How many programs until it works???

Posted on November 9, 2009 by withinaquarterinch

So – Jarrod did find the fancy software and then I did watch all of the tutorials and figured it out. Then it didn’t work! At least not on my piece of laptop…

So – I tried something else – no good; picture was too grainy.

The next one? no good; the mouse pointer doesn’t show in the video.

The next one? no good; the sound, oy, the sound issues…

So the quest for new tutorial software continues.

I am SO sorry that it is taking so long to figure this out and get a new session of Seams of Opal out to you guys! And because of all of the time spent doing the above – I haven’t time to record a podcast either.

Catch 22 anyone?

Oh, and Max fell at the park and knocked out his 2 front teeth. Poor kid.

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7 Responses

Denise in PA, on November 9, 2009 at 10:14 am said:

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth…..(sorry, couldn’t resist). Poor, poor Max! Hope he’s feeling okay. And, I hope you get your techy issues resolved! Thanks for being so persistent! Hugs to you all.
Ruthann, on November 9, 2009 at 11:54 am said:

Have you looked into Adobe Captivate? It’s the program I used when I developed online corporate training, and is the State of the Art for designing training and tutorials. It’s very intuitive to use. Unfortunately it’s VERY expensive ($800). I wish I had swiped my copy before I retired. I had hoped that my son could buy it through his university, but they don’t offer it. Adobe has a free trial if you want to give it a go: http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/?promoid=DJDVX

As always, I love your podcasts, and when you don’t record one I have Allison withdrawal! LOL!

Ruthann (Mirkwood Designs)
Valerie Moss, on November 10, 2009 at 10:04 am said:

Hi Allison, sounds like you trying everything…are you using a Mac or a PC? Did you try what Ruthann suggested yet? I know you are so busy these days no problem on the podcast front as I think I’m going through withdrawals as well LOL – but sometimes waiting is a good thing, right?
Keep in touch with us through your blog, we’ll be here when you are ready.
Valerie
Patricia, on November 10, 2009 at 11:27 am said:

Poor little guy.
Cindy Smith, on November 10, 2009 at 1:32 pm said:

We train faculty to use Camtasia for incorporating audio/video files in their online courses. It is really very easy to use. There is an educational discount if hubby qualifies.

There is a free version “Camstudio” that you might want to try. I also use Jing (free from Tech Smith) for short videos.

Let me know if you need any help.

Thanks,
withinaquarterinch, on November 10, 2009 at 1:51 pm said:

That’s really funny Cindy – because Camstudio was the one I loved and worked on every computer in the house except for mine!

However, I did follow Ruthann’s advice and Jarrod has found the Adobe one. Off to learn how to use it now…
Gail in Washington State, on November 11, 2009 at 8:07 pm said:

Sorry to hear about your software problems…..as if you don’t have enough to do!

Sorry to hear about your little guy’s teeth. The same thing happened to my granddaughter a few weeks ago.

Good luck with your technical difficulties.
Best regards..