Return-Path: Received: from mail-yk0-f169.google.com ([209.85.160.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5374666 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 12 Feb 2014 19:18:32 +0100 Received: by mail-yk0-f169.google.com with SMTP id 142so16169707ykq.0 for ; Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:23:16 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=sI3RdjfCSUf4CDYTf8tYGs26Vwoq6xt9Q1lmXnLoLXg=; b=Bd3IHvDsyTl1mjoVFK99CC9vnpMJ1DkSFAc9JG5+JhVASePZG/DIaLjJtHRERnPWll gC040Ia9XJgEsZLwEZ6bYkjVGwEhaQd/he11LlB0+QxIuCXNE9WlHm+3jCgWE6uGCrwX 4bvz5ci7hbZAfFdd8OVhcdA1Rw0/u3SzF4UhRxmJKqm7EBRxJor8qp5bs6KgL9FFPEhi J8yfoPMNTN0N+kwVX5uFVtFGnC3/9hIzVyoe4J+kSsdcl3JUEGwrW95F4GNl+vU7XnIP GIhhV+FCJw5aoN4bI/v34kXbh43TChuaZ+EiThfbW+o3ZTjAVzW56ISyc5aN0syLoofh vc6A== X-Received: by 10.236.123.193 with SMTP id v41mr3686290yhh.68.1392229395904; Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:23:15 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.170.150.8 with HTTP; Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:22:35 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Teddy Gage Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:22:35 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] [AE] OT: Mac screen capture software recommendations To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf301afb7b96c01b04f239aaf2 --20cf301afb7b96c01b04f239aaf2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just to throw out another, we use Snapz Pro at work, I like the interface, it's very fast to set up, and offers multiple codec options. Pretty cheap too I think. On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Lloyd Alvarez wrote: > I think ScreenFlow is by far the best screen capture app on the mac. It'= s > very stable and has really cool features that give you a lot of flexibili= ty > after recording since it records the UI as separate objects as opposed to > one big movie file. > > Cheers, > Lloyd > > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:45 PM, Bruce Tovsky wr= ote: > >> thanks mathias! nice to hear from many of the folks whose video tutorial= s >> i know well, and what they used to capture the action! >> cheers >> b >> >> On Feb 12, 2014, at 12:11 PM, Mathias M=F6hl wrote: >> >> Hi Bruce, >> >> I am also using Camtasia and both Mac and Win versions work well for my >> tutorials. >> >> In general, it saves a lot of time if you can do recording and editing i= n >> the same application: >> I record a bit and if I did some mistakes, I can edit it before recordin= g >> the next bit. When I first record everything and then start editing, it = is >> much slower. >> >> Cheers, >> Mathias >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *mamoworld.com simplify your cgi* >> >> Dr. Mathias M=F6hl >> Marlow 52 , 18551 Sagard, Germany >> Phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61 >> info@mamoworld.com >> >> On 12 Feb 2014, at 17:33, Bruce Tovsky wrote: >> >> thanks brian, already on it. didn't realize that ScreenFlow was a >> Telestream product - i've known those folks for quite a while, using >> Flip4Mac and Episode extensively. >> cheers >> b >> >> On Feb 12, 2014, at 11:25 AM, brian@totaltraining.com wrote: >> >> There are demos of each available if you want to compare. Make sure to >> compare the whole process, including capture, edit, and export. >> >> In the past we had issues with export of Camtasia files to an editable >> format (like Quicktime for FCP), which we attributed to Camtasia's varia= ble >> frame rates... so if you wanted to post-process in a non-Camtasia >> environment it was an issue. They may have resolved this, but perhaps >> others could comment to confirm? >> >> Brian >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "Bruce Tovsky" >> To: "After Effects Mail List" >> Sent: 2/12/2014 11:02:38 AM >> Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Mac screen capture software recommendations >> >> >> thanks curtis! it's neck-and-ncek between ScreenFlow and Camtasia. >> b >> >> >> On Feb 12, 2014, at 10:59 AM, Curtis Nichols >> wrote: >> >> Camtasia by TechSmith >> >> Curtis Nichols >> PCS Production Co. >> Irving, TX. >> >> (sent via the moons of Saturn) >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 8:48 AM, Bruce Tovsky >> wrote: >> >>> hi all >>> i'm trying to help a client get setup to do some live screen captures >>> for a demo / spot of an educational web product. we need to show >>> functionality / "game play" as cutaways from a live action shoot. does >>> anyone have a favorite mac app? i usually use iShowU but i'd like to se= e if >>> there's something better. needs to do good, high quality captures. >>> ScreenFlow seemed promising... >>> cheers >>> b >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *mamoworld.com simplify your cgi* >> >> Dr. Mathias M=F6hl >> Marlow 52 , 18551 Sagard, Germany >> Phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61 >> info@mamoworld.com >> >> >> >> > --=20 _____________________________ VFX & Motion Graphic Artist teddygage dot com --20cf301afb7b96c01b04f239aaf2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Just to throw out another, we use Snapz Pro at work, I lik= e the interface, it's very fast to set up, and offers multiple codec op= tions. Pretty cheap too I think. 

