video tutorial maker ... what software?

I want to create a tutorial with some nice effects.
It's screen capturing but i want to get a circle (yellow) around the mouse pointer.

And i want to select some things with it to display where the user need to click...

Does anyone has good software to do this?

 

if you want to make a video tutorial , you might want to check Wink software at http://www.debugmode.com/wink/

 

camtasia studio .
Before you start the capture ( or after the capture ) you have the option to make a circle around the mouse .

 

I also like Camtasia Studio by Techsmith. It has alot of options, but pretty expensive.

 

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I was also lookin for some good software to make tutorials, photoshop tutorials in particular. Are there any good free alternatives to Camtasia?

 

I have tried a few free ones before I bought Camtasia and I was really unhappy with the results.

Alot of recorders have trouble keeping the video and the audio in sync. I wish I knew of any good free ones.

Hopefully somone here can give you a good suggestion...

 

Here ya go... http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=750596

hope that helps,
Nigel

 

Thanks Nigel, and Flash Junky I will probably just buy camtasia, after I give it a try if I like it.

 

Camtasia is definitely the best. They have a 30 day trial version available.

 

Yes, it's definately the best tool for the job that I've come across.

It's just expensive. Have to have a good marketing plan to make up the cost of the initial investment...

 

I've used CamStudio. I think it's pretty good and does the job. However, it doesn't have that "Circle around the mouse" option.

I'm sorry but i can't post links now. But there's a video tutorial on youtube on how to use it.

 

Yes Cam studio is a top choice

 

Any specific reason why you want the circle around the mouse? Instead of doing this in your screen capture application, why not setup a custom mouse pointer in Windows mouse settings. Then you can make it look however you want.