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1151519 2010-11-09 01:36:00 Hi

I've want to put together a “film” to demonstrate, with a commentary, how to operate a piece of software. I've tried three freebies so far – FreeScreenCapturer, Camstudio 2.0 and Camstudio 2.6 beta. There are pros and cons for each, so has anyone got any other suggestions?

Thanks
tuiruru (12277)
1151520 2010-11-09 01:55:00 FRAPS. inphinity (7274)
1151521 2010-11-09 02:26:00 Win 7 snipping tool and Powerpoint. Snorkbox (15764)
1151522 2010-11-09 02:56:00 Microsoft's Expression Encoder might do what you want. Reviewed with link and video demo at Digital Inspiration. (www.labnol.org) But requires add-ons, e.g. Microsoft Net, Silverlight 4. kahawai chaser (3545)
1151523 2010-11-09 03:14:00 www.snapfiles.com zqwerty (97)
1151524 2010-11-12 00:19:00 Hi Folks


Thanks for the suggestions. I messed around a bit with a few offerings and for my needs ( very simple) the best solution was FreeScreenCapturer. This saves the screen activity, with audio commentary, in wmv format which seems to upload to Youtube OK Picture and sound quality is fine for what I want and it will even. capture video playing back thru' WMP Classic Home Cinema.


I discovered I could reduce the file size quite a bit by converting the wmv to an mp4 with VLC Media Player (though for some reason converted wmv's created with my webcam either lose the sound or play it back distorted).


So, it's sorted for free.


Thanks


Footnote: I've just downloaded Ashampoo's Snap 3 from http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/ but haven't played with it yet. Make sure you read the comments about registering and capturing sound.
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