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Ask HN: Where can one find good screencasters?

7 pointsstevefink8 comments

Just as the title asks - where can one find an individual or team that is awesome at creating screencasts? As a software guy, I typically have a plethora of designers I can access when I need for a project that I'm writing code for, and when I can't, there's a myriad of sites available with ready to go templates/logos and stuff I can typically modify myself. I'm finding it very difficult to find those with talent in creating quality screencasts to showcase a product I have built that I think would be best explained via an animated video.

The following screencasts are examples of the caliber of work I am looking and willing to pay for:

Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/screencast

Things for iPad: http://culturedcode.com/things/ipad/

Google TV: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-google-tv-tv-meets-web-web.html

Evernote: http://www.evernote.com/about/video/#OlOLXWvaIy0

You might look at http://procasts.co.uk/

I haven't tried them personally but one of the founders wrote an ebook called The Screencasting Handbook which I used to help me make a screen cast: http://thescreencastinghandbook.com/

Hi. I am a web designer who has recently taken up video creation, particularly screencasts similar to the ones you noted.

I dont have a portfolio yet, but I can do a trial project for you. That is, I will create a screencast (3-5 minutes) for you in 2-3 days, and you can pay me after you see the end result only if you like it.

Let me know what you think. My email is alexwyser@gmail.com. Thanks.

Commoncrafts Demogirl

Forgot to mention Howcast

I might be able to help you out - I co-founded TekPub and myself or one our other authors could handle whatever you are looking for. Drop me a line.

Don't know about you but I find Rob's screencast style really annoying. His jokes are not funny.

Since I started a company with him I think it's fair to assume I like his work. ;)

Can you email me some of the "plethora of designers"? I want do some logo/banner creation soon for my site.

See my profile for contact info.

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