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Best Practices in Screencasting This site provides individuals with information about how to design tutorials effectively, information on how to measure the effectivenes of tutorials, as well as some information on screencasting and video sites. These intial postings are the result of the work done by members of our project, but we welcome any and all information pertinent to better and more effective tutorial design.

I struggle with audio especially when I'm out of a controlled environment. I often like to make videos on the road at events - usually in a noisy conference hall with high ceilings. This is a less than ideal recording situation. So, I thought I'd round up a bunch of different microphones at work and compare them for you. Matt Pierce, the Training Manager, and I headed to our soundbooth and tested 6 different microphones. We used Audacity to record the audio at 44,100Hz. We tried to have as much consistency as possible, but we had to adjust the audio levels on each microphone. You will see in the screencast what level we recorded at. Also, I made the links a hotspot in the video, so you can click them if you'd like more info about the microphone. The screencast is short - running 1:30.

By Adam Hay Some companies have made a living creating a sort of "virtual classroom," allowing members to learn at their own pace when they have the time using video tutorials. The advantages of the classroom setting stem from a one on one experience and the ability of the instructor to show the ideas and theories rather than simply explain them.

"I've loved broadcasting my whole life. When I started my first podcast back in 2006, I was hopeful that it would turn into something I could do for fun, and maybe earn a little bit of extra cash. Today, almost 4 years later, I make a large part of my income from podcasting (I co-host Rails Envy, Tack Sharp, and the EE Podcast, as well as a few upcoming projects), and screencasting (at PeepCode)." Thats the introduction about a Podcasting equipment guide, i got notice via http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/21/podcasting-advice-for-the-amateur-or-expert/ TUAW