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Pixetell is an online communication and collaboration tool available by subscription. It permits subscribers to easily  produce and share screencasts, or short videos that present the contents and activity on their computer screen. Screencasts may be combined with audio voice-over, existing video files and webcam recordings to present information to the person viewing the recording; attachments may be added and sent as part of the message. The software allows people to communicate asynchronously; as with email, the producer and the viewer need not be online at the same time; but as with remote desktop software, it is possible to provide detailed demonstrations of computer-based tasks.

Additional features include password protection, the ability for the viewer to post a reply within the message, adding existing video files, and the ability to manage and edit existing Pixetell messages.

As of spring 2010 Pixetell production software is available only for Microsoft Windows; the recordings, which are displayed in Flash format, may be viewed from many operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. The software is offered by monthly or annual subscription; a free 21-day trial is also available.

Features
Depending upon the customer's preference, Pixetell messages may be stored on Pixetell's server or on the customer's server. When stored on Pixetell's server, password protection is available.

The messages may be embedded in documents, on web pages, and on online and social networking services such as eBay, YouTube and Google Wave.

Additionally, files may be attached to Pixetell messages, existing video may be edited into a Pixetell message, and the recipient of a message may reply directly within the message.

Applications
As is the case with some other screen recording and screencasting software products, Pixetell's software can be used to create messages that demonstrate software features and critiques of digital documents. The messages have applications in customer service, document editing, sales, training and education. The messages may be sent by email or embedded in web pages, documents, and social media sites. They also have applications in education such as professional development, inter-school communication, parent/teacher communication, and project collaboration. One reviewer emphasized the ability for teachers to "develop a more structured approach to verbal feedback to students."

Technical and corporate details
The built-in "Manager" software enables the end user to edit previously-recorded Pixetell messages, to track how many times a message has been viewed, to delete a message, and to send it to a different recipient.

Pixetell is the flagship product of Ontier, a company established in Portland, Oregon in 2008.