Placing the form after the recording finishes means that the primary function of the app (making recordings) is not slowed by unneeded steps.
The next screen is a form containing fields for description and other details. Once viewed, the user can then choose to throw away the recording, make another one, or save it. Quickcast provides a Preview function immediately after recording has finished. This solves the problem of the screencaster knowing how long to keep going for.Īfter finishing a recording, the first thing a user will wonder is how well it went. A clear “Record Quickcast” button begins the recording.Ī countdown timer - positioned on the Menu bar - shows how many minutes and seconds remain. Default options are pre-selected, minimising the effort the user needs make. It has options to cover the majority of use cases, without feeling complex. Selecting “Record” shows options for recording size, sound input and camera. Secondary functionality is still easy to reach. This makes beginning recording easy, allowing the user to record with little effort. When selected, the primary function, “Record”, shows first. Once installed, the app icon lives on the menu bar, making it easy to find. I will stepping through the application and see how Quickcast has catered for each of these goals.
While most screencast software imposes no such limit, the 3 minute limit in this case seems to be a deliberate decision that pushes the user to make the most of the limited time. Quickcast helps users achieve this by limiting the length of screencasts to 3 minutes.
It aims to make the creation and sharing of short screencasts easy, and presents a simple interface that helps ensure this goal is met.īeing an early version of the product, there’s always going to be some danger of experience rot as it matures, but for now it’s design seems well focused on a small set of goals. Quickcast is an OSX application that allows the creation of short screencasts.
A side project hacked together by Pete Nelson, Neil Kinnish & Dom Murphy, Quickcast is a simple free service that does one thing well. Wireless Display Technology: 802.As a break from the usual technical writing, I thought I’d take a moment to discuss the design of a product I’ve started using recently, and why I think the design works.Ī product I have been trying, and liking, recently is Quickcast.Power Source: USB-C (5V, 2-amps) Internal battery.Wireless Display Technology: 802.11ac MIMO (5 GHz).Power Supply: AC input 100-240V, 50-60Hz, auto-switching.Wireless Display Features: Screen mirroring, side-by-side, Samsung Dex.Protected Content Support: Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, HBO Go, Amazon Prime Video and other protected digital content.Device: UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray players, FireTV, AppleTV, Roku, Chromecast and other HDMI devices (streaming sticks require male-to-male HDMI coupler).
Android: Android 6.x or higher (smartphones and tablets).
iOS: iOS 11.x or higher (iPhone, iPad and iPad Pro).Operating on 802.11ac MIMO technology on a 5 GHz frequency ensures maximum connection stability with minimal interference signal interference up to 30-feet away.Įasily broadcast 4K sources wirelessly Easily share content from HDMI sources wirelessly via the Optoma QuickCast Pro. The HDMI transmitter features an integrated battery with up to 6 hours of battery life for crystal clear digital video and presentations without being tethered to a power adapter.
Simply connect the QuickCast Pro receiver to an HDMI input and plug the HDMI transmitter into the source and begin wirelessly transmitting office documents, presentations, videos and digital content with the click of a button. Easily share content from HDMI sources wirelessly via the Optoma QuickCast Pro.