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Normally, people ask that due to the fact that they want to understand how Im highlighting my mouse tip in my videos or how Im creating the moving oval cut-out of my web cam.

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 available in a browser-based version and in a desktop “deluxe” version. I utilize the desktop variation unless Im using my Chromebook..
The deluxe version of Screencast-o-matic is the paid variation that costs $1.65/ month. With that version comes the choice to crop and resize the cam view that you can overlay on your screencast. One of those cropping options is to use an oval. Thats what I do. Screencast-o-matic also supplies the option to have actually a highlighted circle follow your mouse pointer on your screen. When Im making longer videos Ill also make use of the clip merging tools, transition tools, and text overlay tools that are readily available in Screencast-o-matic.

Overviews of Screencast-o-matic.
Last year March I published a complete video overview of Screencast-o-matic. You can see that video.
here.

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

Last fall I developed a chart and wrote a detailed comparison of totally free screencasting tools. In my ranking of complimentary choices, Screencastify triumphed. That chart and ranking can be seen here.

A Comparison of Other Screencasting Tools.

One of those cropping alternatives is to utilize an oval. When Im making longer videos Ill also utilize the clip merging tools, shift tools, and text overlay tools that are offered in Screencast-o-matic.

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