Video is far more than a publishing or entertainment medium. It can also be a powerful tool to record expert knowledge. Unfortunately, the video that emerges from a typical knowledge capture session is too fragmented, error-filled and poorly structured to be used directly in professional presentations or documentation. A video producer will have to make extensive (and expensive) edits to render the video clips presentable. Typically, the producer will use sophisticated software (e.g., Adobe Premiere and Apple Final Cut) to slice, dice and dramatically transform the raw material. However, conventional tools create two problems that complicate later revisions:
Two Underutilized Software Training Technologies
There are two technologies that are familiar to many software professionals, but somehow don’t see much use in the rest of the organization. The first technology is computer screen movie capture (aka screencasting) and the second is the ability of virtually every laptop and most video cards to support multiple monitors.
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