<s>
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
(	O
formerly	O
Lotus/IBM	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
)	O
is	O
a	O
screencast	B-Protocol
tool	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
that	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
author	O
software	O
demonstrations	O
,	O
software	O
simulations	O
,	O
branched	O
scenarios	O
,	O
and	O
tutorials	O
in	O
.swf	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
)	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
was	O
primarily	O
targeted	O
at	O
users	O
who	O
need	O
to	O
create	O
video-oriented	O
instructional	O
materials	O
who	O
were	O
not	O
multimedia	O
authors	O
or	O
video	O
capture	O
technicians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
creation	O
of	O
screencasts	B-Protocol
and	O
conversion	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
PowerPoint	I-Application
presentations	O
to	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
was	O
originally	O
produced	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
90s	O
and	O
received	O
good	O
reviews	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
technologies	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
screencasting	B-Protocol
products	O
commercially	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
popular	O
for	O
streaming	O
and	O
broadcasting	O
of	O
screen	O
demos	O
and	O
tutorials	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
utilized	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
intercepting	O
and	O
storing	O
Video	O
Procedure	O
Calls	O
(	O
VPCs	O
)	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
using	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
capture	O
extension	O
which	O
invasively	O
intercepted	O
VPCs	O
as	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
generated	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
VPCs	O
were	O
stored	O
in	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
format	O
and	O
a	O
player	O
which	O
generated	O
a	O
'	O
movie	O
 '	O
of	O
what	O
was	O
recorded	O
by	O
sending	O
these	O
same	O
VPC	O
calls	O
to	O
the	O
OS	O
created	O
a	O
very	O
lifelike	O
playback	O
of	O
the	O
recorded	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
considered	O
very	O
clever	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
put	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
screen	B-Protocol
recording	I-Protocol
and	O
software	O
simulation	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
in	O
the	O
computing	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
some	O
other	O
commercial	B-Application
software	I-Application
did	O
similar	O
things	O
,	O
especially	O
on	O
Unix	O
Workstation	O
OS	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
widespread	O
adoption	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
went	O
a	O
long	O
ways	O
to	O
establishing	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
's	O
dominance	O
in	O
this	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
IBM	O
when	O
IBM	O
purchased	O
Lotus	O
Corporation	O
,	O
and	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
's	O
programmers	O
kept	O
doing	O
minor	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
technique	O
worked	O
well	O
enough	O
that	O
a	O
2003	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
review	O
gave	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
good	O
marks	O
even	O
after	O
IBM/Lotus	O
stopped	O
supporting	O
newer	O
OSes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
matured	O
and	O
spread	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
VPC	O
capture	O
"	O
design	O
started	O
to	O
show	O
its	O
age	O
,	O
and	O
programs	O
that	O
invasively	O
intercepted	O
procedure	O
calls	O
became	O
difficult	O
to	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technique	O
was	O
also	O
problematic	O
when	O
a	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
movie	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
a	O
computer	O
which	O
was	O
missing	O
fonts	O
and	O
icons	O
that	O
existed	O
on	O
the	O
OS	O
which	O
was	O
recorded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
files	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
really	O
a	O
storage	O
mechanism	O
for	O
VPCs	O
,	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
edit	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
limited	O
interactivity	O
and	O
web	O
browser	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
did	O
move	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	O
NT	O
4.0	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
IBM	O
decided	O
to	O
not	O
pursue	O
the	O
screen	O
capture	O
software	O
business	O
any	O
further	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
brand	O
name	O
"	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
"	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
SmartGuyz	O
Incorporated	O
,	O
a	O
private	O
software	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SmartGuyz	O
subsequently	O
released	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
program	O
,	O
based	O
not	O
on	O
VPC	O
capture	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
periodic	O
capture	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
cursor	O
position	O
,	O
an	O
integrated	O
editor	O
,	O
and	O
export	O
to	O
known	O
