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

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

Recording software	Production software^a	Number of faculty using^b	Approximate cost of software/user^c	Output format faculty provides to student^d	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

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

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