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December 04, 2004If you plan to produce 'how to' workshops, videos or DVDs, you absolutely must have this software tool. It solves a major problem, is easy to use, and is FREE!
In television, it's called a Telestrator. A device that allows the announcer to freeze video and draw images over it. You've probably seen this technique on televised sporting events. The announcer stops the video on a sports play, and then draws on the video showing the path of the action.
It's pretty neat technology.
For those of us producing 'how to' videos demonstrating computer software, having a Telestrator to show different elements on the computer screen would be great. It would make it easy to highlight the important elements on the computer screen, and draw the viewer's attention to part of the screen they should be viewing.
Unfortunately, Telestrator technology can be quite expensive to purchase and use. Costing in the many hundreds of thousands of dollars - well beyond the typical guerilla video production budget.
But I've found a way to duplicate the Telestrator effect - and it is free.
Not just for video and DVD producers
Before I show you how to have your own telestrator on your computer (at zero cost), I want to explain that while this technique is tremendously useful in video and DVD production, it can also be quite useful for those doing live presentations at workshops, seminars, trade shows, and other events where you have a need to display information from a computer screen.
The technology I'm going to show you will allow you to quickly freeze your video screen and draw up to five layers of freehand lines, circles, and arrows. You can choose the drawing color, whether to use a highlighter effect, and whether to save the screen with the drawings for later use.
Best of all, you can instantly activate the drawing tool with the click of a single key, draw on the screen as you like to highlight the areas of interest, and then immediately resume the program you are demonstrating - without interrupting your work flow (important for doing live demos or video productions).
Whether you think you need this tool today or not, you will want to know about it. Because if you stay in product development long enough, you will eventually need this tool. (And right now it is free - but that could change.)
WinPointer
OK, the program I use to duplicate the Telestrator effect is WinPointer. It is free, and can be downloaded from http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1560699,00.asp
Install Winpointer on your computer, start it up, and you'll see the WinPointer icon in your task bar. Right click the WinPointer icon, click on 'options', select a drawing width of '3', set the color to be 'yellow', and click the 'transparent' check box. Then click 'OK'.
Then, bring up any other program - it doesn't matter what program, just something to play with. When the new program is running, double left click on the WinPointer icon - this will freeze the computer screen you are viewing. Then use your mouse to draw on the screen. To draw, just hold the left mouse button, and drag the mouse around.
To remove the drawing and unfreeze the screen, simply press the 'Esc' button on your keyboard.
Winpointer has many other features, which you can find by right clicking on the WinPointer icon, then clicking the 'help' selection, and reading about the different things you can do with WinPointer
Telestrator App For Mac
Using WinPointer in Video
When producing how to videos where you are capturing the computer screen, having WinPointer can significantly improve the understandability of the information you are presenting.
To use this tool, set up your video capture device as you normally would - capturing the computer screen output to either a tape recorder (through a video out card or scan converter device). Then as you discuss the display being shown on the computer, activate WinPointer to highlight the elements on the screen as you discuss them.
Best Telestrator Apps
You can use this same technique when showing computer screens at trade shows, work shops, and seminars. Just activate WinPointer to highlight, draw boxes, paste arrows on the computer screen.
Telestrator App Windows
It's easy, and almost like having a Telestrator - just $250,000 less expensive.