Screen Recording

Ovo Studios enables you to record computer screens like never before:

Any operating system (e.g., Windows, Macintosh, UNIX/LINUX).
Any resolution or aspect ratio up to 1600x1200
No application install required on the user's computer.
Continuous recording through a user computer reboot.
Webex friendly: coexists with Webex for remote user tests.
Live streaming of screen recordings to remote observers.
200 MB of disk space per hour of recording. Some of our competitors require 1 GB+ per hour!
Leverages Windows Media Video technologies -- no custom CODECs for your customers to download and install.
Concurrent capture of multiple operating systems running at multiple resolutions up to a total of four screen recordings at one time. The remainder of the eight possible sources may be used to record NTSC or PAL camera video.

Two-source recording with 1024x768 Screen Recording and Video
Recording (embedded face shot.) Resolution reduced for page layout.

Of course, all screen recordings adhere to Ovo Studios' modular eight-source video architecture which enables:

Removal of user face shot from video record via simple file deletion, thus protecting user confidentiality if you distribute copies of your test data.
Time-stamp linking for all screen and video recording from logged observations.
Multi-source video highlight generation.

8-Source Recording

Ovo Studios' modular recording architecture enables simultaneous recording of up to eight video sources.

Sample configurations include:

2 Sources: record the user's face and computer screen for a software usability test.

3 Sources: record the user's face, computer screen, and a piece of hardware for an out-of-the-box test.

4 Sources: record two computer monitors and two cameras for a two-user collaborative test.

...and so on up to eight video sources such as cameras, eye tracking output, and computer screens.

Screen Recording Retrospective

VGA Screen Recording technology has progressed dramatically in recent years and Ovo Studios has kept ahead of the curve by listening to customers' needs and cautiously adopting new technologies. Read more in our June 2006 newsletter (PDF format.)