Mac - Camtasia or Screencasting Studio?

[higginsdj]

Anyone use these and have an opinion (note the Mac version of Camtasia is not the same as the Windows version and appears to only have a subset of features - perhaps why it is $200 cheaper than the Windows version)

 

Cheers

[largento]

I've not used Camtasia, but purchased Screenflick a couple of years ago and like it. (It's only $25, too!)

 

Additionally, there are:

 

Snapz Pro for $69

 

iShowU HD ($59.99 for Pro, $29.99 for base app)

 

and Screenflow for $99.

 

Chris Been did a course on Screencasting with the Mac over at Lynda.com and takes it more formally than most of us would.

[jason1025]

I use IshowU HD

 

works well.

 

But Snow leopard with quick time pro has screen and audio recording built in. Its necessary to purchase anything if you have that.

[higginsdj]

Looking at this list, am I right is assuming that only Camtasia and Screenflow offer post editing?

 

Cheers

[nimblepix]

The free Quicktime player 10 has video screen capture built in and there is very little render time delay.

[largento]

The new Quicktime player also allows you to trim video for editing, but yes, most of these don't have editing tools built in.

[Rodney]

I've been hesitating to answer because I don't know about Camtasia for the Mac.

I was under the impression the Mac version had all the bells and whistles as the PC version.

(The Mac version was recently released so if you haven't checked the site recently you should)

 

The PC version of Camtasia simply rocks.

It does a lot more than just screen capture and has had a very recent update released too.

 

If I was rich I'd buy everyone here a copy of Camtasia to use with A:M. It is that useful.

My primary dilemma these days is finding the time to use it.

 

 

Edit: Yes, it looks like the Mac version is limited but improving.

As I read into it more however, its not clear what those limits are (if there are any).

 

Knowing what I know right now, if I had a Mac I'd purchase Camtasia for it.

I think the price may be mostly to get their foot in the door.

If in doubt, I'd contact them and see what they plan to do with it.

You can download a free trial of Camtasia for the Mac (and PC)... what have you got to lose?

http://www.techsmith.com/camtasiamac/free-trial/

[John Bigboote]

The free Quicktime player 10 has video screen capture built in and there is very little render time delay.

 

 

How did QT skip versions 8 and 9?

[higginsdj]

V10 isn't a release version of QT - just what comes with Snow Leopard.

[Gerry]

Yeah, it's a little confusing...You still need QT v7 if you want the functionality of QTPro, but the v10 player that comes with Snow Leopard has some great screen recording functionality. However what it doesn't have is the ability to record a region of the screen, something that it really needs. Probably next iteration, I'm hoping.

 

So for the time being you have to have both v7 and v10 if you like it and use it. Versions 8 and 9 have disappeared into the ether apparently.