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Screencast-o-matic is the tool that I utilize to develop nearly all of the videos that appear on my YouTube channel. Screencast-o-matic is readily available in a browser-based variation and in a desktop “deluxe” version. I utilize the desktop version unless Im utilizing my Chromebook..
The luxurious variation of Screencast-o-matic is the paid version that costs $1.65/ month. With that variation comes the option to crop and resize the web cam view that you can overlay on your screencast. One of those cropping options is to utilize an oval. Thats what I do. Screencast-o-matic also supplies the option to have a highlighted circle follow your mouse guideline 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.

Last fall I developed a chart and wrote an in-depth contrast of totally free screencasting tools. In my ranking of free alternatives, Screencastify came out on top. That chart and ranking can be seen here.

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

There is one that I get asked more often than any other. Typically, people ask that because 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.

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

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