How to create a software tutorial with iMovie

Question

Hi all,
I need to create a video tutorial on OpenOffice for college students, and I wonder how to do it with iMovie. What I need is to show a continuous screen shot of what I need to do to perform some action in OO while voicing over the explanation, e.g. the viewer should see how the screen changes and which commands I use and hear my voice too.
Any info will be much appreciated.
Thanks a lot

Answer 1

What I need is to show a continuous screen shot of what I need to do to perform some action in OO while voicing over the explanation, e.g. the viewer should see how the screen changes and which commands I use and hear my voice too.
I use Snapz Pro X but there are other screen capture application out there if you prefer something different. The basic work flow is to capture what is taking place on your display screen as your are working in the application. You could capture you voiceovers and system audio at the same time, but I prefer to do the voiceovers later in case of mistakes (and I make more than my share). I then save the screen capture(s) to an iMovie '08 edit compatible compression format (I usually use AIC/AIFF) and import it into the application for editing, titles, and/or transitions as needed. I then output the project to AIC/AIFF and open it in GarageBand for adding the voiceover narrative track, blending with any other audio, and/or adding of a chapter track if desired. When finished, I export the completed file to whatever distribution format seems best. As most of my tutorials are "quickies" made in response to questions here or from the local Apple User Group, I am less interested in response time than formal "quality control."
If interested, you can view some of the "quickies" HERE.