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1 | CRITERIA | CAMTASIA | CAPTIVATE | SNAGIT | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | System Specs | Windows (Version 8): ▪ Dual-Core Processor minimum ▪ Microsoft Win XP SP3/Vista/ Win7/ Win8 ▪ 2 GB RAM minimum ▪ 2 GB of hard-disk space for installation ▪ Display dimensions of 1024x768 minimum ▪ Microsoft DirectX 9 or later version ▪ Dedicated Windows-compatible sound card https://store.techsmith.com/order/camtasiastudio.asp Mac (Version 2): ▪ Mac computer with an Intel processor ▪ Mac OS X v10.6.6 or later ▪ 2GB of RAM (minimum) ▪ 4GB of available disk space (minimum) ▪ Quartz Extreme support ▪ QuickTime X or later https://store.techsmith.com/order/camtasiamac.asp | Windows: ▪ 1 GHz or faster processor Intel Pentium4 ▪ Microsoft Win XP SP3/ Win7 SP1/ Win8 ▪ 2 GB RAM minimum ▪ 3 GB of hard-disk space for installation ▪ 1024x768 display with 16-bit video card ▪ DVD-ROM drive ▪ Broadband Internet connection required to activate Mac: ▪ Multicore Intel® processor ▪ Mac OS X v10.6 or higher ▪ 2GB of RAM (minimum) ▪ 3GB of available disk space (minimum) ▪ DVD-ROM drive ▪ 1024x768 display with 16-bit video card ▪ Broadband Internet connection required to activate www.adobe.com/products/captivate/techspecs.html | Windows (Version 8): ▪ Dual-Core Processor minimum ▪ Microsoft Win XP SP3/Vista/ Win7/ Win8 ▪ 2 GB RAM minimum ▪ 2 GB of hard-disk space for installation ▪ Display dimensions of 1024x768 minimum ▪ Microsoft DirectX 9 or later version ▪ Dedicated Windows-compatible sound card https://store.techsmith.com/order/camtasiastudio.asp Mac (Version 2): ▪ Mac computer with an Intel processor ▪ Mac OS X v10.6.6 or later ▪ 2GB of RAM (minimum) ▪ 4GB of available disk space (minimum) ▪ Quartz Extreme support ▪ QuickTime X or later https://store.techsmith.com/order/camtasiamac.asp | ||||||||||||||||||||
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4 | Price | CSUF License | CSUF License | CSUF License | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Learning Curve | Simpler to learn | Need to follow tutorials, learning curve | Simple to learn | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Similarities to other software | Similar to video editor | Similar to Power Point | Similar to Power Point or Photoshop | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Better for | Technical Skills: Narrated demonstrations Full motion software demonstratrion Streaming video Recording everything on one movie (including movement, animation and audio) Limited use of hotspots | Soft Skills: Do it yourself simulation. Allow students to do practice environments Let students do mouse clicks Doing Interactive, software simulation Complex software demonstrations Training that allow learners branch out to different paths Extensive flexible hotspots | For making a short shelf live video Let you process a folder of images all at once Used for wrough mock ups Static images Screen capture | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Software Interface | Multiple tracks Tracks in a file can be separated | Multiple layers per slide | All the tools are applied to the same layer | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | How does it works | Records continuesly | Work on slides Record only when set to do that for mouse and screen movements | Edit or annotate images | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Editing | Yes, after presentation is recorded, cuts, adding audio, video, and pictures | Yes, during or after presentation, very sophisticated editing, adding audio, video, pictures, and creation of graphics | Can edit images while working on them. Save as snagit format if you need to continue working at a later time Change all the settings as needed before start recording. Cannot edit video. You can add a video editor like windows life video editor. (movie maker enc) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S0KpzLUOF8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Editing on Demonstrations | Can not edit mouse without changing the whole screen | Mouse is in a different layer and can be edited without changing the background | Does not support any mouse clicks or visual indicators. Can record the cursor | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Produce Video Automatically | Yes | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Lecture Capture | No | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Power Point interactivity | PP add-in toolbar to import PP and turn into a video. Can not be edited | PPT and PPTX can be imported and edited | Can record PP presentations | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Can create Assessment | Yes. Limited | Yes. Multiple choice, hot-spots, drag and drop, matching | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | SCORM/AOCC complaint quizzes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | File Management within the Program | All files are embeded | File management that tells you what digital material is not used in the presentation | Categorize images using keywords | ||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Options | No branching | Branching | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Extra Features | Limited callouts, magnifications and quizz options | more refined suite of callouts, magnifications and quizzing options | Can cut and paste parts of the image, can make minor resize changes | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | File Size | Big file sizes: Records everything | Smaller file sizes: Digital capture records only actions | Small, images saved as .png | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Video Formats | .H264, WMP, AVI, SWF, FLV, MOV, AVI, MV4, Mp3, Gif, Share to YouTube | SWF, HTML5, YouTube, Mp4, EXE, PDF, Microsoft Word, Export to Youtube | Produce .png images files Video Files: MGEG-4 AVC images (high compression) video may look fuzzy | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Video Processing | Records everything and process immediately | Records screen captures and process as individual slides. It takes time to process | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | User Control | Moderate user control | Extensive user control | Limited user control | ||||||||||||||||||||
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25 | Types of Assessment | Quizzes: Mac: Can not create quizzesQuizzes yet PC: Multiple choice, fill in the blank | Multiple choice, hot-spots, drag and drop, matching, fill-in-the-blanks | No assessment available | ||||||||||||||||||||
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27 | Other vendors support | Uses Widgets to exten functionality beyond Captivate's bounds. Go to Window/Widget Adobe Captivate program folder>\Gallery\Widgets | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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29 | Web Help | For Mac: http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-camtasia-mac-current.html For Win: http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-camtasia-8.html Lynda.com | http://www.adobe.com/support/captivate/gettingstarted.html Lynda.com | For Mac V2: http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-snagit-mac-current.html Snagit 11 for Win: http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-snagit-mac-current.html | ||||||||||||||||||||
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31 | Video Formats Accepted | Yes, Camtasia Studio 8: Video files (.camrec, .avi, .mpg, .wmv, .mov); Image files (.bmp, .gif, .jpg, .png); Audio files (.wav, .mp3, .wma); Zipped project files. Camtasia for Mac 2: project files are .cmproj. Can import anything QuickTime can play. | Yes, Video files (.swf, .flv with metatags, .avi, .mov); Image files (.psd, .gif, .jpg, .png, .bmp,.ico, .emf, .wmf, .pot); Audio files (.mp3, .wav). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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33 | How to request Software | Laptop—walkin to ATC Desktop—request to 7777 Home use: http://www.fullerton.edu/it/services/Software/GetAtHomeSoftware.asp | Laptop—walkin to ATC Desktop—request to 7777 Home use: http://www.fullerton.edu/it/services/Software/GetAtHomeSoftware.asp | Laptop—walkin to ATC Desktop—request to 7777 Home use: http://www.fullerton.edu/it/services/Software/GetAtHomeSoftware.asp | ||||||||||||||||||||
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