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

Screencast-o-matic is the tool that I use to develop 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 “deluxe” variation. I use the desktop variation unless Im using my Chromebook..
The deluxe version of Screencast-o-matic is the paid version 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. Among those cropping alternatives is to use an oval. Thats what I do. Screencast-o-matic likewise offers the option to have a highlighted circle follow your mouse tip on your screen. When Im making longer videos Ill also utilize the clip merging tools, transition 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 use an oval. When Im making longer videos Ill also make use of the clip combining tools, shift tools, and text overlay tools that are readily available in Screencast-o-matic.

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Typically, people 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 webcam.

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

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