Technology to Create Tutorial Videos

[zdodson]

I am wanting to create Excel tutorial videos for the Excel project that I am working on. I am thinking videos will take less time than creating a massive Word document explaining everything.

Is there a screen recorder program that you all use that is (preferably) free?

 

[Derek Brown]

Have a look at:
Expensive: http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=554166&highlight=podcast
OK price: http://www.movavi.com/screen-capture/
Express version available: http://www.bbsoftware.co.uk/BBFlashBack.aspx

 

[zdodson]

Thanks, Derek! I'll take a look at these options. Best regards!

 

[Smitty]

I use Camtasia from www.techsmith.com, but I have no idea what it costs.

 

[zdodson]

I heard of Camtasia being the most commonly used one by Excel gurus. But I cannot find a cheap version of it. The most inexpensive one that I found was for about $150.

 

[Derek Brown]

But if you want free software then it is the BB Express that you need to look at: http://www.bbsoftware.co.uk/bbflashbackexpress/compareeditions.aspx

 

[Derek Brown]

I recently bought Camtasia and it is very good.
I bought it from a company that was offering it for a lower price but I had to wait 3 days to received the licence code and download link by email (had to chase it a couple of times by email as they would not deal with queries by telephone).
If you haven't yet found what you want and don't want to pay the price of Camtasia, try Snagit (from the same company http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.html). That will enable you to produce videos from the screen but obviously it has fewer features.