The public will get to enjoy Apple’s Snow Leopard on August 28. Among the many improvements and enhancements Mac users can expect, they will also be getting excellent free screencasting software courtesy of Snow Leopard.
Snow Leopard includes a new version of Quicktime, namely Quicktime X. Quicktime X allows for many features previously reserved to Quicktime Pro, which most Mac users did not purchase in the past. For example, users can now export video to other file formats including those suitable for iPhone and iPod viewing. Users will also be able to edit video by cutting and trimming video without going into larger applications like iMovie or Final Cut.
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Quicktime X will also allow users to record screencasts of their computer usage. This has huge implications in terms of training videos, sharing graphic arts techniques, and is a huge bonus, well worth the entire $29 cost of Snow Leopard. I would expect that the screencasting software developers out there will either need to give up on the Mac or else start innovating to make their offerings more attractive to Snow Leopard users.
Before Snow Leopard, screencasting required special software. Now all Mac users can screencast at will. Snow Leopard is truly a bargain.
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August 27th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
awesome, snow leopard delivers it all! how about some screen shots of this?
August 28th, 2009 at 7:42 am
another reason to ditch microsoft, thanks apple
August 28th, 2009 at 11:38 am
An article about native screencasting (in Snow Leopard)–
and it is followed by an advert for a product called “Camtasia” –
(a screencasting software for PC and Mac)–
There just has to be a joke in there, somewhere !
August 29th, 2009 at 9:30 am
@ another Mac Head
ha- google ads is not so smart after all!
August 31st, 2009 at 7:14 am
ha , camtasia getting no business from their ad on this blog!
August 31st, 2009 at 8:39 am
The makers of screencast software have nothing to fear. Screen capture in QuickTime X captures your whole desktop. There is no way to capture a window, or specific part of your desktop. There is no zoom feature. Its very basic.
September 12th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
But is there sound? My quick attempt to check it out produced a silent screencast.
September 14th, 2009 at 8:15 am
@ mick
uh, you think screencast means no sound?
Go to File -> New Screen Recording
Click the triangle in the window
tweak settings like microphone, quality, and save location
duh?
September 30th, 2009 at 4:58 am
@Brenner
Thanks. Just hadn’t explored fully enough and was surprised the default setting did not include sound. Screencasts wouldn’t be terribly helpful without it in my business!
Thanks and duh.