tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459838.post-1129147349074969762005-10-12T07:01:00.000-07:002006-11-14T22:30:52.033-08:00For those of you contemplating tools like Captivate, Camtasia Studio or Turbo Demo, put your credit card down for a moment and look at <a href="http://www.debugmode.com/wink/">Wink</a>. While it doesn't have all the nifty features of some of the other "demo" products (i.e., audio, video, quizzes and interactivity), it does what it does very well.<br /><br />Just set it to record your screen, then demo your product and add captions. Once you're done, you can export the movie to Flash/HTML, standalone EXE and other formats.<br /><br />Wink works by taking static screenshots of your windows on mouse and keyboard events and simulating mouse movements between frames to make the presentation look like "video." All this results in a tiny Flash file or EXE that your users can download and view in just seconds. You can even export your screen captures and captions to PDF as a "manual."<br /><br />Tools like this typically cost hundreds of dollars, but Wink is free (if you feel absolutely compelled to pay something, I'd be happy to take your money &lt;g&gt;). Wink runs on Windows and Linux and is only available for download. Get it while you can at <a href="http://www.debugmode.com/wink/">http://www.debugmode.com/wink/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"> Visit www.sharewarejunction.com, or read more from Mike at blog.sharewarejunction.com.</div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15287172654403768701noreply@blogger.com