You should keep in mind when Creating a screencast
A Screencast with useful tips, anyone can create without much effort. Here are some things you should note.
- Traceability: make Sure that each of the steps you show, can be traced. This is achieved for example by means of a supplementary, about the Video, spoken Declaration or by text overlays.
- Mouse/Touch activity: Both on PC and on Android Tablets you can use your mouse and finger input with a visual Signal display (see image). Thus, your audience always knows where on the screen you are watching with a mouse or Finger.
- Post-processing: Even if a Screencast is simply added, it is necessary, in most cases, a good post-processing. So you can with programs such as iMovie or Windows Movie Maker very easy to your voice or add text overlays to Details to clarify.
- Section of the screen select: In the best case you limit the neck of the Screencasts on the part of the screen on which you want to show something. A lot of unused space in the Video seems confusing for your viewers.
- Quality: make your Screencast well arrives, you should make sure that the Video and sound quality. A Video you should record at least with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels (HD Ready). You want to also include in addition to your language, make sure you also have a microphone conveys her voice clear and without noise. For this Podcast, the microphones are on offer. Here you will find some programs with which you can record.
- Planning: do not simply Click on it, but you need to consider in advance what you want to show. Also, in what order and in what context you explain things is important. Just the structure and flow of your Videos to decide whether viewers are watching your Video or not.
- Privacy: do not Forget to make private files, passwords, or images unrecognizable. This is especially important when you present your Screencast to a large Public.
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With a background music, you can make your Screencast even more attractive. How to do this easily with iMovie you can add, you can find here.
