Screen Capturing for Lesson Preparation

Animated using CamStudio

John AllanEFL Instructor

CNA-Q

Overview

Why?Animation SettingCreating an animation sequence

Screen Capturing for Lesson Preparation

To help instructors and support staff prepare documents more effectively for their requirements to deliver classes and

training

To assist the staff in producing recyclable learning objects

Review---Still Images

Also known as SCREEN CAPTURE

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Create an animated sequenceusing CamStudio

CamStudio Purpose

Create movies used in user trainingTrack the progress of a program as it executes

CamStudio

Opensourcesimple design and functionality

CamStudio website

Available from camstudio.orgmanual on website

CamStudio Views

●Normal●Compact●Buttons

CamStudio Audio options

mutemicrophonespeakers

CamStudio Audio Format

mono/stereokhzbit rate

CamStudio Audio Recording Options

soundcardplayback volumeline in detection

CamStudio Video Options

Codec (Microsoft)quality of ac frameframe rate (quality/size)

CamStudio Cursor Options

hide/showcursor shapehighlight

Program Options

● Minimize on start● Hide Flashing● Save on exit

Keyboard Shortcuts

● Important to stop recording

CamStudio Recording Regions

Full ScreenFixed pixel sizeDefine by dragging mouse

Autopan (region)

● Allows the focus of the recording to follow the cursor

Next Workshop

● Text annotations● Video annotations● SWF exporting● Loading on Moodle