos are limited to five minutes for instant, focused communication. Jing tutorial page (Links to an external site.)

recordMyDesktop (Links to an external site.) (Linux, free) A simple desktop screen recorder and encoder for the Linux operating system.

iOS apps:

Explain Everything (Links to an external site.) (APP $2.99)
Explain Everything records on-screen drawing, annotation, object movement and captures audio via the iPad microphone. Import Photos, PDF, PPT, and Keynote from Dropbox, Evernote, Email, iPad photo roll and iPad2 camera. Export MP4 movie files, PNG image files, and share the .XPL project file with others for collaboration.

App store link for phone/tablet (Links to an external site.) ($2.99) | Video tutorial page (Links to an external site.)

ScreenChomp (Links to an external site.) (Free APP)
A recordable whiteboard that also records your touchscreen interactions and audio.

Screen Recording & Video Editing Software (Advanced)

Camtasia (Links to an external site.) (WIN $179/MAC $79 Educational Discount)
Use Camtasia to record on-screen activity, customize and edit content, add interactive elements, and share your videos with anyone, on nearly any device. Camtasia is available for both Widows and MacIntosh operating systems. The Windows version hosts more interactive features than the Mac version and is reflected in the price. PC Tutorials (Links to an external site.) | Mac Tutorials (Links to an external site.)
Instructors at the University of Utah can access Camtasia remotely through the Marriott Library at http://www.lib.utah.edu/services/labs/software.php (Links to an external site.)

Screenflow (Links to an external site.)(Mac $99)
You can record the contents of your entire monitor, capturing using your video camera, microphone, and your computer audio. An editing interface lets you edit video, add images, text, music, and transitions. Tutorial Website (Links to an external site.)