Can anyone who does screen casts or any kind of instructional videos recommend a good microphone to use?
I don’t think the built in mic on the iMacs we have are gonna cut it.
Thanks.
Bob
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I have a Samson C03U that I really like for this purpose. ~$99. Get the pop screen and shock mount, too. Looks impressive that way, and it’s dead quiet.
Walter
On Feb 8, 2013, at 5:46 PM, Robert B wrote:
Can anyone who does screen casts or any kind of instructional videos recommend a good microphone to use?
I don’t think the built in mic on the iMacs we have are gonna cut it.
Thanks.
Bob
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Walt, is that USB?
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Yes, the Samson CO3 is USB, and I highly recommend it as well. It has three different pickup patterns, cardioid, figure 8 and omni, so it’s suitable for almost any need.
Walt, is that USB?
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Great! Thanks, fellas!
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Never used one honestly 
but heard of http://www.rodemic.com/ as not bad, too.
An interesting insight of making screencasts is also:
Probably worth a look?
Cheers
Thomas
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That link was very helpful. Thanks, Thomas.
So, while we’re on the subject, what screen recording software do you guys use? I’ve narrowed my search down to Camtasia for Mac and ScreenFlow.
IShowU, which is shown in that screen cast Thomas linked me to, looks good, too, but it seems there are extra steps for compressing and preparing the videos for upload, where it looks to me that those features are built into the other two software.
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Hi Bob,
I use Screenflow which allows me to direct upload my screencasts to vimeo (or YouTube if necessary). I don’t deal with other options anymore.
Chris dropped iShowU as well cause as far as I remember this hadn’t that rich after-production possibilities.
Cheers
Thomas
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I like ScreenFlow as well. When preparing tutorials I sometimes record the voice over separately using Audacity and paste it in later.
Steve
On Feb 9, 2013, at 2:18 PM, Robert B wrote:
That link was very helpful. Thanks, Thomas.
So, while we’re on the subject, what screen recording software do you guys use? I’ve narrowed my search down to Camtasia for Mac and ScreenFlow.
IShowU, which is shown in that screen cast Thomas linked me to, looks good, too, but it seems there are extra steps for compressing and preparing the videos for upload, where it looks to me that those features are built into the other two software.
Bob
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