SteveB Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 I want to develop a training CD for a solution. Lotus Screen Cam is supposed to capture the screen image with the mouse clicks and button pushes to a file, along with narration. You then can string up to 20 of these training session together, burn them to a CD and distribute them with the Screen Cam Player for no charge. Sounds good? The product seems to be pretty much unsupported, and was designed for Windows 95 (yup, you read it right). I get the infamous blue screen evrytime I try to run it on Win 98 SE. Does anybody know of another product that has similar funtionality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth2k1 Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 It's probably not exactly the solution you are looking for, but I've used MS PowerPoint to compile screenshots into PowerPoint and you can add narration to your slideshow. But they have to have PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer to view them. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted July 27, 2002 Author Share Posted July 27, 2002 I'm already using Powerpoint and its viewer, but it doesn't even come close (PP is very static). If you are interested in a really great demo of what I'm trying to replicate, go to www.indigorose.com and look for their new click-n-learn CD. They make the Setup Factory installer which I use. They have a downloadable demo with some selected chapters. I conacted the guys who did the CD , but they wanted a fortune. They recommended Screen Cam, which they had used in the past. Now I think they use Macromedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth2k1 Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Ah, I see. You want a menu-driven approach that can give you animation. You could certainly do that with Macromedia Flash or possibly C+ builder. I hope you have skills to pay the bills, those are some pretty hefty programs. Yes, PP is nothing like that. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogermax Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 You might try Camtasia. Works quite well, though we had some trouble getting the sound volumes right (probably our hardware) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjacoby Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 If you want to create a training CD that people will want to purchase, don't use a cheap program to put it together -- use Macromedia Director, or Flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted July 27, 2002 Author Share Posted July 27, 2002 That's what this Click-n-Learn uses. Do you have any appreciation for its learning curve? Which of the two would you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth2k1 Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Hey Steve check out www.w3schools.com . I learned most of what I know about HTML and XML at this site, so I think its pretty useful.They have free tutorials and you can download a 30 day trial at the macromedia website. I've used it to create some real simple animations. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted July 28, 2002 Author Share Posted July 28, 2002 Thanks, Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth2k1 Posted July 29, 2002 Share Posted July 29, 2002 Don't even mention it after all the help youve given me in the last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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