"Laser Pointer" Effect in Screen Capture Videos
December 6, 2018 9:10 AM Subscribe
A friend wants to create videos where she clicks through online slideshows while commenting. I suggested she us QuickTime Player's screen recording feature, constrained to browser window, plus a decent external microphone. But she wants to be able to point at specific parts of photos. Any ideas of how to integrate a sort of "laser pointer" into this? She's on a Mac.
A full-fledged screen capture tool ala ScreenFlow would surely enable this, but it would be expensive and have a high learning curve. Hoping to do this more on the down-low. Any creative solutions?
A full-fledged screen capture tool ala ScreenFlow would surely enable this, but it would be expensive and have a high learning curve. Hoping to do this more on the down-low. Any creative solutions?
Screencast-O-Matic will enable her to do this. It's free but has a watermark. You can remove it with a $1.50/mo subscription.
posted by Hermione Granger at 10:18 AM on December 6, 2018
posted by Hermione Granger at 10:18 AM on December 6, 2018
FastStone Capture is a screen capture and recording shareware too. It will optionally allow a user to highlight a cursor/pointer when clicking.
faststone
I use it every day for work.
posted by smuna at 10:41 AM on December 6, 2018
faststone
I use it every day for work.
posted by smuna at 10:41 AM on December 6, 2018
Response by poster: My experience with second-tier alternative software is that it tends to present all the learning curve with only a fraction of the end-result satisfaction. But I'll try Screencast-O-Matic, thanks!
posted by Quisp Lover at 11:10 AM on December 6, 2018
posted by Quisp Lover at 11:10 AM on December 6, 2018
PowerPoint ,when placed in presentation mode will allow you to change your cursor and toggle a "laser pointer" to point at things on screen.
posted by Karaage at 4:29 AM on December 7, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Karaage at 4:29 AM on December 7, 2018 [1 favorite]
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