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

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

Generally, people ask that due to the fact that they want to know how Im highlighting my mouse pointer 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 produce nearly all of the videos that appear on my YouTube channel. Screencast-o-matic is offered in a browser-based version and in a desktop “luxurious” variation. I use 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 option to crop and resize the cam view that you can overlay on your screencast. One of those cropping choices is to use an oval. Thats what I do. Screencast-o-matic likewise provides the alternative to have a highlighted circle follow your mouse tip on your screen. When Im making longer videos Ill likewise utilize the clip merging tools, shift tools, and text overlay tools that are available in Screencast-o-matic.

There is one that I get asked more often than any other. Usually, people ask that due to the fact that they desire 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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A Comparison of Other Screencasting Tools.

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