Session capture and display

[Cindy Chick]

I've been preparing for a presentation, and have had such bad luck with
Webwacker, that I decided to just to some screen shots instead.  I found
a great utility for this purpose - SnagIt. ( http://www.techsmith.com) 
It's particularly good for web pages because you can set it up so it
doesn't just capture the screen, it captures the entire web page, even
what doesn't appear on the screen.  So I captured to a gif file, then
I plan to bring up the gif in the browser, and it will look just like
I'm at the web page, except, of course, the links, etc. won't work.

I've given up on Webwacker, but has anyone had good experience with any
of the other offline browser programs, especially for presentation
purposes?

Cindy Chick

Jerry Kuntz wrote:
> 
> Marty Williams wrote:
> 
> > Now while Im on a roll, heres another less complex qiestion. I am
> > looking for a piece of software (preferrably Net downloadable) that
> > will enable us to capture sessions, esp. Internet browsing in a
> > format that can be replayed as a display at exhibitions, in library
> > foyers, for training sessions etc. This would enable us to showcase
> > our web site (and others) without giving access to a mouse or
> > keyboard - i.e. simply as a presentation.
> >
> > If the software was compatible with Powerpoint it would be even
> > better.
> >
> If your browsing is limited to a few sites with extensive HTML files,
> then an offline browser like WebCut, WebWhacker, Websnake, etc. would do
> the trick. Some claim that they can even handle Java applets (many
> can't).
> However, they can't recreate interactive sessions, particularly sessions
> involving web-based databases (like an OPAC). For that you really need a
> session recorder (or a  web snapshot program that could create files
> that could be imported in PowerPoint.)
> I'm right in the middle of looking at the offline browsers, but haven't
> researched the recorder/snapshot options yet.
> 
>                         Jerry Kuntz
>                         Ramapo Catskill Library System
>                         jkuntz at rcls.org