Creating training videos for users
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I want to use screen capture software to record some short training videos for users to watch at their leisure. So I need to record a section of my screen, and talk over it, as I explain how our new software application works. Very simple. I think some of our users will prefer this to traditional user manuals.
So far, I'm looking into using Jing to record the video (which creates a .swf file), and screencast.com to host it. Using screencast.com (rather than, say, Youtube) allows me to password protect the video.
So far, all good and all free.
Is there a better way of doing this that you can recommend?
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@Carnival-Boy said in Creating training videos for users:
I want to use screen capture software to record some short training videos for users to watch at their leisure. So I need to record a section of my screen, and talk over it, as I explain how our new software application works. Very simple. I think some of our users will prefer this to traditional user manuals.
So far, I'm looking into using Jing to record the video (which creates a .swf file), and screencast.com to host it. Using screencast.com (rather than, say, Youtube) allows me to password protect the video.
So far, all good and all free.
Is there a better way of doing this that you can recommend?
Do you have Office365?
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@Carnival-Boy if you have ScreenConnect, it will record a video of a session also.
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@coliver said in Creating training videos for users:
Do you have Office365?
I do, but not all the users have it.
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@Carnival-Boy said in Creating training videos for users:
@coliver said in Creating training videos for users:
Do you have Office365?
I do, but not all the users have it.
That may not work then. I know they have Office365 Video which allows you to share videos to your organization.
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I don't have ScreenConnect. I've used GoToMeeting before to record sessions, but it's a bit unwieldly compared with Jing.
I also used to use Vimeo to host the videos, as I had a paid account. But I don't have that any more.
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This was made with https://obsproject.com/
Really decent quality, great compression ratios and you can point it towards live streaming purposes too.
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Why do you want to use Flash?
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Good point, Dash. I don't. But that's the only format Jing supports.
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@Carnival-Boy said in Creating training videos for users:
Good point, Dash. I don't. But that's the only format Jing supports.
That make Jing a non starter for me.
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@Dashrender said in Creating training videos for users:
@Carnival-Boy said in Creating training videos for users:
Good point, Dash. I don't. But that's the only format Jing supports.
That make Jing a non starter for me.
Same here, won't touch Flash. We haven't deployed it for years.
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For us, even though we really don't need this, it's Office 365 Video just because we have it and it is free (to us because we get it with other things.)
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@Carnival-Boy said:
Good point, Dash. I don't. But that's the only format Jing supports.
The open broadcast software gives you them as h264. Universal standard that just about everything uses now.
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Cool. I'm going to use Open Broadcast Software. Now I just have to sort the hosting.
I think I'm going to use Google Drive and give anyone access who has the link. That should be secure enough.
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@Breffni-Potter said in Creating training videos for users:
@Carnival-Boy said:
Good point, Dash. I don't. But that's the only format Jing supports.
The open broadcast software gives you them as h264. Universal standard that just about everything uses now.
Universal as in worst Codec ever made..
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Universal as in worst Codec ever made..
The compression ratio you get for the naked eye image quality is brilliant. What codec can you get which runs on just about every device in existence right now, looks great & keeps the data rate small.
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I think I'm going to use Google Drive and give anyone access who has the link. That should be secure enough.
Personally, I'd upload to youtube, set the video to unlisted, then they can watch on mobile/PC/etc without needing to download files.
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@Breffni-Potter said in Creating training videos for users:
Personally, I'd upload to youtube, set the video to unlisted, then they can watch on mobile/PC/etc without needing to download files.
They don't need to with Google Drive either. It seems pretty much identical to Youtube (perhaps it actually is!).
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@Carnival-Boy said
They don't need to with Google Drive either. It seems pretty much identical to Youtube (perhaps it actually is!).
What the same company using the same tech? No....
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@Breffni-Potter said in Creating training videos for users:
Universal as in worst Codec ever made..
The compression ratio you get for the naked eye image quality is brilliant. What codec can you get which runs on just about every device in existence right now, looks great & keeps the data rate small.
The image quality of H.264 isn't good. There are way too many P frames used in it.