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On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Lloyd Alvarez <lists@aescripts.com&= gt; wrote:
I think ScreenFlow is by far the best screen capture app o= n the mac.  It's very stable and has really cool features that giv= e you a lot of flexibility after recording since it records the UI as separ= ate objects as opposed to one big movie file.

Cheers,<= div>Lloyd


On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:45 PM, Bruce = Tovsky <bruce@skeletonhome.com> wrote:
thanks mathias! nice to hear from many = of the folks whose video tutorials i know well, and what they used to captu= re the action!
cheers
b

On Feb 12, 2014, at 12:11= PM, Mathias M=F6hl <info@mamoworld.com> wrote:

Hi Bruce,

I am= also using Camtasia and both Mac and Win versions work well for my tutoria= ls.

In general, it saves a lot of time if you can do rec= ording and editing in the same application:
I record a bit and if I did some mistakes, I can edit it before record= ing the next bit. When I first record everything and then start editing, it= is much slower.

Cheers,
Mathias



mamoworld.com
= simplify your cgi

Dr. Mathias M=F6hl
Marlow 52 , 18551 Sagard, Germany
Phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61
info@mamoworld.com


On 12 Feb 2014, at 17:33, Bruce Tovsky = <bruce@skele= tonhome.com> wrote:

thanks br= ian, already on it. didn't realize that ScreenFlow was a Telestream pro= duct - i've known those folks for quite a while, using Flip4Mac and Epi= sode extensively. 
cheers
b

On Feb 12, 2014, at 11:25 AM, brian@totaltrain= ing.com wrote:

There are demos of each available if you want to compare. Make sure to= compare the whole process, including capture, edit, and export.
=  
In the past we had issues with export of Camtasia files to= an editable format (like Quicktime for FCP), which we attributed to Camtas= ia's variable frame rates... so if you wanted to post-process in a= non-Camtasia environment it was an issue. They may have resolved this, but= perhaps others could comment to confirm?
 
Brian
 
------ Original Mess= age ------
From: "Bruce Tovsky" <bruce@skeletonhome.com>
To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Sent: 2/12/2014 11:02:38 AM
Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Mac screen= capture software recommendations
 
thanks curtis! it's neck-and-ncek between ScreenFlow and Camtasia.
= b


On Feb 12, 2014, at 10:59 AM, Curt= is Nichols <curtisn@pcsproductions.com> wrote:

Camtasia by TechSm= ith

Curtis Nichols
PCS Production Co.
Irving, TX= .

(sent via the moons of Saturn)


On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 8:48 AM, Bruce Tovsky <br= uce@skeletonhome.com> wrote:
hi all
i'm trying to help a client get setup to do some live screen = captures for a demo / spot of an educational web product. we need to show f= unctionality / "game play" as cutaways from a live action shoot. = does anyone have a favorite mac app? i usually use iShowU but i'd like = to see if there's something better. needs to do good, high quality capt= ures. ScreenFlow seemed promising…
cheers
b
+---End of message---+
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mamoworld.com
= simplify your cgi

Dr. Mathias M=F6hl
Marlow 52 , 18551 Sagard, Germany
Phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61
info@mamoworld.com








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