What to get your favorite screencaster for the holidays...
Posted on Friday December 22, 2006 by Betsy Weber
I was inspired by Podcast expert, Leesa Barnes blog post about what to get your favorite podcaster for Christmas. That got me thinking...what would be the ultimate gifts for that screencaster in your life?
I divided the gifts up into three price levels - 'Loved-One', 'Liked-One' or 'That cousin you don't really know much about'...
Loved-One:
DVCam with mini tripod (we're partial to a Sony HDCam around here)
Adobe Premiere Elements - so they can tape and do some editing to the DV footage (export to AVI or WMV to use with Camtasia Studio)
Professional studio mic or USB Condenser mic (I've been using the Samson C01U)
Professional light/light kit
Camtasia Studio :-)
Liked-One:
Webcam (high-end one like the Logitech QuickCam Pro 5000 or Microsoft)
Lapel mic or headset microphone
2 x fluorescent neon tube lights (to turn vertically and use for lighting)
SnagIt :-)
That cousin you don't really know much about:
Webcam (whatever's cheap at Best Buy)
Standing garage halogen light (for decent lighting on the cheap)
Fun extras? How about green posterboard or fabric for chroma key green screen. We have a new green screen at TechSmith (we'll be putting that to good use in 2007!). And, they'll need something to show off their screencasts like a video iPod.
What's on your list?
