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Screen
Recorder
and Capturing
Web Meetings and Webinars
Screen
recorder is method of recording web meetings and webinars for use at a
future date. It can also be used for recording information sent over
the Internet through a computer network that is known as screen casts.
Recording web meetings software is an advanced
form of what used to be known as screen capture, although this term is
still used when referring to screen recording.
This software records
everything that takes place on the computer screen and saves it in an
audio/video file.
This method of recording on screen action, especially
when demonstrating how to do specific steps, is much better than using
a series of screen shots.
Using screen capturing software allows the end user to record the
screen
cast.
Screen recorders not only
capture the images associated with a screen cast, it also captures the
audio files that are necessary to understand what is occurring.
Web
meetings are typically recorded for future use and reference. This is
accomplished through the use of dedicated recorder software. Webinars
are
recorded in the same manner.
Screen capturing software allows these
events to archived or used for people who were unable to attend the
original meeting. Uses include:
- Used by software engineers to demonstrate new
software to others who
are located in other, buildings, cities, or countries.
- The
demonstration is recorded using screen capturing software by those
observing the demonstration, so that they can try out the new software
for themselves.
- Used
by educational institutions to make possible computer-based training.
- Screen recordings can be transferred to files
for attachment to
e-mails, known as video e-mails.
- Can be sent out as podcasts to targeted
individuals
to support sales.
- Can be transferred to DVDs for distribution to
employees, customers, or stock holders.
- The development of training videos for new and
current employees on how
to use a software application.
- Create movies for tutoring complex procedures
for completing a specific
task.
- Record events
that happened on the computer as a virtual memo of what needs to be
done.
- Record
multimedia presentations that where given over the Internet for
retransmission over television.
The ability to take
a live online seminars and use screen capture software to record the
seminar, provides the ability to share the information with a much
wider audience than can be crowded around computer screen.
Even with
the use computer LCD projectors, the viewing is only ideal for those
that are not on the edges or in the back.
Screen
capture software is typically easy to install and easy to use. To
begin recording usually involves the pressing of a key on the key board
start and pressing the same key to stop the recording.
Some typical
features of screen software include:
- Recording is compressed into AVI files
- Use of microphone to narrate key aspects of the
recording
- Ability to record only a portion of the
computer screen or entire screen
- Create demonstrations from the recordings
- Organize screen recordings
- Send AVI files via e-mail
For
additional streaming
media player issues, such as the screen recorder
section here, please check out the
related topics: windows
movie maker, flash
movie player, video
edit magic, WM
recorder, macromedia breeze
and video caster.
If
you are looking for a little more
hands-on
type information, take a peek at the online video sharing,
video
streaming
information, media
streaming, video
webcasting, how
to stream audio and how
to stream video.
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