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Screencasting: Best Practice

The BasicsIf you are recording more than one video, decide on a standard set of options for your organization. For example, will your videos highlight the cursor? Should your videos all be the same size ? Will you record with a caption or system stamp?Practice, practice, practice. Overall, how much and how often you practice will be the key to creating professional videos. It takes practice to learn how to correctly move the cursor or open applications so they appear in the recording area. You will need to practice to get the positioning of browser windows and other applications just right.Perform several "takes," replaying them after production to see ways of improving the video. By viewing glitches and correcting them in succeeding takes, you will eventually come up with a professional-looking video sequence that you can save.Be patient. Even a one-minute video can take a while to set up and record. A beginner might need 30 minutes or longer to get it right. Leave plenty of time for extra To ensure you get the best looking videos, clean up your browser and desktop by closing or removing all nonessential applications, browser toolbars, and desktop icons. Also, a plain background on your desktop is better than a busy wallpaper image. Keep in mind that a cluttered work space can draw attention away from what you are actually trying to show.Practice using the mouse around the screen in a slow, fluid motion .Also, when showing cursor movement, pause a fraction of a second over the element, then click. This will allow cursor position to be established in the video before the next action takes place.

ScriptingFor lengthy or involved sequences of action, write a script before recording. With a script it is easy to go back redo parts of the audio that you don't like. It also helps define what should be happening on the screen, and help avoid any unnecessary tangents or extra information.Think through the actions, in detail, that you want to capture, and then write them down in sequential steps making sure that the script accurately reflects what's currently happening on the screen. The script should also contain the exact words that you will record. Avoid using repetitive statements or words and avoid long pauses or hesitations in the narration.Avoid narration filler by using words such as umm or ahh.Know your lines and practice them over and over in front of a mirror so it comes naturally to you. This way you don't have to think about the script while youre running through the recording phase.Include an overview of the recording in the first line or two of the script.Print the script in large type to make it easy to read while recording.To eliminate the sound of paper shuffling, tape the script pages together and hang them near the monitor so they are easy to read.Speak slowly and enunciate properly.

BBFlashback Pro: Screencasting SoftwareAdvanced Technology: BB FlashBack can record high frame rate, high quality movies without affecting PC performance, even on lower powered PCs.WebCam Recording: Give your movies the personal touch. Make an appearance with a picture-in-picture webcam recording. One click, and BB FlashBack records from the webcam while it records the screen.

Export to a Range of Formats: Reach the widest possible audience. The BB FlashBack screen recorder exports to the most widely used video formats: MP4, Flash, QuickTime, AVI, GIF and Windows Media Video. The Pro edition also creates a standalone EXE that viewers run to see your creation.Annotation: Make sure your viewers get the message. Add textboxes, highlights, images and interactive buttons. Customise their appearance, and add fade-in/out effects. BB FlashBack screen recorder helps you make your point.

Keep up with the action: Need to fit that movie into a smaller space? Crop it down and use the Autoscroll feature to keep the action visible automatically.Localization: BB FlashBack comes with features to enable easy localization of movies. Export text to files ready for translation. Import translated text to create multiple languages in one movie file. Select which language to play, share and export to video.

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