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Ask HN: How do I create a video demo?

1 points by Aegean ↗ HN
I've been working very hard with bringing out our software product and now finally did it today. I am running out of time and I now need to create a nice demo video for this and start presenting it. Unfortunately I've never done a product demo video before and now need to do it fast and good.

Do you have any suggestions to how I can shoot my product video?

- Any consultancy who could help us shoot or edit my shoots?

- Any software that I can use?

I am on an emergency timeframe so any helpful recommendation to do this in a short timeframe would be greatly appreciated.

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Aegean
... and some details, I have 2 Flip mino HDs. An office space, and a machine running the software to show the video. (no screencasts)
[dead] alex95
If you're looking to release it quickly, I suggest you use screen-capture software such as Fraps or Camtasia. You could record some footage of your product working, then annotate it using voice or text. You could use this as a base/temp demo video until you have enough time to create a professional style video.

Alex95

faulkner8
For software products, I would recommend using Screenflow for the Mac. It is by far the easiest and most powerful of the screencasting tools. It allows you to record the screen, record the audio, and then edit the results.

All of the videos on our site (http://wistia.com) are produced using only Screenflow.