I have always been fascinated by Web sites that show animated demonstrations of software or other items, complete with moving cursors, messages, and various other special effects. I've got a long way to go to master the software, but ViewletBuilder is easy enough to learn that beginners like myself can get something usable on the Internet in a very short time. While most Web builders will likely not use the program for software demonstrations, it could be used for marketing, teaching and presenting software, IT systems, Web-based applications, and much more. They can also choose to capture the cursor or simply the screen portion of the scene. Using a customizable hot key, users can take as many screen captures as they wish, each representing a slide in the overall movie.
Users can then insert text balloons or notes, changing the fonts and fonts effects on their slides.
The picture on the left is a blowup of the tools that are shown in the top photo. These present the users with the various choices that are available, with each capable of being modified to the users preference. Creation of balloons, notes, click zones, and hyperlinks are all related to items that can be placed within a slide. The cursor can be hidden, sounds can be added, and thumbnails can be viewed. Other chores that can be accomplished in the program are the changing of balloon colors, insertion of blank slides or graphics within slides, reordering slides, cursor paths, adding logos to viewlets, and adding screenshots to existing projects.