4 Software Programs for Web Video Capture

A short overview of 4 web video capture and screencast software programs priced from FREE to $300.

Make web videos from computer screen activity with voice narration, webcam, DV camcorder and more.

• Introduction
• Camtasia Studio 5
• DV-Screen Video Creator 1.2
• Webinaria
• CoffeeCup Video Recorder 3.0

Introduction

It takes more than just recording a video to make an impact on the potential customers/clients visiting your website. You need to be able to reach out and grab their attention.

It is harder to make a sale or gain someone’s long-term business from the Internet. It is so much easier for people to just close the screen and move on to another website, than it is to walk away from an in person sale.

Therefore, you have to really grab their attention to keep them from just closing their web browser out and moving on. The software that you choose to use needs to be able to create the type of web video that fits your needs.

Knowing which one to go with though can sometimes prove a little difficult. A break down of web video software will help you in deciding which one is right for you.

Camtasia Studio 5

The popular Camtasia Studio 5 allows you to create training videos, presentation videos as well as come high dynamic videos all with the purpose of persuading those watching.

Not only can you put together great videos from your already recorded videos but with Camtasia Studio 5, you can also add in screencasts (screen activity with voice narration) to your web video.

Your videos will be ready to place on your website, in a blog onto CDs as well as being able to be sent to devices such as iPods. This literally means that not only can your create a high dynamic web video but you can put in front of virtually everyone.

Camtasia Studio 5 is easy enough that a beginner can use this software for creating professional high quality web videos. A 30-day free trial will allow you to see how well Camtasia Studio 5 will work for you. After that, the software sells for $299.00.

DV-Screen Video Creator 1.2

DV-Screen Video Creator allows you to create web videos from various source of video capturing equipment. So whether you use a webcam, DV video camera or a TV video card you can still create high quality web videos with just this one software.

The power of this software is that it allows you to go back and forth between your recording device and your screencasts to give the greatest freedom in creating your web videos.

DV-Screen Video Creator is easy for a beginner to understand as well as great choice for more advanced web video creators. There is a 15-day trial so that you can test out the software before purchasing. After the trial the software sells for $34.00

Webinaria

Webinaria allows you to create great Flash videos easily by converting your AVI files to FLV files. With Webinaria, you can record screen movements, add in some voice narration to your video and input your webcam videos.

Webinaria allows you to edit your video frame by frame to ensure that you have a high quality Flash video presentation before publishing your video to the Internet.

Webinaria is free software that is a good choice for beginners. While those with experience with creating web videos may still find this a good choice for converting AVI files to FLV files for flash presentations, its simplicity makes it good for beginners. With being free, it allows a beginner to gain some useful knowledge on web videos prior to spending money on more high tech software.

CoffeeCup Video Recorder 3.0

CoffeeCup Video Recorder 3.0 is brought to you by the makers of CoffeeCup html editor and does more than just capture your videos. In fact, it is a complete software program that does the capturing and editing.

This software can capture videos from any video capturing device source such as a camcorder or webcam. Once you have your video captured then you can proceed to editing it. Add text overlays and voice narrations to your video right from this all in one software program.

This program is simple to use even for a complete beginner, as it will walk you step by step through every aspect of your video creation. It comes with a 28-day free trial and then after that can be purchased for only $39.