I get great deals of concerns sent to me every week. There is one that I get asked more frequently than any other. That is, “what are you utilizing to make your videos.” Usually, individuals ask that since they wish to know how Im highlighting my mouse guideline in my videos or how Im developing the moving oval cut-out of my webcam.

Overviews of Screencast-o-matic.
In 2015 March I released a complete video overview of Screencast-o-matic. You can see that video.
here.

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

A Comparison of Other Screencasting Tools.

Normally, individuals ask that since they want to know how Im highlighting my mouse guideline in my videos or how Im producing the moving oval cut-out of my webcam.

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

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Last fall I developed a chart and wrote an in-depth comparison of free screencasting tools. In my ranking of free options, Screencastify triumphed. That chart and ranking can be seen here.

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