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Screencasts are amazingly powerful things. There is nothing better than showing how to use a tool or write a certain piece of code. There are several different types of screencasts:
Screencasts are amazingly powerful things. There is nothing better than showing how to use a tool or write a certain piece of code. There are several different types of screencasts:


*Soundless screencasts - these just show how to do something. They can be one-off things for Twitter to show a certain effect.  
*Soundless screencasts - these just show how to do something. They can be one-off things for Twitter to show a certain effect. For example showing how something looks for browsers that might not support it: [http://thewebrocks.com/demos/crop/ demo canvas cropper]. These are also great for presentations. Instead of live using a product and wasting time typing in data you can run the screencast and give the audience a blow-by-blow explanation what is happening
For example showing how something looks for browsers that might not support it: [http://thewebrocks.com/demos/crop/ demo canvas cropper]. These are also great for presentations. Instead of live using a product and wasting time typing in data you can run the screencast and give the audience a blow-by-blow explanation what is happening
*Spoken screencasts - instead of just showing you explain what is happening. A demo would be the [http://thewebrocks.com/demos/3D-css-tester/ introduction to the 3D tester]  
*Spoken screencasts - instead of just showing you explain what is happening. A demo would be the [http://thewebrocks.com/demos/3D-css-tester/ introduction to the 3D tester]  
*Personal screencasts with overlaid video or cutting betweeen video and demonstration - these are the most complex to do as you also need to look good and exciting. This is the most personal screencast type.
*Personal screencasts with overlaid video or cutting betweeen video and demonstration - these are the most complex to do as you also need to look good and exciting. This is the most personal screencast type.
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