SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING, COLLABORATING, AND PRESENTING SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS, AND METHODS OF MARKETING OF THE SAME

摘要

A software demonstration may be created by capturing screenshots of normal use of an application. The authoring tool may capture a screenshot upon detecting an input. Before capturing the screenshot, the authoring tool may delay for a pre-determined and/or user-configurable period of time to allow the computer display to be refreshed. The authoring tool may provide a cue to inform the user of the timing of the screenshot acquisition. If a screenshot is mistimed, it may be replaced without interrupting the flow of the software demonstration. Screenshots may be linked to one another using clickable hotspots. The hotspots may be used in presenting the software demonstration to provide for a realistic presentation of a software product. The authoring tool may publish the software demonstration in a web accessible format to a network accessible storage location to allow reviewers to comment on the demonstration. An author may access the presentation to review commentary on the demonstration. A software demonstration may be published as a distributable file which may comprise the software demonstration, a player to allow a recipient to view the demonstration, and a version of the software demonstration tool to virally create marketing opportunities for the authoring tool.