Recording software | Production softwarea | Number of faculty usingb | Approximate cost of software/userc | Output format faculty provides to studentd | Screen-capture (sc) or flash | Ability of student to control speed | Ability of student to interact with content via mouse | Potential for table of contents | Presenter’s mouse/cursor appears on screen |
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TechSmith Camtasia | TechSmith Camtasia | 29 | $ (for Mac); $$ (for PC) | mp4 | sc | yes | no | no; yes for Camtasia Studio (PC) if published as flash (.swf or .flv) | yes |
Adobe Presenter | TechSmith Camtasia | 1 | $$ + $ | mp4 | yes | no | yes but won’t be interactive | no | |
Articulate Presenter | TechSmith Camtasia | 2 | $$$ + $ | mp4 | yes | no | yes but won’t be interactive | no | |
PowerPoint (for PC) | TechSmith Camtasia | 1 | $ + $ | mp4 | sc | yes | no | no | yes |
PowerPoint (for Mac) | PowerPoint (for Mac) | 2 | $ | mp4 | sc | yes | no | no | yes |
Shineywhitebox iShowU | Apple GarageBand | 1 | $ | mp4 | sc | yes | no | no | yes |
Ambrosia Snapz Pro | Apple Garage Band (plus iMovie for editing) | 1 | $ | mp4 | sc | yes | no | no | yes |
Telestream Screenflow | Telestream Screenflow | 1 | $ | mp4 | sc | yes | no | no | yes |
Araleium Screenflick | Araleium Screenflick | 1 | $ | mp4 | sc | yes | no | no | yes |
Adobe Presenter | Adobe Presenter | 4 | $$ | HTML5/flash | flash | no | yes | yes | no |
Adobe Captivate | Adobe Captivate | 3 | $$ | HTML5/flash | flash | no | yes | yes | no |
Articulate Storyline | Articulate Storyline | 4 | $$$ | HTML5/flash | flash | no | yes | yes | no |
Articulate Engage | Articulate Engage | 1 | $$$ | HTML5/flash | flash | no | yes | yes | no |