Last fall I developed a chart and wrote an in-depth contrast of complimentary screencasting tools. In my ranking of complimentary choices, Screencastify came out on top. That chart and ranking can be seen here.

Screencast-o-matic is the tool that I utilize to develop almost all of the videos that appear on my YouTube channel. Screencast-o-matic is offered in a browser-based variation and in a desktop “deluxe” variation. I use the desktop variation unless Im using my Chromebook..
The luxurious variation of Screencast-o-matic is the paid variation that costs $1.65/ month. With that variation comes the choice to crop and resize the cam view that you can overlay on your screencast. One of those cropping alternatives is to use an oval. Thats what I do. Screencast-o-matic also provides the alternative to have actually a highlighted circle follow your mouse guideline on your screen. When Im making longer videos Ill also use the clip merging tools, shift tools, and text overlay tools that are readily available in Screencast-o-matic.

A Comparison of Other Screencasting Tools.

One of those cropping alternatives is to utilize an oval. When Im making longer videos Ill likewise utilize the clip combining tools, transition tools, and text overlay tools that are readily available in Screencast-o-matic.

There is one that I get asked more frequently than any other. Normally, people ask that because they want to understand how Im highlighting my mouse tip in my videos or how Im developing the moving oval cut-out of my web cam.

Introductions of Screencast-o-matic.
Last year March I released a total video summary of Screencast-o-matic. You can see that video.
here.

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Typically, people ask that due to the fact that they desire to understand how Im highlighting my mouse pointer in my videos or how Im creating the moving oval cut-out of my webcam.