Video Scribe
Video Scribe
It was launched in 2012 by UK company Sparkol. By April 2014 it had more than 250,000 users in
135 countries around the world.[1]
VideoScribe is developed in Adobe Flash and produces QuickTime movies andFlash videos. It is
systems-based software that optionally uses cloud-based storage for project files. In addition to
Quicktime and Flash video output, scribes can also be rendered to image sequences
in JPEG and PNG format.[2]
In April 2013, American school children used VideoScribe to create a message for Barack Obama,
pleading with the US President to reinstate their tour of the White House after it was cancelled by
federal budget cuts.[3] UK ChancellorGeorge Osborne narrated a scribe to explain the Spending
Round on the British Government website in June 2013.[4][5] The following month, VideoScribe was
recommended on the BBC News website.[6] The VideoScribe iPad app won Best Mobile/Tablet B2B
App at the 2013 MOMA Awards after being nominated in three categories.[7] Mashable have used
VideoScribe to make several whiteboard videos for their website. [8]
VideoScribe is available as a desktop version, an iPad app and an Android app on Google Play. The
desktop version allows a seven day free trial after which users can buy VideoScribe Pro on monthly,
yearly or one-off subscriptions, which gives users rights for commercial and resell use. [9] There are
multi-user discounts for businesses and education establishments.