Archive for November, 2008

The Value of a Professional Screencaster

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Each screencast Scraster Professional Screencasting produces strives to be an answer to the question, “What’s the difference between a screencast and a professional screencast?”. The time and care that goes into each of our videos continues to set Scraster apart from run-of-the-mill screencasts and demonstration videos.

Scraster’s not going to tell you that you can’t produce your own screencast. Many of the same tools available to us are available to you. Some of them are free. The difference is that, at Scraster, we are experts of those tools, as well as all other aspects of creating the best video possible. While you can create a passable experience for your viewers, we use years of experience and an over-sized toolbox of graphic design and video softwares to create an optimally effective viewer experience.

The difference between “passable” and “optimally effective” can be summarized in this little Scraster chart:

amateur screencast
  • slow, real-time page loading hinders pace of video
  • slim likelihood of viewers sharing their experience
  • poor audio often recorded with computer’s built-in mics
  • ineffective or undirected script writing
  • output looks like it’s been through a world of hurt
  • end product is raw output of screencapture sofware
  • you have better things to do
Scraster screencast
  • post production editing eliminates page loading
  • strong potential for your video to be shared virally
  • professionally edited audio recorded with pro equipment
  • scripts written by experts in instructional design
  • Scraster understands how to get the best possible picture
  • finished file a collage of over ten graphic design programs
  • Scraster does screencasts

Don’t let your viewers yawn, squint or give up and wander to the water cooler. Demand their attention with a Scraster professional screencast. Contact us today for a free consultation.