
As you will have seen in my
last post I have at last added video to this site. I used a handy freeware application called
CamStudio to record what I was doing on my screen.
This software has some excellent features that include: recording of vocal commentary; addition of captions; and even picture-in-picture video of yourself if you have a webcam. There is some help for using the software at
Nick the Geek's Support Helpdesk, but I will give you a few tips to get you started.
Firstly, it is best to select a different video codec (the way that the video is encoded and compressed) than the default one to keep the file sizes small. From the
Options men select
Video Options. Pick a compressor from the list. There is a lossless video codec available to download on the CamStudio site. You can also reduce the quality of the video on the
Video Options page to further reduce the size of the video file. You will have to make sure that the people who view the video have the correct codec installed on...