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Loom is free screen recording and video sharing software from the small company of the same name in San Francisco. designed to support education and marketing with short instructive and easily constructed videos.Opentest (Loom)For Quick & Dirty, No Fuss, No Muss Screen Capture Video, Nothing Beat Loom2018-11-30T15:52:26.432ZI primarily use Loom to create quick "how-to" videos that have a very focused, time-sensitive requirement. "Here's how to do this particular thing." It's particularly well-suited to that sort of quick & dirty, one-off type of video instruction. Since I have the option of including my built-in video camera as part of the video itself, it helps add that personal touch - the "face" - to the video.,Integrated right into Chrome - If I want to make a screen-capture video of a particular window in Chrome, I just start the Loom extension from within that window. It automatically records the entire window, my audio, computer audio and/or my video camera. In other words, it makes recording a screen capture video fast and almost automatic.
I like that it automatically saves it to my Loom account profile and also provides a URL I can send to people. I think the utility of this feature is pretty obvious. The sequence is 1. Start loom 2. click the RECORD button 3. record 4. click the STOP button 5. copy and paste the URL which loom automatically generates.
The way they have chosen to provide online organizing of my videos is pretty well executed. I can create folders and move related videos into those folders. This becomes really important when you start creating a lot of videos.,Loom is great for what it does - super quick & dirty screen capture videos. If you want more control over your video production, then the reality is you probably need a more robust tool. It has very rudimentary sound and video editing abilities, and no titling ability. Frankly, I don't consider this lack of features an issue, because I use Loom ONLY for what it is good at and don't expect it to do more.
It doesn't do 16:9 format videos. (Unless they've added that feature since I last used it.) That's not a deal-breaker for me, but it could be for some folks.,,8,I'm a sucker for good tools, and Loom solves one very narrow, very specific problem for me - quick, low-production, easy-to-distribute videos. I can't put a number on what it has done for me, but I can say unequivocally that it saves me a TON of time when I need what it does. I will also say that if you try to make Loom do more than it was really made for, you'll end up wasting time. I think of it like a tack hammer - if I need to drive tiny tacks or tiny nails into soft wood, nothing beats a tack hammer. But if I am trying to drive 16 penny nails to frame a house, a tack hammer is a terrible solution. It will work, but there are better ways to do the job.,Zoom,Zoom Video Webinar, Canva,10Jack Edward HealdA really cool tool for rapid screen capture, basic editing and sharing2018-11-16T21:52:42.110ZI have various needs to explain processes and workflows for internal training as well as to customers and partners. Relying on screenshots is an option, but requires editing and can take time. Loom allows me to quickly create shareable and/or downloadable videos to show a process/workflow or document a bug, with or without audio commentary in a rapid fashion. It's a huge timesaver, and allows me to showcase visually and with audio without needing to open up more time intensive apps to solve the same challenges.,Describing a workflow or process - show the recipient how it's done, with your audio overlay instantly.
Sharing with ease - your video is automatically hosted on their servers with the link automatically copied to your clipboard for rapid sending
Basic editing - in the UI, you can quickly trim off unneeded time from your video.,Settings could be more configurable - I rarely want my face on the video. Every time I need to turn it off... ideally this could be a setting to have it disabled by default.
The UI while recording could be improved. I often forget the keyboard shortcuts, and a simpler red button floating on the screen or somethign would be great to stop the recording simply as needed.
The desktop app (in beta) overrides some standard keyboard shortcuts in OSX, which is frustrating.,9,This increases efficiency by making sharing content instant
This saves money by reducing the amount of unique tools needed (i.e. not needing individual camtasia licenses),Camtasia and Snagit,Adobe Photoshop, SlackJeff GaronRecording videos is quick and easy with Loom!2018-08-06T16:09:34.288ZWe've been using Loom to create training and support videos for our customers and also for collaboration within our team. It's a quick, easy way to create a video of something that may be hard to describe in words and we've found it very useful so far. It's made collaboration amount our team easier and more fun and it's been great to have videos for our customers who ask for them.,Easy access to video tools through the browser extension.
Lots of tools to customize what you record (one window, entire desktop, etc.).
Simple editing to remove errors or sections that you don't need.,I wish that you could splice videos together without having to download them and use a different software.
The notifications/communications from Loom when you're just getting started go a little overboard.
It would be nice to have a frame selection tool so you can customize the exact space you want to record.,9,Loom has saved us a lot of time because we can record videos for our customers instead of walking them through something one-on-one.
Loom has helped us have better tools for our customers who often request video trainings.
Loom has helped us easily communicate with each other as a team about how new software works, how to replicate bugs we see, and other messages that work best with visuals.,,Slack, GrooveHQ, Jive,Yes,Price
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Product Usability,I wasn't in charge of this process.Andrea CrossLoom - Screenshare life saver!2018-11-29T17:43:30.098ZLoom is the fastest and easiest way to send video correspondence to clients when I need to do a web-based screen share. It saves me INSANE amounts of time. No more uploading videos, no more voice messages, no more trying to type out in a long, confusing email what can easily be shown in a three minute video and sent off to the client instantly. I use this for short tutorials, to show a client how to edit something in their website, to show where edits are needed in documents that are more complex, etc. Loom is literally one of the best things to happen to my business.,Web-based screen share (there is a new desktop app too that I'm on the wait list to test!)
SUPER FAST access to recorded videos (super long videos have a slight upload time but the access link is available INSTANTLY).
Show/hide your own camera so you can be on screen or off.
Just video with no screen-share, hosting made SUPER easy to send video notes to clients!,Would say that I'd like to use it on my desktop, but they're already rolling out that feature!
I'd love to be able to go in and clip/edit the loom after recording.,10,Huge time saver!
No longer have to set up a Zoom or Skype call to screen-share with a client and ask questions, just a quick Loom does the trick.
No longer have to use fancy software to screen record, then upload to Youtube, then send to client.,Zoom and Skype,ActiveCampaign, Acuity Scheduling, ClickFunnelsSteena BrownLoom gets the job done quickly and efficiently!2018-05-21T14:09:27.357ZWe use Loom to communicate important updates and strategic initiatives across the team. It lets you run through a deck and choose to focus on certain things or not focus on others which is really valuable. It's like a meeting but you don't need to leave your desk!,The Chrome extension makes it SO easy to start making a loom in seconds.
I like the little circle of your face in the corner I think it makes people feel more involved and more likely to watch your video.
The setup takes about 12 seconds!,I wish you could launch Loom while you are already in a Google presentation (or close out of it - the buttons are not clickable after you hit present) but this really isn't a big deal and probably a Google problem, not Chrome to be honest.
Not really a con - but it would be SO AWESOME if there was a way you could like draw on the screen while you are recording a Loom. Like how you can on a SmartBoard.,10,Helps us stay in the loop while saving time!,Zoom,Trello, Okta, Salesforce App Cloud, ZoomCarl Pieri
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