standard	O
video	O
and	O
graphics	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ameliorated	O
the	O
problems	O
caused	O
by	O
capturing	O
and	O
playing	O
back	O
VPCs	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
an	O
upgrade	O
path	O
to	O
newer	O
OSes	O
and	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
builds	O
and	O
edits	O
interactive	O
software	O
demonstrations	O
,	O
simulations	O
,	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
,	O
screencasts	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
program	O
demos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
software	O
demos	O
,	O
it	O
records	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
using	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
capture	O
algorithm	O
that	O
captures	O
a	O
sequence	O
of	O
still	O
images	O
and	O
then	O
builds	O
mouse	O
movement	O
simulations	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
a	O
running	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Tweening	O
technology	O
,	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
is	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
screencasts	B-Protocol
in	O
a	O
smaller	O
filesize	O
than	O
by	O
using	O
typical	O
video	O
compression	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
users	O
can	O
edit	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
presentations	O
to	O
add	O
clickable	O
buttons	O
,	O
captions	O
and	O
callouts	O
,	O
graphical	O
items	O
like	O
colored	O
shapes	O
and	O
arrows	O
,	O
clickable	O
hotspots	O
,	O
text	O
entry	O
boxes	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
merging	O
movies	O
,	O
splitting	O
movies	O
,	O
and	O
deleting	O
sections	O
of	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
supports	O
import	O
of	O
still	O
images	O
and	O
audio	O
tracks	O
into	O
the	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
's	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
export	O
to	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
.swf	O
format	O
,	O
.avi	O
format	O
and	O
animated	O
gif	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
exporting	O
to	O
.swf	O
it	O
will	O
automatically	O
generate	O
an	O
.html	B-Language
file	O
,	O
facilitating	O
the	O
placement	O
of	O
the	O
paired	O
.swf	O
and	O
.html	B-Language
files	O
onto	O
a	O
website	O
for	O
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
will	O
also	O
'	O
wrap	O
 '	O
an	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
player	O
around	O
an	O
.swf	O
file	O
,	O
turning	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
.exe	O
file	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
without	O
needing	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
player	O
installed	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SmartGuyz	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
3.6	O
(	O
December	O
2012	O
)	O
Release	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	O
7	O
with	O
latest	O
service	O
pack	O
and	O
Windows	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SmartGuyz	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
3	O
(	O
March	O
2009	O
)	O
New	O
features	O
including	O
rewrite	O
for	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
and	O
Windows	O
XP	O
(	O
including	O
64-bit	O
versions	O
)	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
SWF7	O
and	O
large	O
file	O
exports	O
,	O
tweaks	O
to	O
the	O
capture	O
engine	O
,	O
in-editor	O
(	O
post	O
video	O
capture	O
)	O
audio	O
dubbing	O
,	O
better	O
playback	O
controls	O
,	O
enhancements	O
to	O
word	O
editor	O
,	O
cursor	O
,	O
note	O
styles	O
,	O
GUI	O
refresh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SmartGuyz	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
2	O
(	O
January	O
2007	O
)	O
New	O
features	O
included	O
Microsoft	B-Application
PowerPoint	I-Application
plug-in	O
,	O
allowed	O
automated	O
recording	O
of	O
Powerpoint	B-Application
slide	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SmartGuyz	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
1	O
(	O
November	O
2004	O
)	O
Initial	O
release	O
of	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
by	O
SmartGuyz	O
,	O
included	O
concept	O
of	O
export	O
to	O
.swf	O
,	O
graphical	O
timeline	O
editing	O
,	O
editable	O
'	O
tweened	O
 '	O
cursor	O
recording	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
for	O
Windows	O
NT	O
4.0	O
(	O
November	O
2004	O
)	O
Release	O
of	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
for	O
Windows	O
NT	O
4.0	O
,	O
after	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Lotus	O
by	O
IBM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lotus	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
2.0	O
for	O
Windows	O
(	O
May	O
1995	O
)	O
2nd	O
major	O
release	O
of	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
,	O
included	O
improved	O
compression	O
,	O
integration	O
with	O
Lotus	O
Notes/FX	O
,	O
captioning	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
edit	O
movie	O
and	O
sound	O
track	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lotus	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
1.0	O
for	O
Windows	O
(	O
April	O
1994	O
)	O
1st	O
major	O
release	O
of	O
ScreenCam	B-Protocol
,	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Lotus	O
1-2-3	O
Multimedia	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
