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Screencast
A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen
capture or a screen recording, often containing audio narration.[1] The term screencast
compares with the related term screenshot; whereas screenshot generates a single picture of a
computer screen, a screencast is essentially a movie of the changes over time that a user sees on a
computer screen, that can be enhanced with audio narration and captions.
Etymology
In 2004, columnist Jon Udell invited readers of
his blog to propose names for the emerging
genre.[2] Udell selected the term "screencast",
which was proposed by both Joseph McDonald
and Deeje Cooley.[3]
The terms "screencast," "screencam" and "screen
recording" are often used interchangeably,[4][5]
due to the market influence of ScreenCam as a 1:05
screencasting product of the early 1990s.[6]
An example of screencasting: A video showing how
ScreenCam, however, is a federal trademark in
to change a photo using "levels" in GIMP.
the United States, whereas screencast is not
trademarked and has established use in
publications as part of Internet and computing vernacular.[7][8] Screen recording is now the most
generic term.[9]
Uses
Screencasts can help demonstrate and teach the use of software features. Creating a screencast
helps software developers show off their work. Educators may also use screencasts as another
means of integrating technology into the curriculum.[10] Students can record video and audio as
they demonstrate the proper procedure to solve a problem on an interactive whiteboard.
Screencasts are useful tools for ordinary software users as well: They help filing report bugs in
which the screencasts take the place of potentially unclear written explanations; they help showing
others how a given task is accomplished in a specific software environment.
Organizers of seminars may choose to routinely record complete seminars and make them
available to all attendees for future reference and/or sell these recordings to people who cannot
afford the fee of the live seminar or do not have the time to attend it. This will generate an
additional revenue stream for the organizers and makes the knowledge available to a broader
audience.
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This strategy of recording seminars is already widely used in fields where using a simple video
camera or audio recorder is insufficient to make a useful recording of a seminar. Computer-related
seminars need high quality and easily readable recordings of screen contents which is usually not
achieved by a video camera that records the desktop.
In classrooms, teachers and students can use this tool to create videos to explain content,
vocabulary, etc. Videos can make class time more productive for both teachers and students.
Screencasts may increase student engagement and achievement and also provide more time in
which students can work collaboratively in groups, so screencasts help them to think through
cooperative learning.
In addition, screencasts allow students to move at their own pace since they can pause or review
content anytime and anywhere. Screencasts are excellent for those learners who just need an oral
as well as a visual explanation of the content presented.
Software
Open-source tools exist for both screencasting and livestreaming the recorded video.[11]
Trial versions of screencasting programs often apply a watermark, encouraging users to purchase
the full version in order to remove it.[12]
Hardware
An alternative solution for capturing a screencast is the use of a hardware RGB or DVI frame
grabber card. This approach places the burden of the recording and compression process on a
machine separate from the one generating the visual material being captured.[13]
In popular culture
The films Unfriended, Unfriended: Dark Web, and Searching contain screencasts that were
simulated for the purposes of the film.
See also
▪ Comparison of screencasting software
▪ Online lecture
▪ Slidecast
▪ Screenshot
▪ Software vision mixer
▪ Video capture
References
1. "Definition of screencast" (https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/screencast). PCMAG.
Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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3. Udell, Jon (17 November 2004). "Jon Udell: Name that genre: screencast" (https://web.archiv
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60127,00.asp). PC Magazine: Encyclopedia. Ziff Davis. 9 May 2010. Archived (https://web.arch
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&i=60127,00.asp) from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
6. McCracken, Harry (9 May 1994). "Lotus' ScreenCam is Easy Multimedia" (https://books.googl
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10. "Audiovisual formative feedback in online quizzes and essays" (https://web.archive.org/web/20
160303231312/http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/14208/2/Ireland.pdf) (PDF). Archived from the original
(http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/14208/2/Ireland.pdf) (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December
2012.
11. Wilde, Tyler (4 December 2012). "How to stream games with Open Broadcaster: a fast, free
livestreaming application – News – PC Gamer" (http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/12/04/how-to-s
et-up-open-broadcaster-a-free-lightweight-livestreaming-application/). PC Gamer. Future
Publishing Limited. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20130605163356/http://www.pcgame
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Further reading
1. Udell, Jon (16 November 2005). "What Is Screencasting" (https://web.archive.org/web/2007030
3104059/http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/digitalmedia/2005/11/16/what-is-screencastin
g.html?page=1). O'Reilly Digital Media. O'Reilly. Archived from the original (http://www.oreillyne
t.com/pub/a/oreilly/digitalmedia/2005/11/16/what-is-screencasting.html?page=1) on 3 March
2007. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
2. Christian (24 September 2010). "Guide: Recording your Linux desktop with ffmpeg" (http://ww
w.technotes.se/?p=28). www.technotes.se — Technical guides and discussions. Archived (http
s://archive.today/20130418103820/http://www.technotes.se/?p=28) from the original on 18 April
2013. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
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