Rutgers University

Office of Instructional and Research Technology

iShowU

What is it?

  • iShowU is a screen capturing program only for Macs
  • 10.5 Leopard and 10.6 Snow Leopard compatible

Features

  • Try before you buy: Create watermarked videos via demo download and test out iShowU’s full array of functions
  • Record video as well as audio
  • View recorded video instantly as Quicktime .mov files without the wait of an encoding process
  • Just as easy to share (via email for example) as it is to record
  • The “Pause” button makes it easy for you to record multiple “takes” of video within one recording session
  • Flexible presets provide you with a quick click and record method; for the more advanced user, fine tune these settings and save your own custom presets
  • A single window interface allows you to easily view all your recording options at once
  • Specific capture size allows you to determine the exact amount of desktop space to be recorded; choose from preset sizes or specify your own
  • Automatically send your videos into Stomp for quick post production changes and video recompression

Getting started

  1. Download and install program
  2. Select a recording preset from the left hand menu
  3. Under Options, click the Show capture guide when recording button
  4. Click Follow Mouse Cursor to have the “camera” follow the movements of your mouse; uncheck to have the “camera” remain stationary
  5. Click Edit recording area to adjust the size of the area to record (recording size recommendation: 1/4 for general view and 1/8 for close up view)
  6. Click the record button
  7. Perform desired actions such as moving the mouse around, click whatever you want, etc.
  8. When you’re done, click the Finish button; your new movie will appear in Quicktime!

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