Comments on: Screencasting tools – Camtasia Studio vs Adobe Captivate http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/ How to Set Up a Blog Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:05:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vanina http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/comment-page-1/#comment-15003 Vanina Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:52:31 +0000 http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/#comment-15003 Hello, If you are interested, we are launching a collaborative comparisons sharing website, and there is a screencasting tools comparison here: http://socialcompare.com/en/comparison/screencasting-tools-jch1j2w Vanina function sbmgOptinValidateForm276(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm276' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm276' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

Hello,
If you are interested, we are launching a collaborative comparisons sharing website, and there is a screencasting tools comparison here:
http://socialcompare.com/en/comparison/screencasting-tools-jch1j2w
Vanina

]]> By: Phuong http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/comment-page-1/#comment-14672 Phuong Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:30:02 +0000 http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/#comment-14672 Hi all, Let's try ActivePresenter. Current version is 2.0. :). function sbmgOptinValidateForm435(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm435' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm435' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

Hi all,

Let's try ActivePresenter. Current version is 2.0. :) .

]]> By: Andrej http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/comment-page-1/#comment-14579 Andrej Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:16:11 +0000 http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/#comment-14579 Hi guys and girls, we have Camtasia and the quality of teh output file (flv and mp4) sucks. We compared it to Captivate and it seems like captivate final output video has twice better quality and is 5 times smaller in size (MB) Whould tehre be any suggestions? We have to stick to FLV and MP4 as we use dinamic gallery which doesn't recognise SWF. Please suggest. function sbmgOptinValidateForm378(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm378' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm378' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

Hi guys and girls, we have Camtasia and the quality of teh output file (flv and mp4) sucks. We compared it to Captivate and it seems like captivate final output video has twice better quality and is 5 times smaller in size (MB) Whould tehre be any suggestions? We have to stick to FLV and MP4 as we use dinamic gallery which doesn't recognise SWF. Please suggest.

]]> By: Springbok http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/comment-page-1/#comment-14514 Springbok Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:42:32 +0000 http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/#comment-14514 Nice review, but please note - it is "seamless", not "seemless" :-) function sbmgOptinValidateForm592(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm592' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm592' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

Nice review, but please note – it is "seamless", not "seemless" :-)

]]> By: Professional Web Des http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/comment-page-1/#comment-13365 Professional Web Des Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:40:16 +0000 http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/#comment-13365 Hi, A friend of mine has this program and this is really nice tool as far as I could see. I've also heard it can do more then just recording the screen.I've heard you can add subtitles to movies with this tool. Is that true? Regards function sbmgOptinValidateForm264(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm264' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm264' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

Hi,

A friend of mine has this program and this is really nice tool as far as I could see.

I've also heard it can do more then just recording the screen.I've heard you can add subtitles to movies with this tool.

Is that true?

Regards

]]> By: Camtasia vs Captivate « Athena’s Weblog http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/comment-page-1/#comment-13345 Camtasia vs Captivate « Athena’s Weblog Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:52:03 +0000 http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/#comment-13345 [...] Screencasting tools - Camtasia Studio vs Adobe Captivate [...] function sbmgOptinValidateForm652(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm652' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm652' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

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]]> By: Yoo http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/comment-page-1/#comment-13191 Yoo Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:25:33 +0000 http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/#comment-13191 Hi, Does anyone know how to zoom and pan in captivate? I've seen loads of captivate tutorials where the function is used to demonstrate functions but never explained itself. Is it at all possible, I wonder? Cheers, Yoo function sbmgOptinValidateForm282(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm282' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm282' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

Hi,

Does anyone know how to zoom and pan in captivate? I've seen loads of captivate tutorials where the function is used to demonstrate functions but never explained itself. Is it at all possible, I wonder?

Cheers,

Yoo

]]> By: Bina http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/comment-page-1/#comment-13031 Bina Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:10:58 +0000 http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/#comment-13031 Sebastian, for the life of me, I can't find the option to remove Captivate branding. I'm quite sure I've done it before but it escapes me at this time. Will let you know when I can find the option Tes, I bought Camtasia Studio 5 because they had such an irresistible holiday deal. I still use Captivate to create screencasts. Then what I do is, I use Camtasia to record my screen while I play the SWF presentation that Captivate produces. Now I have streaming FLVs :-) function sbmgOptinValidateForm292(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm292' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm292' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

Sebastian, for the life of me, I can't find the option to remove Captivate branding. I'm quite sure I've done it before but it escapes me at this time. Will let you know when I can find the option

Tes, I bought Camtasia Studio 5 because they had such an irresistible holiday deal. I still use Captivate to create screencasts. Then what I do is, I use Camtasia to record my screen while I play the SWF presentation that Captivate produces.

Now I have streaming FLVs :-)

]]> By: Sebastian Sulinski http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/comment-page-1/#comment-13016 Sebastian Sulinski Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:26:09 +0000 http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/#comment-13016 So far I've been using Camtasia Studio and I was quite happy with it, however sometimes it has its days and editing and adding Callouts just doesn't work as you would expected. Today I've decided to try Captivate and indeed I was quite dissapointed that the only file format I could export to was .swf - strange as for Adobe product. One thing I would like to do and don't know how is to remove all Adobe Captivate branding from the exported video but I can't find any option to do it. In Camtasia it's very simple but if you could let me know if it's possible - I'd appreciate. Most of the videos I'm creating are for use on the web so streaming is pretty important - that is most probably why I'm going to have to stick to Camtasia. function sbmgOptinValidateForm343(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm343' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm343' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

So far I've been using Camtasia Studio and I was quite happy with it, however sometimes it has its days and editing and adding Callouts just doesn't work as you would expected.

Today I've decided to try Captivate and indeed I was quite dissapointed that the only file format I could export to was .swf – strange as for Adobe product.

One thing I would like to do and don't know how is to remove all Adobe Captivate branding from the exported video but I can't find any option to do it.

In Camtasia it's very simple but if you could let me know if it's possible – I'd appreciate.

Most of the videos I'm creating are for use on the web so streaming is pretty important – that is most probably why I'm going to have to stick to Camtasia.

]]> By: Tes Bird http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/comment-page-1/#comment-12909 Tes Bird Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:06:07 +0000 http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/2006-11/screencasting-tools-camtasia-studio-vs-adobe-captivate/#comment-12909 There are new versions of both products now. Captivate 3.0 and Camtasia Studio 5.0. It would be interesting to see what would be what the review would say now. I have read both features lists of both packages and are currently downloading the 30 day trial version of both. But I do say that Camtasia Studio 5 now has many of the features that Captivate 2 has. Like the ability to edit out duff bits of the screen presentation. Which is important to me. function sbmgOptinValidateForm57(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm57' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm57' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

There are new versions of both products now. Captivate 3.0 and Camtasia Studio 5.0.

It would be interesting to see what would be what the review would say now. I have read both features lists of both packages and are currently downloading the 30 day trial version of both. But I do say that Camtasia Studio 5 now has many of the features that Captivate 2 has. Like the ability to edit out duff bits of the screen presentation. Which is important to me.

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