Screencasting software

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What software is available to make screencasts/ podcasts?

There obvioulsy tens (if not hundreds) of products out there and this Wikipedia comparison of most available screencasting software is quite detailed. The ones I know and use on a regular basis are:

• Audacity: Freeware with which to record and then to produce mp3 soundfiles.
• Camtasia Studio: Great podcasting software from www.techsmith.com that can do anything from videos to podcasts to screencasts. The publishing options are fantastic and the file compression (especially mp4s) are wonderful. 1 month trial download - you have to try it!
• Camtasia Relay: A centralised service (installed at a specific institution - available at Stellenbosch) that allows one to record lectures in the form of screencasts (Voice and all screen activity - like a PPT lecture) and then automatically publishes the videos on a central repository.
• www.screenr.com: Free online screen recording (5 minutes max).
www.screencast-o-matic.com: Free online screen recording (15 minutes)
• www.screencast.com: Great free repository (up to 2 Gb at least) for uploading and sharing your videos.
• Jing: Making and sharing screencasts, as well as screenshots over the internet. Quite useful but file size is an issue with longer videos.
• www.soundcloud.com: My new favourite place for creating and storing soundfiles!
• www.youtube.com: Still a great place to publish videos or even screencasts as it embedds nicely in blogs, and also has an automatic mobile compression service if accessed by a mobile device (like a cell phone or iPad).

Have fun!