screencast

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A **screencast** is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a //video screen capture//, often containing callouts and audio narration. The term screencast is a relatively new term (cica 2004) but software to produce this type of output, such as Lotus Screencam, date as far back as 1993. Screencasts are frequently used to demonstrate software.

Screencast creation software:
> Demo screencasts on [|Google Video]
 * [|Wink] [Free]
 * [|Camstudio] [Free]
 * [|Captivate]
 * [|Camtasia]
 * [|Jing Project] [Free]
 * [|Screenflow]
 * [|freescreenast]