Comments on: Mac screencast recording choices

By: Cers

Cers — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:38:02 +0000

Thanks! I just tried out Jing, and it is perfect for what I needed. What a neat tool.

By: Marc Achtelig

Marc Achtelig — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:06:41 +0000

Maybe some interesting additions to this post are the checklist of criteria for selecting a screencasting tool at http://www.indoition.com/screencasting-tool-choosing.htm, as well as the list of screencasting tools at http://www.indoition.com/screencasting-tools-survey.htm.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:54:59 +0000

Thanks for the comments Tonio. As I said, I’m just doing first looks at these things so I’m likely missing important stuff like the difference in target audience. I don’t consider $100 much at all for a quality piece of software but then maybe I’m unusual. :)

When I tried iShowU, it acted strangely – I got scrolling portions of my other screen in parts of the background and I couldn’t figure out how to lock the screen area. Granted, I only spent 10 minutes on it, which is why I wouldn’t call this a review.

Screenflow did exactly what I expected on the first try. I found it easier to get started with than iShowU.

But I’m sure I’ll learn more when I try these in earnest.

By: Tonio Loewald

Tonio Loewald — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:46:35 +0000

I think you’re referring to my review here http://loewald.com/blog/?p=149 but I think you’ve missed a few things. ScreenFlow costs a LOT and is intended at a different audience (people doing this kind of thing “professionally”). As such, I think it’s a clearly superior product, and while much-improved remains flawed even for its intended audience (its keystroke display is unattractive and not sufficiently configurable).

IShowU has a killer feature shared by one other program — you pick a preset, capture your video, and you’re done. No “export delay”. If you produce videos to explain things quickly for a small audience, IShowU will save you a LOT of time compared to ScreenFlow.

If you produce videos to make money for a large audience, ScreenFlow is incomparably superior.