{"id":227,"date":"2009-08-24T09:01:34","date_gmt":"2009-08-24T13:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabeanderson.com\/?p=227"},"modified":"2009-08-24T13:41:25","modified_gmt":"2009-08-24T17:41:25","slug":"use-screenr-to-record-share-anything-on-your-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gabeanderson.com\/tech-blog\/2009\/08\/24\/use-screenr-to-record-share-anything-on-your-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Screenr to Record &#038; Share Anything on Your Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/screenr.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-230\" title=\"screenr_logo_small\" src=\"http:\/\/gabeanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/screenr_logo_small.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"screenr_logo_small\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"5\" width=\"203\" height=\"55\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a> Last week we at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.articulate.com\/\">Articulate<\/a> released a brand spankin&#8217; new product called <a href=\"http:\/\/screenr.com\/\">Screenr<\/a>, which allows you to <strong>easily record your screen and share it anywhere online<\/strong>: Twitter, YouTube, your website, your blog, email, etc. You can also playback any screencast via iPhone, and you can download an .MP4 QuickTime version to use in Articulate-powered projects or anywhere else. <\/p>\n<p>Since the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.articulate.com\/blog\/create-screencasts-for-twitter-or-articulate\/\">release on Tuesday<\/a>, the Twittersphere has been blowing up with <a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=screenr\">mentions of Screenr<\/a>, either people reviewing the app or posting links to their screencasts.<\/p>\n<p>When we launched, ReadWriteWeb posted a review that was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/external\/readwriteweb\/2009\/08\/18\/18readwriteweb-screenr-instant-screencasts-for-twitter-72981.html\">syndicated<\/a> in The New York Times Online the next day. CNET contacted us to review the new app, and wrote a review called <a href=\"http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-19882_3-10312631-250.html?tag=mncol\">Easiest screencasts ever: Screenr<\/a>, declaring that Screenr is &#8220;<strong>the best option for creating screencasts fast<\/strong> and getting them posted immediately. All you do is let the Java-powered recording app load from the Screenr Web page and hit a button to record a screencast of up to five minutes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And yup, it really is that easy. Here&#8217;s all you do to create a screencast:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/screenr.com\/\">Screenr.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Click one of the <strong>Record <\/strong>buttons.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Size <\/strong>the recording frame to meet your needs:\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-237\" title=\"screenr recording window\" src=\"http:\/\/gabeanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/snag-2316.png\" alt=\"screenr recording window\" width=\"500\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gabeanderson.com\/tech-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/snag-2316.png 500w, https:\/\/gabeanderson.com\/tech-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/snag-2316-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the red <strong>record button <\/strong>to record and narrate.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Done <\/strong>to finish and preview your screencast.<\/li>\n<li>Type an interesting description and click the <strong>Tweet It!<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>button to publish &amp; tweet your screencast:\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238\" title=\"screenr tweet it\" src=\"http:\/\/gabeanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/snag-2317.png\" alt=\"screenr tweet it\" width=\"500\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gabeanderson.com\/tech-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/snag-2317.png 500w, https:\/\/gabeanderson.com\/tech-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/snag-2317-300x132.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Optionally, check the box to <strong>Don&#8217;t tweet this screencast<\/strong>, and click the <strong>Post It!<\/strong> button to publish.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After that, sharing your screencast is just as easy. <a href=\"http:\/\/screenr.com\/Dcs\">Here&#8217;s a quick screencast<\/a> I created that shows you how to share it:<\/p>\n<p><center><object classid='clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000' codebase='http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9; Dave Moxon; 115; 0' width='500' height='308'><param name='movie' value='http:\/\/screenr.com\/Content\/assets\/screenr_0817090731.swf' ><\/param><param name='flashvars' value='i=5983' ><\/param><param name='allowFullScreen' value='true' ><\/param><embed src='http:\/\/screenr.com\/Content\/assets\/screenr_0817090731.swf' flashvars='i=5983' allowFullScreen='true' width='500' height='308' pluginspage='http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer' ><\/embed><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2009\/08\/19\/screenr\/\">review on Mashable<\/a> says this: &#8220;If you want to create a simple and straightforward video tutorial that\u2019s less than 5 minutes, you\u2019ll be hard-pressed to find a better tool.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Comments from Twitter users echo that sentiment, and you can <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/screenr\/favorites\">browse some of @Screenr&#8217;s favorites here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So whether it&#8217;s a software tutorial, a <a href=\"http:\/\/screenr.com\/9Xs\">website overview<\/a>, or even a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc6hurricane.com\/?p=254\">hurricane update<\/a>, you can use Screenr to record anything on your screen. <\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week we at Articulate released a brand spankin&#8217; 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