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Table 1 Vodcast recording and production software used by SOMA faculty and their attributes

From: A descriptive, cross-sectional study of medical student preferences for vodcast design, format and pedagogical approach

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

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

  1. aThe same 3–4 faculty use flash Adobe Presenter, Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline
  2. bA few faculty use more than one
  3. c$ = <100; $$= > 100; $$$= > 1000
  4. dSome of these have optional outputs