Screencasting/Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages and Disadvantages

Screencasts cater to mobile and self-directed people who learn better by seeing and hearing. Screencasts in particular can inspire users by allowing them to see their problems resolved before their eyes.

The greatest advantage for the creator of the screencast is the ability to disseminate instruction repeatedly and asynchronously to many users. This is offset by the greater amount of time it takes to script and produce audio and video content. Moreover, screencasts are not easily searchable and so they should not be used for material that needs to be consulted individually or quickly (e.g. FAQs).