It looks really cool, but clicking on one of the newly created projects[1] gives me a 500 error and a coldfusion stacktrace, you might want to turn those off.
[1]http://www.iorad.com/?a=app.htmlplayer&accessCode=GUEST&...
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#12I think people who hate screencasts would also be annoyed at the slow animations between each step. Is it just me, or are they more than a second long?
Agreed - though without the slow animations I think you might be on to something. I know a lot of people who hate video/screencasts.
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#13Quick guide is also a very good feature! I really liked this app.
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#14Is it down? I'm getting:
500 - Internal server error.
Overall though very optimistic this could replace Adobe Captivate and some use of Camtasia for me. Please add support to generate a simple list of actions (including or based on edited captions). I'm dying for something that will let me produce: 1. Demo script 2. Handouts 3. Video
All in one run.
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#15LOVE it. I always hated screen casts. I prefer creating a Word or PDF document with annotated screenshots which user can go through at their own pace. One of the idea in my idea list was to make it easy to take screenshots and annotate them and create a polished PDF. But what you have created is even better. It is highly interactive and user can follow the steps as they work on the actual application. Extremely well…
thanks much...we're going to follow a github type model..public tutorials are free...for premium we are going to offer pdf, ppt, doc and html export to deploy on your own servers...
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#16I'm not a big fan of the outline you used to indicate the next action. When I saw your tutorial, I couldn't see where the Login button is because of the thick orange outline hovering the login button making it hard to the "login" button. It needs to be outside of the labels and it should be easier to see. You should research for a different way to direct users there, the outline should be optional. Maybe an arrow or…
yup working on that...good thoughts
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#17No Linux support for a web application?
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#18Very nice. Does it record audio? I am thinking of suggesting this to a local ruby users' group that currently records using video cameras. If it did audio, this would be perfect for them. And I have more use cases in mind.
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#19Really cool. Feedback: The outlines on the buttons to be clicked obscure the buttons. An optional sound track would be great as well.
Design details make this work or not work - put some effort into figuring out how to guide the user's eye to keep their attention where it needs to be.
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#20This responds to a very real and ubiquitous need. And fills its niche very nicely. It doesn't just make you a passive watcher: it immerses you in the very centre of action. Splendidly executed -- I definitely will be using it. Kudos!