Iorad
Dev tools
tutorial builder
SHOW HN2012
276points
99comments
#47of 1,677 in 2012
Top 3%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
24 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 17 mixed, 13 critical, out of 66 comments about the project. Thread score +0.18.
Idea: 14 for, 1 againstDesign: 3 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Interactive approach is easier to follow than screencasts
From 3 comments
LOVE it. I always hated screen casts. I prefer creating a Word or PDF document with annotated screenshots which user can go through at their own pace. One of the idea in my idea…
solutionyogi on HNThis responds to a very real and ubiquitous need. And fills its niche very nicely. It doesn't just make you a passive watcher: it immerses you in the very centre of action.…
nathell on HNHaving English as a second language I am always reluctant to make a screencast. My spoken English would be distracting, if not for the brokenness then at least for my lack of…
maggit on HN
Useful for training and documentation
From 2 comments
This product is brilliant for creating Methods Of Procedure (MOP) documents, which are important but highly tedious step-by-step guides that need to be done right. Also looking…
otoburb on HNThank you so much for this! I have clients who can't figure out how to use certain web apps and typing it out just isn't the same as being there in person. This is the next best…
cluutran on HN
Objections
Instruction dialogs obscure the screen and distract
From 2 comments
The instructional dialogue windows dominate the screen visually so it distracts the user from what's actually happening on the website. They won't know where to focus their eyes,…
gdilla on HNI agree, but I think this could be solved with a better user interface. If this dialogue was placed in a fixed position (say in a black bar across the bottom) it would add a…
CubicleNinjas on HN
Slow animations between steps
From 1 comment
I think people who hate screencasts would also be annoyed at the slow animations between each step. Is it just me, or are they more than a second long?
guan on HN
No audio or video support
From 2 comments
This is really great. I (or my employer) would gladly pay for this. I have two suggestions & critiques: I think that by eschewing video and audio entirely, you're missing out. As…
justinph on HNIf this had audio capabilities my company would also gladly pay for it to create tutorials of our web product offerings for our user base. Looks amazing, I'll be following this…
try-finally on HN
Coldfusion errors and debug output exposed
From 3 comments
Pricing - Comming soon (should be Coming Soon) or ideally should be listed from the beginning ;) A lot of the examples at the bottom seem to either be blank or break your…
thehodge on HNIt looks really cool, but clicking on one of the newly created projects[1] gives me a 500 error and a coldfusion stacktrace, you might want to turn those off.…
jurre on HNWhat is that meta and form between your doctype and <html>? A coldfusion specialty? And please, fix the SQL injection you may have and the debug mode too! Try searching for…
greut on HN
Requests
Audio or voiceover support
From 3 comments
Very nice. Does it record audio? I am thinking of suggesting this to a local ruby users' group that currently records using video cameras. If it did audio, this would be perfect…
septerr on HNReally cool. Feedback: The outlines on the buttons to be clicked obscure the buttons. An optional sound track would be great as well. Design details make this work or not work -…
damoncali on HNIf this had audio capabilities my company would also gladly pay for it to create tutorials of our web product offerings for our user base. Looks amazing, I'll be following this…
try-finally on HN
Export to PDF and PPT sooner
From 2 comments
TRUE STORY: Today I walked in dreadfully into the office because this is the day we start planning, designing and building training materials for a very large $1 million+…
nsoldiac on HNHow soon for any of the exports? The FAQ says 'summer 2012', but I know people that could use this yesterday.
cadr on HN
Linux support
From 1 comment
No Linux support for a web application?
bryogenic on HN
Undo and bulk slide deletion
From 1 comment
Awesome product, this is really fantastic. Creating basic tutorials/screencasts has always been such a time-consuming task, this will help immensely and is much easier for users…
jrwoodruff on HN
Questions
What is the pricing?
From 2 comments
LOVE it. I always hated screen casts. I prefer creating a Word or PDF document with annotated screenshots which user can go through at their own pace. One of the idea in my idea…
solutionyogi on HNAwesome! get some pricing info up there so those of use that want to use it can get in early on a good deal. feedback: Have a native English speaker (english major, english…
K2h on HN
How is the product pronounced and what does the name mean?
From 1 comment
This is awesome! I hate screencasts too so I hope this tool will be adopted widely. Just the name... How should it be pronounced? Does 'iorad' mean something? (I'm Swiss German)…
m_st on HN
Alternatives named
Screencasting tools such as Camtasia and Adobe Captivate
From 3 comments
Is it down? I'm getting: 500 - Internal server error. Overall though very optimistic this could replace Adobe Captivate and some use of Camtasia for me. Please add support to…
jngreenlee on HNI totally avoid any kind of tutorials for our products because I'm using Camtasia and it takes me all freaking day to do a 2 minute recording. This is a way better solution for…
gotrythis on HNI read this as: You think that this alternative-to-screencasts is great, but you'd pay more money if it also made… screencasts. ;) There's absolutely nothing wrong with liking…
mechanical_fish on HN
Screentoaster
From 1 comment
This is amazing, thus guaranteed to sell to one of the large screencasting/training companies quickly (good for the team!). What happens to all the free public stuff then?…
j_s on HN