Add-ins
TurboDemo Enterprise
Reviewed by Geetesh
Bajaj, August 29th 2006
Introduction
About TurboDemo
Download and Installation
TurboDemo Components
Pricing and Support
Conclusion
Introduction
No amount of words can explain what a screenshot or a video capture
of an onscreen activity can do since this is essentially showing
to an audience how a task can be performed -- and you can add narration
to such captures to make them even more informative.
TurboDemo, the program being reviewed on this page allows you
to do all sorts of still and video captures -- and then create
tutorials and demos which can be output to various formats.
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About TurboDemo
TurboDemo is from Bernard D&G, a company
based in Germany that also creates PPTMinimizer --
a product that has been earlier reviewed on Indezine. You can learn
more about these products and download a free trial version of
TurboDemo from
here...
TurboDemo is different from other capture applications because
along with capture, it provides many more option such as the creation
of demos in Java, HTML, Flash etc. Editing, special effects, balloons
and call outs are supported along with interactivity.
TurboDemo is available in four editions -- Standard, Professional,
Studio and Enterprise -- the Enterprise version is the most comprehensive
and featured of all the versions and includes the following programs:
- TurboDemo Professional
- PowerConverter
- SkinStudio Add-On
- Capturing Tools for Mac and Linux
- Standalone Player
In this review, we will explore the Enterprise version.
My contact at TurboDemo for this review was Sophia Taoutaou -
thank you, Sophia.
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Download and Installation
Download the installer from their site, run the setup routine
and follow the instructions. Since the product come with three
more programs, you'll have to install them separately.
All of them create groups in the Windows Start menu. Figure
1 shows you the Turbo Demo Enterprise group.
Figure 1: TurboDemo Menu
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TurboDemo Components
As explained earlier, TurboDemo Enterprise comprises various programs
that work together -- in the following sections, I'll explain what
each of these does:
TurboDemo Professional allows you to capture
every action on your screen -- and convert it to screenshots/slides
which can be edited. Figure 2 show you the interface
of TurboDemo.
Figure 2: TurboDemo Interface
You can also add callouts, notes, and bubbles in order to explain
the different steps -- or you can add interactive functions, pictures
and sound to create tutorials and demos. Finally, you convert your
tutorials and demos into various formats. Figure 3 shows
you the output options in the File menu.
Figure 3: TurboDemo File menu
TurboDemo SkinStudio helps to create custom
text objects, callouts, and balloons in different styles and shapes
(see Figure 4).
Figure 4: TurboDemo Skin Studio
TurboDemo Player is a standalone player that
can be included on CDs created with TurboDemo.
PowerCONVERTER (see Figure 5)
its a PowerPoint Plug-in which quickly converts your presentations
to the Flash SWF. The converted Flash file is smaller and secure.
You can read an earlier review on PowerCONVERTER on
this site.
Figure 4: The PowerCONVERTER toolbar inside PowerPoint.
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Pricing and Support
As explained earlier, TurboDemo has four versions -- the Standard
version costs $399, the Professional version is for $629, Studio
is for $769 and Enterprise is for $999.
Support options include email support, FAQ , phone support, online
training, and web tutorials.
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Conclusion
TurboDemo is filled with surprises -- from the number of output
formats it supports to the huge number of options and features.
And the Enterprise version includes several smaller programs that
complement the main program.
It's a good investment if you can use all the possibilities.
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