So why would you want the Hi-Definition or Enhanced Desktop version of the screencasts. The HD versions are recorded in full screen 1280x720 resolution (720p) and the Enhanced Desktop in 960x540 and both look gorgeous on the desktop. They also do not have the tracking and panning that is required in the desktop/iPod version so you can see all of the screen all the time!

Check out the images below. These are of a clip of the same show but scaled to fit on this page. You can see immediately the difference in size between the versions.

Important - These are scaled images to illustrate the relative screen sizes,
the actual screen sizes are double what you see here!


Hi-Definition Version (1280x720) scaled at 50% to fit on this page!
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Notice how the full screen is displayed. If you have a HD TV and an Apple TV, this is the highest resolution available and looks spectacular on your big screen TV. It looks really good on a Cinema Display too!

Enhanced Desktop Version (960x540) scaled at 50% to fit on this page!
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Again, the full screen is displayed at all times.

Desktop/iPod Version (640x360) also scaled at 50%
This is the version available via the free ScreenCastsOnline RSS feed

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Notice how we've had to zoom into the screen to read the text, obscuring other parts of the screen!

Quite a difference eh!

Another point to notice is the file sizes. The HD and Enhanced Desktop versions are usually smaller than the Desktop\iPod version due to the fact that they are encoded H.264 whereas the Desktop\iPod is encoded with the more inefficient MPEG-4 (for compatibility with the iPod). So Hi-Definition doesn't mean mega downloads!

Hi-Definition and Enhanced Desktop versions are only available to ScreenCastsOnline Extra! subscribers. Once you're registered as a ScreenCastsOnline Extra! subscriber, you'll be given access to special RSS feeds that will allow you to automatically receive both enhanced versions straight into iTunes as soon as they are published, just like the normal feed.

Full details on how you sign up to become a ScreenCastsOnline Extra! subscriber
here

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