Ask HN: Screencast software for demos?

It's not a well-known feature, but you can actually use VLC (http://www.videolan.org) for screencasting.

Go to Media > Open Capture Device > Capture Device, and select Desktop. This will open your desktop as a video source.

Then you can either use VLC's streaming feature (Media > Streaming) or record the desktop to a file by enabling recording controls (View > Advanced Controls).

http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp

I did a DVD training series for PHPTR and we used Snapz Pro X. Works really well, and supports a lot of crap that perfeshunnal video people seem to understand (I just did what I was told).

http://ambrosiasw.com

http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/Encoder_Overvie...

Expression Encoder.

Free for BizSpark and DreamSpark users.

Anyone has any experience using professional screencast production services ? More specifically, with professional narrators or voice artists.

I just made one using Screenium for the video, audacity for audio and iMovie for editing on the mac. Went pretty well, would recommend.

http://www.jingproject.com/ - Works like a charm.

Take a look at http://www.debugmode.com/wink/

http://screenr.com/

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