Software:Screencast-O-Matic

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Screencast-O-Matic
Logo of Screencast-O-Matic.png
Original author(s)A.J. Gregory[1]
Developer(s)Screencast-O-Matic
Initial release2006[1]
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows, Mac OS X, Chrome OS[2]
Available inEnglish, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Typescreencasting and video editing software as a service, eLearning
LicenseFreemium, SaaS[1][3][4]
WebsiteScreencast-O-Matic

Screencast-O-Matic is a screencasting and video editing software tool that can be launched directly from a browser.[5][1][6][7] The software has been widely used in the education sector to support video creation for flipped classrooms,[8] bi-directional student assessments, lecture capture, and student video assignments.[9][10][11][3] It is used for various tasks including creating a video tutorial, transforming a presentation such as Microsoft PowerPoint into video with narration, creating a video game walkthrough and showing a technician a computer error.[12][13][14][15] Screencast-O-Matic is based in Seattle, WA.[1]

History

Screencast-O-Matic was founded in 2006 to better facilitate learning with a screen recorder tool designed for non-video professionals so they could master screencasts in a short amount of time.[1]

Software as a Service

Screencast-O-Matic is available as freeware as well as a paid subscription that includes a suite of video editing tools.[1][3][4] It is available for desktop including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Chrome OS.[2] Screencast-O-Matic supports the MP4, AVI, and FLV file extensions.[13][4]

Screen Recorder

The free screen recorder features screen capture, webcam recording, and microphone audio recording for screencasts up to 15 minutes long.[16][7][13][17] The screen recorder allows users to adjust the size of the screen recording to any area displayed on the screen or use preset resolutions provided in the recorder.[13][15][18] The free version allows you to save screencasts to a video file on your computer, upload and publish to YouTube and Screencast-O-Matic.com.[16][7] A closed captions file can be included with the uploaded video.[7]

The paid version of the screen recorder removes the watermark, has no time limits on recording and provides the ability to add computer system audio to the recording.[1][4] There are additional upload options with the paid version that publishes to Google Drive, Dropbox and Vimeo.[18] The paid version includes a script tool allowing the user to read while recording, has speech-to-text captioning, drawing tools and the ability to highlight an area of the screencast.[19]

Video Editor

The video editor is provided with a paid subscription and enables the ability to edit the audio and video sections of a screencast.[7][12][13] Video editing tools include the ability to cut, crop, resize, hide the cursor or webcam, narrate, insert multimedia (video, images, and text), replace sections of the video, control the speed (up or down), add transitions, and music.[19][20] Screencast-O-Matic also allows the user to edit audio tracks.[18]

