Ask HN: Screencast software for demos?

7 points by void_star 16 years ago | 10 comments

Looking for screencast software for PC. What do people recommend?

Gormo 16 years ago |

It's not a well-known feature, but you can actually use VLC (http://www.videolan.org) for screencasting.

Go to Media > Open Capture Device > Capture Device, and select Desktop. This will open your desktop as a video source.

Then you can either use VLC's streaming feature (Media > Streaming) or record the desktop to a file by enabling recording controls (View > Advanced Controls).

auston 16 years ago |

http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp

chipmunkninja 16 years ago |

I did a DVD training series for PHPTR and we used Snapz Pro X. Works really well, and supports a lot of crap that perfeshunnal video people seem to understand (I just did what I was told).

http://ambrosiasw.com

haonanzhang 16 years ago |

http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/Encoder_Overvie...

Expression Encoder.

Free for BizSpark and DreamSpark users.

poronski 16 years ago |

Anyone has any experience using professional screencast production services ? More specifically, with professional narrators or voice artists.

nedwin 16 years ago |

I just made one using Screenium for the video, audacity for audio and iMovie for editing on the mac. Went pretty well, would recommend.

pkc 16 years ago |

http://www.jingproject.com/ - Works like a charm.

seven 16 years ago |