Beta Beat: Screenium

Using "Good video quality, average file size" with no problems. You get into the video settings by choosing "Custom..." from the presets dropdown. You'll probably want to check with the developer and see if they have any suggestions.

what settings do you have set in screenium.. becase i cant seem to change much...(i have the full version)

when i click on the video tab the source is 1280x800x24boo at location x:0, y:0 i cant change this, as there is nothing to click... caputre mouse cursor is checked and preset is set to well i've tried them all then i select my audio source, which is my mic.... then i click on fullscreen cause i want to do a fullscreen capture, then it says "starting in 5 seconds" then i let it record, and i hit ctrl c to stop the capture... video pops up and plays fine, so i quit screenium and quicktime, and i go to iMove, new project, file>import movie and i can see the file i just captured, but its grayed out and i cant select it... what am i doing wrong???

i found something i dont like, and it could be because i'm doing something wrong.. but i cant import the created screenium video into iMovie to make edits... is this my own error or is it the same for everyone?

i do tutorial videos all the time, and this is by far the easiest and best that i've used... i tired it for 10 minutes and bought it.

Another interesting contender is the FREE Jing:
http://www.jingproject.com/
It's not so much about video quality as it is quick and free sharing of a quick screencast online. It makes it easy to share a quick demo of something online (in a chat or webforum or something.) For a webpage or professional presentation, these other apps are more appropriate of course, but Jing has something going for it too and should get more notice.

I think screencasting is my least favorite trend right now. When I'm looking to try some software, I want my preview to be quick - like a handful of screenshots and some short captions. I don't want to waste time watching a movie narrated by some monotone dev that ultimately gives me the same information. If it's used for tutorial videos, that's alright (but I'd still prefer text & pictures). I just hate when software companies give you screencasts instead of screenshots to show off the program. In the time it takes me to watch the stupid thing and see if I want to try it, I could have already downloaded it and be running it. The purpose of screenshots, to me, is to see whether it's worth putting the time into trying out in the first place. If it takes me just as long to watch the movie, I gain nothing.

This is a great application. Ishowu was nice but this thing performs better IMO. Snapz costs a fortune and $20 is pretty cheap for what power this app packs.

I tried it out and it seems great. Its very similar to iShowU in the sense that it encodes as it is recording. I still prefer Screencast by Arealeium Group. To me, Screencast records a much smoother video and has very good quality.

I tried it out and it seems great. Its very similar to iShowU in the sense that it encodes as it is recording. I still prefer Screencast by Arealeium Group. To me, Screencast records a much smoother video and has very good quality.