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July 05, 2004
Usability Testing - Morae
Camtasia is a handy little piece of software. I use it mainly to record training sessions, though it can be handy for presentations and for creating web tutorials as well. Because Camtasia records anything happening on a computer screen, it is also a logical choice for recording usability tests. Techsmith must have realized that's how Camtasia was being used, because they've produced another product specifically for that purpose call Morae.
But, as mentioned on Library Chic, while Morae does offer some features that are particularly useful for usability testing, the price is a bit of a barrier. The cost, $1,300, indicates that there's much more here than just a screen recorder.
And that's true, it does more than just record. With the Viewer, the test can be watched live by observers in a separate room. There are features to make it easier to review the recording, for example, "markers" can be added at interesting points in the test so it's easy to get back to just that spot. Events, such as mouse clicks and page changes are indexed to make it easy to search the recording. Browsable segments can be created for a particular task.
If you're on a budget, you can probably make do with Camtasia. But for serious usability testing, Morae certainly seems to have its advantages. Any users of Morae out there that would like to comment?
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