We have quite a lot of tutorials about computers that appear in video format. Any activity on the monitor and recorded sounds. The result can be stored and viewed the video as usual, making it easier for others to learn. The process of recording activity on a computer screen is often known as the Screen Recording.How can we make a video like that? Here are free programs (freeware) to record screen activity (screen recording)
Camstudio is an opensource software one of the most popular and probably the best in its class. This software will record screen activity, including audio. Camstudio is easy to use and has a simple interface. The resulting video formats are AVI standard.
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Jing is an application made by TechSmith, makers of SnagIt and CamTasia Studio. This program can be said of CamTasio lite version and has two unique features-Capture Image (PNG) and also Screen Recording generating SWF video formats. If you want to focus the video for the web site (in SWF format), this program may be good enough, but we are also able to upload the results to screencast.com which provides free space for up to 2 GB. We must join (sign up) to screencast.com to be able to use this software, which requires an internet connection. Although the size of these applications is only about 4.9 MB, but we have to install the Microsoft. NET Framework 3.
Free Screen Recorder. This program may be a program that has the smallest size (about 592 KB only) and able to record the activity on the screen, including audio (voice) and the resulting standard AVI video format. Here are more features Free Screen Recorder:
- Record screen activity, including audio (voice)
- HotKey available for recording, Pause and stop recording
- Record a specific area or the whole screen windows
- Setting the video, including video codec, framerate, audio codec and frequency
- Mouse activity can be shown / hidden
- Simple interface like CamStudio
TipCam. Like the previous programs, TipCam able to record the entire screen windows or only certain areas. View this application may be slightly different from previous programs, and perhaps at first a bit difficult in the setting arrangements. Some features:
- Record screen activity, including videos / movies being carried out
- Share the videos in uTipU.com or upload to youtube
- Record into FLV or AVI formats
- Views minibar when recording
- Facilities Pan (follow cursor), Zoom
- Adding handwriting or drawing with the cursor
- Able to run FLV files (flash video)
- Cut off the beginning or end of a video produced.
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