![]() ![]() ![]() I convert my videos to flash and to iPhone compatible formats (the latest being resized to 640x480). Mouseposé, admittedly I got it for from via MacHeist, but it does the job nicely - though I've never used it in a full screencast. Mouse highlighting - since I don't use ScreenFlow, I've got a tiny app that does that for me if ever required. Key logging - I occasionally use Ke圜astr, it's free and helps when you're using control keys. I think the decision depends on the contents of your screencasts. There's been a lot of fuss over ScreenFlow and it definitely looks like hot stuff, but iShowU comes in at around £20 odd - which makes it a good starting app. Since I use iShowU, I've also set it to automatically hide (via the prefs) when recording starts, and I usually allow 2 seconds lead in and lead out to ensure everything is captured. If you're not planning on embedding a video self portrait, then these settings have worked very well for me, and they also keep the file size down: It's faster than switching the resolution for my active user, because of the resulting cleanup process. The way I organise it is to have a separate user account running at 800圆00. I personally don't like the compression effect you get with 1024 screencasts compressed in to 640 - so I record and play back at 800圆00. If you go for full screen, the first thing you need to ask is resized/compressed resolution or not. For example, I'm forever using the mouse to highlight the lines I'm reading - you definitely want to avoid that if you're following the mouse. You also need to be conscious of mouse usage. This makes it much easier for the view to follow your movement, rather than the jarring effect it can have to the smallest movement. If you decide to follow the mouse, make sure the follow speed is as low as possible. If you choose to only show a small area of the screen, you next need to decide whether the screen is going to follow the mouse or not. ![]() I prefer full screen screencasts because you get a complete view of the computer. You need to decide what resolution you want to run your screencasts at, and specifically if this should be full screen or not. I've published 38 videos for new developers, designers, UX, UI, product owners and anyone who needs to conquer the command line today. ![]()
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