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Understanding Video File Types: Codecs, Containers, and Outputs

TechSmith Camtasia

If you’re creating a video for a client, always check to see if they have any specific file type needs. MOV (QuickTime Movie) stores high-quality video, audio, and effects. This format file was developed by Microsoft for the Windows Media Player. When exporting a video for the web, MP4 will be your best bet! Preset outputs.

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TCC09: Podcasting with Section 508

Experiencing eLearning

Save to CD, swf, avi, mp3, Quicktime. Transcripts can be used to create captions, but aren’t appropriate as a substitute for multimedia. QuickTime has CC. Creates captions for rich media. Most people at their university use media players, not iPods. Audacity has its own tutorials, including video. Garageband.

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Lessons from the past

dVinci Interactive

In 1989, I created my first interactive video using an authoring platform called IconAuthor, and it required a newfangled operating system called Windows 2.1. True, the first images were in black and white, but the introduction of Quicktime a short time later let us play digital video from the hard drive.

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Key Steps to Preparing Great Synchronous Interactions

Experiencing eLearning

Media file types/players–if you use Quicktime, will everyone in the audience be able to see it? Have people type examples in chat–can be short application or synthesis (like “create a poll question you could use&# ). One where you drive, one where you watch what the audience sees. Question Ideas.

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How to Screen Record on Your Mac (With Audio)

TechSmith Camtasia

Sure, you can make a video recording of your computer screen with the QuickTime Player app, but there a few major hangups: There’s no option to trim or edit. Download a free trial of Snagit today to easily create and share simple screen recordings. You can’t add annotations, callouts, or effects. Plus, it’s free!

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Camtasia for Mac - Sneak Peek, Production & Sharing

TechSmith Camtasia

After you've created your screencast in Camtasia for Mac, chances are that you want to share your masterpiece. Camtasia for Mac produces files with all the options that QuickTime currently supports including the playback of high quality H.264 I can't wait to see what you create! I hope someone saved me a piece! :-).

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eLearning 101: How to Make an eLearning Course

OpenSesame

The two gorillas in the elearning room are Articulate and Captivate – both are tools that create animated, sequenced learning objects. If you’re starting from scratch, you can start with PowerPoint presentations and use these tools to create interactive objects, add audio and export to the SCORM standard. Need to edit?