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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Mon, May 14 2012 3:46PM
Subject: Is there an inexpensive and effective way to make video demonstrations of accessibility issues?
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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

From: Chris Heilmann
Date: Mon, May 14 2012 3:57PM
Subject: Re: Is there an inexpensive and effective way to make video demonstrations of accessibility issues?
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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
> > > >

From: Giovanni Duarte
Date: Mon, May 14 2012 5:51PM
Subject: Re: Is there an inexpensive and effective way to make video demonstrations of accessibility issues?
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Hi Birkir,
I personally use Camtasia or Screencast-o-matic
(http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ ) . I am not sure how accessible those
are but screen-o-matic has the ability to record your webcam as well. It has
many options and it is free. It is also Java based. I have done screen casts
for over 5 years and these two tools are the best so far. If screen o matic
is not fully accessible, I know the developer is a great guy who could build
some functionality to make it more accessible.


Thanks
Giovanni