snag your usability studies with screen recorder software
rose pruyne
the pennsylvania state university
screen capture software: freeware and open source
- Wink: freeware | easy to use, pretty good user forum | cross-platform
- CamStudio: open source | easy to use | cross-platform
- SnapZPro: $69 | "screen capture on steroids" | easy to use | Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later
- Copernicus: | not as sophisticated | freeware | Mac OS X 10.4
- iShowU: simple to use | $20 | OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
- Snapz: very sophisticated | easy to use | $69
- Camtasia: very sophisticated | easy | $145 (educational price)
screen capture software: payware
- Wink: freeware | easy to use, pretty good user forum | cross-platform
- CamStudio: open source | easy to use | cross-platform
- SnapZPro: $69 | "screen capture on steroids" | easy to use | Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later
- Copernicus: | not as sophisticated | freeware | Mac OS X 10.4
- iShowU: simple to use | $20 | OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
- Snapz: very sophisticated | easy to use | $69
- Camtasia: very sophisticated | easy | $145 (educational price)
- Morae: the most sophisticated, laboratory quality | $1,120.00 (educational price)
screen capture software: payware
- Wink: freeware | easy to use, pretty good user forum | cross-platform
- CamStudio: open source | easy to use | cross-platform
- SnapZPro: $69 | "screen capture on steroids" | easy to use | Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later
- Copernicus: | not as sophisticated | freeware | Mac OS X 10.4
- iShowU: simple to use | $20 | OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
- Snapz: very sophisticated | easy to use | $69
- Camtasia: very sophisticated | easy | $145 (educational price)
all you need is...
- Screen-recorder software
- Camera
- Microphone
- UI materials and subjects
what you can do: record mouse
and keyboard activity with
audio narration
what you can do: record mouse
and keyboard activity with
audio narration
what you can do: add video clips
- When recording any type of video, make sure you have at least a gig of RAM on your machine.
what you can do: add video clips
- When recording any type of video, make sure you have at least a gig of RAM on your machine.
what you can do: create chaptered analysis
what you can do: create chaptered analysis
what you can do: record a review
with analysis and commentary
what you can do: record a review
with analysis and commentary
what you can do: export to multiple
file formats
- flash or shockwave
- windows media
- avi with executable (for burning cds)
what you can do: export multiple
file formats
- quicktime
- real media
- mp3
what you can do: export to multiple
file formats
- podcast
- enhanced podcast
- vodcast
what you can do: record
simultaneous video
what you can do: present
recorded findings to the
big fish
what you can do: put it online
- your.intranet.edu/usability-study
what you can do: syndicate
taking it further: morae
- Design usability studies
- Record, observe, conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis by setting up markers
- Generate written reports
- Create video presentations of important highlights
resources
- Jared Spool on Usability and Conducting Usability Studies
- Screencast Software Options for Apple OS
- Best Screencasting Tools: A Review
- Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
- Nielsen Norman Group Report: How to Conduct Usability Evaluations for Accessibility
- Beginner’s Guide to Moderating a Usability Study