Video Hosting

Hosting services are offered in free and paid versions of Screencast-O-Matic and built on top of Amazon Web Services (AWS).[1][13] Hosting allows for a dedicated space to host screencasts, uploading longer videos, the ability to protect screencasts and options for sharing screencasts.[1][13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Martin Mehl, Luanne Fose (2016). "Digital Academic Revolution" (in English). Online Learning Consortium. pp. 3, 4, 5, 6. https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/OLC_MehlFose_DAR_Article4_TheTechnology_.pdf. Retrieved 28 July 2018. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Benson, Thor (20 April 2014). "Best screencasting programs for Windows and Mac" (in English). Digital Trends. https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-screencasting-tools-apps-programs-for-windows-pc-mac-os-x/. Retrieved 28 July 2018. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Shapiro, Jordan (29 July 2015). "All Kids Should Make Their Own 'Minecraft' YouTube Videos" (in English). Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanshapiro/2015/07/29/all-kids-should-make-their-own-minecraft-youtube-videos/#24ddf9ab40e2. Retrieved 28 July 2018. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Clark, Joe (8 May 2007). "Best free screen recorder" (in English). Computer Business Review. "Screencast-O-Matic is a subscription based software but the free version is available for an unlimited amount of time. The free version allows recordings of up to 15 minutes and still offers a range of different publication options. On top of this, it also offers users the ability to record with their webcams, eliminating the need for additional software. Unfortunately, the free version does come with a watermark, and to remove it you will be required to upgrade to the premium version." 
  5. ↑ Broida, Rick (23 December 2015). "Create your own 'Star Wars' title crawl - CNET" (in English). CNET. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/create-your-own-star-wars-title-crawl/. Retrieved 29 July 2018. 
  6. ↑ "Screencast O Matic" (in English). Brandman University. 2018. https://www.brandman.edu/why-brandman/dedicated-resources/center-for-instructional-innovation/student-support/multimedia-writing-and-design-support/mwds/video/screencast-o-matic. Retrieved 28 July 2018. "Screencast-O-Matic is a web-based, screencast and video recording tool that allows you to record up to 15 minutes of video with a free account. Use this tool to record an oral presentation, narrate a slide presentation, provide a self-introduction, or collaborate with a peer or team." 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Henry, Alan (11 September 2011). "Five Best Screencasting or Screen Recording Tools" (in English). Lifehacker. https://lifehacker.com/5839047/five-best-screencasting-or-screen-recording-tools. Retrieved 28 July 2018. "Screen recording webapp Screencast-o-Matic has come a long way since it was launched. The tool uses Java to record your screen and upload it to the web, so it works anywhere Java is supported." 
  8. ↑ Frydenberg, Mark (14 December 2012). "The Flipped Classroom: It’s Got to Be Done Right" (in English). HuffPost. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-frydenberg/the-flipped-classroom-its_b_2300988.html?guccounter=1. Retrieved 29 July 2018. "Teachers need the knowledge and the time to create or provide focused videos. We kept ours to a maximum of five minutes each. Even with free online tools such as screencast-o-matic orpresent.me to create the videos, it still takes time to get it right." 
  9. ↑ Brown, Patricia (22 March 2016). "Five Ways to Incorporate Video Into Your Classroom and Instruction" (in English). EdSurge. https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-03-22-five-ways-to-incorporate-video-into-your-classroom-and-instruction. Retrieved 29 July 2018. 
  10. ↑ Henrik Bregnhøj, Chresteria Neutzsky, Martin Ehrensvärd, Susanne Rosthøj, Camilla Sichlau Bruun, Inez Harker-Schuch, Marin Lysák, Victoria Chuang (2016). "Bedømmelse af The Use of Videos in Teaching" (in English). University of Copenhagen. https://tidsskrift.dk/lom/article/view/24416/21971. Retrieved 29 July 2018. 
  11. ↑ Martinez, Ron (8 January 2018). "Screencasting Feedback on Student Essays" (in English). Faculty Focus. https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/flipping-feedback-screencasting-feedback-on-student-essays/. Retrieved 28 July 2018. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Screencast-o-matic" (in English). University of Salford. 2018. https://www.salford.ac.uk/qeo/learningtechnologies/screencastomatic. Retrieved 28 July 2018. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 Messieh, Nancy (15 August 2011). "5 free and easy ways to create professional screencasts" (in English). The Next Web. https://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/08/15/5-free-and-easy-ways-to-create-professional-screencasts/. Retrieved 28 July 2018. ""Screencast-o-Matic makes it incredibly easy to record a screencast with voice-over commentary. Before you begin recording, you can determine the size of the recording screen, choose to use your webcam, and determine your microphone settings. Once you begin the recording, you can pause as well as drag the Screencast-o-Matic window around your screen. Once your recording is done, you can save it to your computer as an MP4, AVI or FLV file, upload it to YouTube, or to the Screencast-o-Matic site itself, the latter of which of course requires you to sign up. Free accounts can create screencasts of up to 15 minutes, while $12 a year will get you a pro account with unlimited recording, no Screencast-o-Matic logo on YouTube uploads, editing tools and more. Uploads to their own servers are still limited to 15 minutes with the pro account. If you upload the video to Screencast-o-Matic’s server, the site provides you with the embed code, and allows you to download the video if you don’t save it to your computer." 
  14. ↑ Martin, Jim (28 July 2017). "Best free screen recorders" (in English). Tech Advisor. https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/software/best-free-screen-recorders-3653164/. Retrieved 28 July 2018. "Screencast-O-Matic records your computer's audio and video and lets you edit the area of your screen that you want to record. With the free version you can only record 15 minutes of video, and sticks a Screen-O-Matic watermark on your videos." 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Tomaszewski, Jason (2012). "Tech in the Classroom: Screencast-O-Matic" (in English). Education World. https://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech-in-the-classroom/screencast-o-matic.shtml. Retrieved 28 July 2018. "Once the software is installed and running, the user can adjust the size of the capture area. Users can include the entire screen, or only a portion of it. Once the capture space is set, all users have to do is click the record button. From that point, anything done on the computer or spoken into the mic is recorded." 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Cranny, David (Autumn 2016). "Screencasting, a tool to facilitate engagement with formative feedback?" (in English). All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (Dundalk Institute of Technology) 8 (3): 19. http://ojs.aishe.org/index.php/aishe-j/article/download/291/497. ""In this study the researcher decided to use Screencastomatic. Screencastomatic is a free screen and webcam recorder that can be downloaded or accessed directly through (www.screencast-o-matic.com). Screencastomatic can be used to create screencasts, add notes and captions to the video which can then be saved to video file, uploaded to YouTube or shared on Screencast-O-Matic.com. This application records all the activity taking place on the computer screen, along with the user’s voice for a maximum of fifteen minutes. When the screencast ends the programme will prompt the user to create a video file, upload to YouTube, or send to the cloud-based server affiliated to screencastomatic. Whilst there a numerous other freely available screencast programmes, Screencastomatic was chosen because of its ease of use and how fast one can activate it. Although there aremor e sophisticated programmes such as Camtasia from TechSmith that allow users to edit and have an unlimited time frame for recordings. Screencastomatic is free and is easy to use, which may encourage practitioners to adopt its use in providing formative feedback to students.". 
  17. ↑ P. J. Guy, J. Kim, and R. Rubin (2014). "Social Web Tools" (in English). University of Western Ontario. http://elearningtoolkit.uwo.ca/terms/video_creation.html. Retrieved 29 July 2018. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "Overview of the Best Video Screen Capture Software". Ghacks. Ghacks. 2018. https://www.ghacks.net/overview-best-video-screen-capture-software/. Retrieved 28 July 2018. "A pro account is available that improves the service further. Watermarks are removed for instance, there is no recording limit and you get options to publish the recording on third party sites such as Google Drive, Dropbox or Vimeo directly." 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Chegwidden, David (2 March 2016). "Editing a Screencast recorded on Screencast-o-matic" (in English). Sheffield Hallam University. https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/acestel/editing-a-screencast-recorded-on-screencast-o-matic/?doing_wp_cron=1531361179.0159718990325927734375. Retrieved 28 July 2018. 
  20. ↑ du Plessis, Liz (31 March 2017). "Teaching Tip Video: Edit Your Video with Screencast-o-matic" (in English). Santa Rosa Junior College. https://de.santarosa.edu/content/teaching-tip-video-edit-your-video-screencast-o-matic. Retrieved 13 August 2018. "This video by Liz du Plessis, Instructional Designer in Distance Ed, demonstrates how to edit your video with the Pro version of Screencast-o-matic. Topics include how to cut, copy, and paste segments of video; adding image overlays; and re-recording sections of narration or video so that you don’t have re-record entire videos to make changes." 




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