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  • Desktop motion capture
    Presentations with moving mouse pointers, scrolling windows, page turning, animation, and action often engage the user's attention and are an excellent way to illustrate Tuscany in action
    • Camstudio Camstudio is an open source video product. Free to use. Donations accepted. This software can record your mousing, page turning, and web surfing. Be aware that this program only captures live demos, so your demonstration and speaking skills will be recorded in real time. Use the Microsfot Video 1 codec to ensure easy transportability.
    • Camtasia Studio. Camtasia is excellent for captuing desktop actions
    • Wink (http://www.debugmode.com/wink/). Freeware. Allows thought audio recording, text, balloons, editing, scripting. This software is excellent for recording scripted demos. In other words, you can record your presentation, and then go back to each screen capture and add audio or text balloons. With this method you can do multiple takes, and edit out any misstatements or mistakes. You can also edit out parts of the demo if your make a demo mistake. The program saves to ShockWave Flash (SWF) file format.

An example Camstudio Motion Capture Demo with computer desktop video and sound is attached.

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The site gives various tools for assembling and enhancing your videos. You upload all media assets to the site, and then you assemble and publish the presentation. The site accepts PowerPoint presentations, WAV or MPEG audio, AVI or MPEG video. You need a professional account to upload SchockWave Flash. You can subtitle videos for different languages. You can make presentations private, password-protected, or public, and you can control group access.

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