Silverback — guerrilla usability testing

<!DOCTYPE html> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=7YQSqjSh" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://silverbackapp.com/","20130114220756","https://web.archive.org/","web","https://web-static.archive.org/_static/", "1358201276"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=p7PEIJWi" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Silverback — guerrilla usability testing</title> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756/http://feeds.feedburner.com/silverback"/> <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" type="text/css" href="/web/20130114220756cs_/http://silverbackapp.com/css/screen-sb2.css"/>  </head> <body class="home"> <div id="main"> <div class="wrapper outer"> <div class="wrapper inner"> <div class="content"> <div id="visual"> <div id="offers"> <blockquote cite="http://twitter.com/brendandawes/statuses/1544321316"> <p>Silverback plays a vital role in understanding how folks use Digg.com. While it’s not the only usability tool I use, it’s the one I am using most often.</p> </blockquote> <p class="credit"> <span class="source">so says Mark Trammell of <strong>Digg.com</strong></span> | <span id="testimonial-link"><a href="/web/20130114220756/http://silverbackapp.com/index.php?n=4">Next testimonial »</a></span> </p> </div> <img id="steve" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756im_/http://silverback.s3.amazonaws.com/images/gorilla-speaks-sb2.png" alt="A Gorilla holding a clipboard."/> </div> <div id="intro"> <p id="presents"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756/http://clearleft.com/">Clearleft</a> presents</p> <h1><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756im_/http://silverback.s3.amazonaws.com/images/text/silverback2.png" alt="Silverback 2.0"/></h1> <p>Guerrilla usability testing software for designers and developers</p> <ul> <li>Capture screen activity</li> <li>Video the tester’s face</li> <li>Record the tester’s voice</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Add chapter markers on-the-fly</li> <li>Control recording with the remote</li> <li>Export to Quicktime</li> </ul> <div id="features"> <div class="container"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756im_/http://silverback.s3.amazonaws.com/images/buttons/new-features.png" alt="New features" class="new-features"/> <p>Features in 2.0 include</p> <dl> <dt>Preview</dt> <dd>Watch sessions within Silverback</dd> <dt>Tasks & Highlights</dt> <dd>Set tasks and mark noteworthy moments within a session</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Batch Export</dt> <dd>Save selected sessions, tasks, highlights or projects in one go</dd> <dt>Performance</dt> <dd>Faster export, better usability</dd> </dl> </div> </div> <a id="download" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756/http://silverback.s3.amazonaws.com/silverback2.zip"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756im_/http://silverback.s3.amazonaws.com/images/buttons/download.png" alt="Download Silverback 2 (free for 30 days)."/></a> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756/https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <div> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"/> <input type="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756im_/http://silverback.s3.amazonaws.com/images/buttons/purchase.png" name="submit" alt="Purchase for $69.95. 10% of all profits go to save the gorillas."/> <input type="hidden" name="undefined_quantity" value="1"/> <input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="5AEWVA7MALD7N"/> </div> </form> <p id="reqs"><span><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756im_/http://silverback.s3.amazonaws.com/images/icons/tinymac.gif" alt="Mac"/> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756im_/http://silverback.s3.amazonaws.com/images/icons/tinyuniversal.gif" alt="Universal"/></span> Silverback requires<br/>Mac OS X (10.5-10.8)</p> </div> <div id="explanation"> <h2><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756im_/http://silverback.s3.amazonaws.com/images/text/what-does-silverback-do.gif" alt="What does Silverback do?"/></h2> <div class="content"> <img id="diagram" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756im_/http://silverback.s3.amazonaws.com/images/diagram.jpg" alt="Screen capture + live audio & video — Silverback magic — Quicktime composite"/> <p class="first">Usability testing is last on everybody’s list of priorities. It’s time-consuming, can require specialist equipment, and is expensive to outsource. <strong>Not any more</strong>.</p> <p class="last">Silverback makes it <strong>easy</strong>, <strong>quick</strong> and <strong>cheap</strong> for everyone to perform <strong>guerrilla usability tests</strong> with <strong>no setup</strong> and <strong>no expense</strong>, using hardware already in your Mac.</p> <br class="clear"/> </div> </div> <div id="details"> <div class="content"> <div id="demo"> <h3><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756im_/http://silverback.s3.amazonaws.com/images/text/video-demo.gif" alt="Video demo"/></h3> <div class="vzaar_media_player"> <object id="video" width="462" height="296" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756im_/http://view.vzaar.com/457342.flashplayer"> <param name="movie" value="http://view.vzaar.com/457342.flashplayer"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <param name="flashvars" value=""> <embed src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756oe_/http://view.vzaar.com/457342.flashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="462" height="296" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars=""/> <video width="448" height="282" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756im_/http://view.vzaar.com/457342.mobile" poster="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756im_/http://view.vzaar.com/457342.image" controls></video> </object> </div> </div> <div id="info"> <h3><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756im_/http://silverback.s3.amazonaws.com/images/text/info.gif" alt="Info"/></h3> <p>Silverback runs on Mac OS X Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion with a built-in iSight or some alternative. It does not run on 10.4 and lower.</p> <p>The software is free for 30 days and only US $69.95 to register from then on.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756/http://clearleft.com/">Clearleft</a> is donating 10% of all profits from Silverback to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756/http://gorillafund.org/">saving the gorillas</a>.</p> <p id="support"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756/http://getsatisfaction.com/clearleft/products/clearleft_silverback"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756im_/http://silverback.s3.amazonaws.com/images/buttons/badge_get_help.png" alt="Silverback support at Get Satisfaction"/></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div class="wrapper outer"> <div class="wrapper inner"> <div class="content"> <p class="vcard"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220756/http://clearleft.com/" class="fn org url">Clearleft</a> is a user experience design consultancy based in <span class="adr"><span class="locality">Brighton</span>, <abbr class="country-name" title="United Kingdom">UK</abbr></span>.</p> <p>We make websites, and we always like to usability test our designs before letting them loose in the real world. 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