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Ask HN: I want to do a video tutorial for cheap on OSX. What tools should I use?

5 points by jmathai 17y ago

Wanting to a video tutorial with a voice over. What software is there (ideally free) that does a good job at this?

japanesejay 17y ago
Ideally you'll want to do some full on video production. If you want to do it for cheap, you can use: - Free Screen cast tools to record your desktop or just the app window. - Use some audio capturing tool to record your voice over. Best if you have a mic and can control the eq. I think quicktime Pro does has support for this too. ($30 for pro). - Use imovie to edit/animate transitions between your script. Hows that for a starts?
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- jmathai 17y ago
  That's pretty good. I'll give Free Screen a whirl. Thanks.
ApolloRising 17y ago
Well if you can spend $100 try: http://www.telestream.net/screen-flow/overview.htm http://www.telestream.net/screen-flow/overview.htm
- jmathai 17y ago
  Awesome, they have a trial version that's full featured except a water mark. Can play with it and if I feel the end result is worth $100, i'd be more than happy to pay for it. Thanks!
  - ApolloRising 17y ago
    No problem glad it may be what you needed.
mvidal01 17y ago
Quicktime X to record the screen and Audacity. $0. VLC can also capture the screen I believe.
- jmathai 17y ago
  Already using Audacity for sound ++. Will try VLC and QuickTime. Tx.
earl 17y ago
start with screenr -- www.screenr.com. I saw them a while ago and bookmarked them. Basically, they do screen capture + video recording from your video camera. Not amazing quality but the (free) price is right.
- jmathai 17y ago
  Hey there! That is so easy and free that it might be just what I was looking for. The quality isn't that important since it'll be uploaded to youtube or vimeo. SWEET!
teeja 17y ago
For sound I'd recommend the much-underrecognized built-in Garageband... better than Audacity. ('Name' artists have done whole CD's with it) ... It has many, many fine plug-ins & effects, if you'll be using music.

5 points by jmathai 17y ago

Wanting to a video tutorial with a voice over. What software is there (ideally free) that does a good job at this?

Ideally you'll want to do some full on video production. If you want to do it for cheap, you can use: - Free Screen cast tools to record your desktop or just the app window. - Use some audio capturing tool to record your voice over. Best if you have a mic and can control the eq. I think quicktime Pro does has support for this too. ($30 for pro). - Use imovie to edit/animate transitions between your script. Hows that for a starts?

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jmathai 17y ago
That's pretty good. I'll give Free Screen a whirl. Thanks.

ApolloRising 17y ago

Well if you can spend $100 try: http://www.telestream.net/screen-flow/overview.htm http://www.telestream.net/screen-flow/overview.htm

jmathai 17y ago
Awesome, they have a trial version that's full featured except a water mark. Can play with it and if I feel the end result is worth $100, i'd be more than happy to pay for it. Thanks!
- ApolloRising 17y ago
  No problem glad it may be what you needed.

mvidal01 17y ago

Quicktime X to record the screen and Audacity. $0. VLC can also capture the screen I believe.

jmathai 17y ago
Already using Audacity for sound ++. Will try VLC and QuickTime. Tx.

earl 17y ago

start with screenr -- www.screenr.com. I saw them a while ago and bookmarked them. Basically, they do screen capture + video recording from your video camera. Not amazing quality but the (free) price is right.

jmathai 17y ago
Hey there! That is so easy and free that it might be just what I was looking for. The quality isn't that important since it'll be uploaded to youtube or vimeo. SWEET!

teeja 17y ago

For sound I'd recommend the much-underrecognized built-in Garageband... better than Audacity. ('Name' artists have done whole CD's with it) ... It has many, many fine plug-ins & effects, if you'll be using music.