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Re: Is there an inexpensive and effective way to make video demonstrations of accessibility issues?

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From: Chris Heilmann
Date: May 14, 2012 3:57PM

There are a few options - to me screenflow is the best option but it is
mac only. On PC there is Camtasia which I used in the past. If all you
want to do is to record a quick video there is screenr.com which allows
you to log in with Twitter and it records 5 minutes of screencast for
free using a Java applet. You can then export the final video to YouTube
from the screenr page and you can also download the MP4.

Another option is VLC:
http://thejeshgn.com/2008/06/24/how-to-capture-the-screen-using-vlc-for-screencasting/


I have put a few tips on screencasting together on the Evangelism Reps
program:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Evangelism_Reps_Training_Program/How_to_prepare_a_screencast

HTH
Chris


On 14/05/2012 22:46, Birkir R. Gunnarsson wrote:
> Good afternoon, yea wise people
>
> I was wondering if there was an inexpensive (software or inexpensive
> web cam) way to create short (2 or 3 min) videos of particular
> accessibility problems.
> I think it might be more effective to do something like that than to
> write up long descriptions of missing labels, inaccessible
> auto-completion etc.
> This might work at least if there is one specific page that causes
> issues,and would of course be accompanied by suggestions on how to do
> this right.
> Those of you who have created YouTube videos etc (thanks for that btw,
> some of those are fantastic, Greg from NC State, the Nomensa people,
> Duff and the HTML5 guys, Webaim staff, I am sure I am forgetting some
> of you but these YouTube videos are a fantastic resource), is it
> possible to produce a low budget one that is good enough to get the
> point across quickly and inexpensively? If so, what hardware/software
> would be good for this?
> As for the set up, I'd use Jaws, possibly with Magic, to highlight
> what appears on screen along with the what is read by the screen
> reader.
> Ideally I'd be able to use some sort of screen capture software, so I
> could record this from my computer only, but I suspect that it may be
> impossible to record capture of the screen with the highlighted focus
> along with speech, though it would be the best solution.
> What about cameras or web cams, I can get sighted assistance, but it
> seems to be rather cumbersome to do.
> What approach has worked best for you, and is this even a feasible
> idea to begin with?
> (I think it is only feasable if no more than an hour or two would be
> spent on recording and prepping the file, anything more than that, I
> start spending too much time on worrying about multi media format
> rather than highlighting the accessibility issue itself).
>
> Thanks
> -Birkir
> > > >