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Understanding the Jing Pro Video Formats – Jing Help Center
Friday, January 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Understanding SWF versus MPEG-4 Formats in Jing Pro I was confused by the difference between SWF and MPEG-4 before I read this explanation (which includes video examples). Read more..Screencasting — Workflow and Presentation, by Collin Turner (Podcast)
Saturday, January 17th, 2009 Posted in Podcasts, WordPress | 1 Comment »
[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/collinturner.mp3] Download MP3 (to download, right-click and select Save Target As) Length: 65 min. Screencasting Presentation Summary In this podcast, Collin Turner presents on "Screencasting -- Workflow and Presentation" to the Intermountain STC chapter ... Read more..How I Create Video Tutorials
Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 24 Comments »
Creating video tutorials is no trivial task. When you sit down to create 20+ video tutorials for a project, you're faced with dozens of questions. What screen size should the ... Read more..Camtasia Studio or Captivate: A comparison | Technical Writer
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Camtasia Studio or Captivate: A comparison. Very even-handed and practical comparison. Read more..Six Ways I’m Using the H4 Zoom Recorder to Do Technical-Writing Related Things
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Posted in Podcasting, Technical Writing | 26 Comments »
If you asked me 6 months ago how much I used my Zoom H4 digital recorder, it wasn't much. I initially got it to record live interviews at conferences, and ... Read more..Camtasia Versus Captivate: Thinking About Screen Real Estate Problems in Video Captures
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 Posted in Screencasts | 24 Comments »
The two leading screencast tools, Camtasia and Captivate, both have strengths and weaknesses that make selecting a clear winner difficult if not impossible. But lately I’ve been using both of ... Read more..“Could you please tell me what the job of a technical writer is like?”
Friday, December 21st, 2007 Posted in Technical Writing | 26 Comments »
I recently received an email from a reader who asked to know what the job of a technical writer is like. Anoop writes, I am a computer science Master's student at ... Read more..Adventures with the New Technical Communication Suite from Adobe (mostly RoboHelp 7 and Captivate)
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 Posted in Technical Writing | 25 Comments »
Rob Houser's recent article in Writers UA, "What's New in RoboHelp 7?", is a thorough, insightful article I highly recommend. After reading his review, I thought I'd post a few ... Read more..Sample Integration of Captivate Screen Demos in RoboHelp Hotspots
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 Posted in Technical Writing | 6 Comments »
I made a help file showing a sample integration of Captivate with Robohelp, specifically showing screen demos inside hotspots. I like that the screen demos hide so nicely. (The content of ... Read more..Thoughts on Adobe’s New Technical Communication Suite
Saturday, November 24th, 2007 Posted in Technical Writing | 4 Comments »
I'm excited to welcome Adobe as a new sponsor for Tech Writer Voices. This past week, I've been playing around with their new Technical Communications Suite. This Suite includes Framemaker, ... Read more..