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A Comparison of Other Screencasting Tools.

Last fall I developed a chart and wrote a detailed comparison of complimentary screencasting tools. In my ranking of totally free alternatives, Screencastify came out on top. That chart and ranking can be seen here.

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

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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 available in a browser-based variation and in a desktop “luxurious” variation. I utilize the desktop version unless Im using my Chromebook..
The luxurious variation of Screencast-o-matic is the paid variation that costs $1.65/ month. With that version comes the choice to crop and resize the web 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 likewise provides the choice to have actually a highlighted circle follow your mouse pointer on your screen. When Im making longer videos Ill likewise make use of the clip combining tools, shift tools, and text overlay tools that are offered in Screencast-o-matic.

Typically, people ask that since they desire to know how Im highlighting my mouse pointer in my videos or how Im producing the moving oval cut-out of my webcam.

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

I get great deals of questions sent to me weekly. There is one that I get asked more frequently than any other. That is, “what are you using to make your videos.” Normally, people ask that since they wish to know how Im highlighting my mouse tip in my videos or how Im creating the moving oval cut-out of my web cam.