Screen Recording tool comparison
- Wee Ying Qin (Unlicensed)
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Owned by Wee Ying Qin (Unlicensed)
Which tool you choose depends on what kind of activity you want to record, how much editing you want to do, and how you want to deliver that recording. A detailed comparison is provided in the table below:
| Camtasia | Ink2go | Panopto | Powerpoint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does it allow screen recording? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, but it will be embedded to a single slide |
| Does it allow annotation? | Yes, done in post-process | Yes, done during recording | No | Yes, done during recording |
| Does it allow editing? | Yes, advance editing features | No | Yes, basic editing features of removing segments, add/remove previous recording segments or combination of different media | No, but you can re-record content based on a single slide |
| Does it support webcam? | Yes, you can plan when and where you wish to show the webcam footage | Yes, you can plan when and where you wish to show the webcam footage | Yes, will be on through the entire footage and it is fixed to top left hand corner of the screen | Yes (only for Office 365 version) |
| Does it allow embedding of youtube video | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Does it allow embedding of quizzes | Yes, only if published as an interactive content (e.g. SCORM) | No | Yes | No |
| Does it provide video statistic | No, only available when posted to Canvas | No, only available when posted to Canvas | Yes | No, only available when posted to Canvas |
| Does it provide captioning | Yes, will be embedded into the video | No | Yes, it provide automatic machine captioning or attachment of caption files (e.g. srt, vtt) | No |
| Does it provide table of content | No | No | Yes | No |
| File format | MP4 (save to local drive) | MP4, WMV (save to local drive) | Save directly to mediaweb, can be exported to mp4 (as podcast) | MP4 (save to local drive) |