Re: Programs to create a software walk-through?

[Abby Klemmer <aklemmer -at- factset -dot- com>]

John - we use Camtasia and we love it. Relatively inexpensive, easy 
learning curve, good technical support, and you get a high degree of 
control over the finished product.

I've also heard good things about Macromedia Captivate (formerly 
RoboDemo?) Now that Adobe owns Macromedia you can find info here:
http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/

The one thing I'd advise _against_ using, for this particular job, is 
tools such as Microsoft LiveMeeting, Global Crossing, and WebEx. These 
tools are optimized for live/synchronous training, and even though they 
advertise their "record a meeting/presentation" feature - they are really 
not all that robust for working with recordings and getting a polished 
result. Rather, the "record" feature here is much more targeted to this 
scenario: "If someone missed the meeting, they can watch it later!" -- and 
that's about it. The one exception, possibly, is Macromedia Breeze, but 
its cost is rather prohibitive, especially considering how affordable and 
kick-butt Camtasia is.

Good luck!

Abby Klemmer
FactSet Research Systems


John Bartol wrote:

> Client has an application with a character-based interface. Probably
> around 15 main screens, total of 40 screens including sub-screens.

> Client would like to have a demo disk made that walks a user through the
> typical functions of the system as a training aid. Nothing overly
> fancy... not a lot of hours to allocate to this effort.

> So... I'm downloading Camtasia right now -- are there others that would
> be worth considering?


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