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can anyone recommend a screen video capture program?

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    ed welch
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    I tried Camstudio, but the quality is too poor and the sound isn't synched properly. Thanks for any suggestions.

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      I tried Camstudio, but the quality is too poor and the sound isn't synched properly. Thanks for any suggestions.

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      Robert Surtees
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      Camtasia or SnagIt from http://www.techsmith.com/[^] Not free.

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        I tried Camstudio, but the quality is too poor and the sound isn't synched properly. Thanks for any suggestions.

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        Kent Sharkey
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        Another vote for Camtasia, but their free version Jing[^]is pretty good too, or Wink[^].

        -------------- TTFN - Kent

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        • E ed welch

          I tried Camstudio, but the quality is too poor and the sound isn't synched properly. Thanks for any suggestions.

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          kinar
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          Depends on what you need. fraps is probably the most well known screencapture and is pretty much the standard for recording gaming videos. www.fraps.com

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            Depends on what you need. fraps is probably the most well known screencapture and is pretty much the standard for recording gaming videos. www.fraps.com

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            ed welch
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            I'm recording a game, but it's not directx (fraps seems to only record directx)

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            • K Kent Sharkey

              Another vote for Camtasia, but their free version Jing[^]is pretty good too, or Wink[^].

              -------------- TTFN - Kent

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              ed welch
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              Ok. Camtasia worked fine - altough it's pretty crashy and bloated, at least the results were good quality. Thanks

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                I tried Camstudio, but the quality is too poor and the sound isn't synched properly. Thanks for any suggestions.

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                Uwe Keim
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                I do like www.ScreenToaster.com [^]

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                • E ed welch

                  I tried Camstudio, but the quality is too poor and the sound isn't synched properly. Thanks for any suggestions.

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                  bulg
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                  VLC might also do this for you. Open it with "vlc screen:// -fps=20", or use File > Open Capture Device (DirectX) > (there should be a screen button in newer versions on this panel, else type in screen:// -fps=xxx in the edit box at the bottom).

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                    Ok. Camtasia worked fine - altough it's pretty crashy and bloated, at least the results were good quality. Thanks

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                    Colin Angus Mackay
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                    Really? I've never had a problem with it. What didn't it seem to like?

                    Man who stand on hill with mouth open wait long time for roast duck to drop in

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                      I tried Camstudio, but the quality is too poor and the sound isn't synched properly. Thanks for any suggestions.

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                      damithc
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                      I use Debut software to screen record. It is free. Looks good from the short period i used it so far. http://www.nchsoftware.com/capture/index.html[^]

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                      • E ed welch

                        I tried Camstudio, but the quality is too poor and the sound isn't synched properly. Thanks for any suggestions.

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                        stephen hazel
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                        Ok, I've just been through this. I've got a midi sequencer so getting decent video (with audio) that syncs good is important to me. I tried camstudio which isn't too bad. I settled with BSR Screen Recorder 4 ($30). They've got a demo that stamps their logo into your video in the free version. Use it to get an .AVI I used the CamStudio codec with it and got pretty decent results. Camstudio won't record a decent .AVI cuz the audio is written to a .WAV file and pics to a seperate file - out of sync a bit. THEN comes displaying the avi on a webpage and having it not LAG :( I had no luck embedding an .AVI, so went with a .FLV that a cool little .SWF plays. Gory details here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/840355/how-to-embed-an-avi-in-html[^] (my apologies if I'm not supposed to stick refs to SO here :/ ) End result here: http://pianocheater.com/VIDEO.html[^] ...Steve

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                          I tried Camstudio, but the quality is too poor and the sound isn't synched properly. Thanks for any suggestions.

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                          Rajesh R Subramanian
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                          I'll recommend BBFlashback[^]

                          It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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                            Really? I've never had a problem with it. What didn't it seem to like?

                            Man who stand on hill with mouth open wait long time for roast duck to drop in

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                            ed welch
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                            Don't know. But it crashed twice on me.

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                              I tried Camstudio, but the quality is too poor and the sound isn't synched properly. Thanks for any suggestions.

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                              Lonnie R Thomas
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                              snagit :-D

                              Lonnie R Thomas

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                                snagit :-D

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                                spacevoyager
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                                'Free Screen Recorder' is free and it can save files in various formats (AVI, DIVX..)

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                                  'Free Screen Recorder' is free and it can save files in various formats (AVI, DIVX..)

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                                  Lonnie R Thomas
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                                  where can i find this software

                                  Lonnie R Thomas

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                                    Another vote for Camtasia, but their free version Jing[^]is pretty good too, or Wink[^].

                                    -------------- TTFN - Kent

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                                    Pheadjack
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                                    I would agree here. I have used Jing for a while; as a free app, it has solid features. The screencapture is easy. The video capture (with sound as in voice over) is great for short on the fly tutorials and it defaults to flash so any browser can run them. I use it at the office to record tips-n-tricks stuff for the production group. :-D another one I don't see anywhere in the replies is Evernote (www.evernote.com). It is great for capturing all kinds of stuff and storing online. I use it to gather and tag webpages, screen captures, and other stuff between my office and home. The database sync's on a timer so you have the same stuff at your fingertips from any login. It also works inside a browser login so you can access your notes anywhere. pretty cool.:cool:

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                                      I tried Camstudio, but the quality is too poor and the sound isn't synched properly. Thanks for any suggestions.

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                                      BigBlueEye
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                                      another vote for Snag It by Tech Smith, it is really awesome

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                                        I tried Camstudio, but the quality is too poor and the sound isn't synched properly. Thanks for any suggestions.

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                                        radialronnie
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                                        www.screencast-o-matic.com[^] free. Or Camstudio. Great tool but make sure you choose a good codec else it won't be too cool. I use it rather frequently and it captures audio and video perfectly, and if you have your codec configured properly, you will get superb quality with low file size. Freeware and (can be) portable.

                                        A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _______________________________________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Computers are so strange, you just yawn good and proper and they've got something new out! R. A.

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                                          www.screencast-o-matic.com[^] free. Or Camstudio. Great tool but make sure you choose a good codec else it won't be too cool. I use it rather frequently and it captures audio and video perfectly, and if you have your codec configured properly, you will get superb quality with low file size. Freeware and (can be) portable.

                                          A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _______________________________________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Computers are so strange, you just yawn good and proper and they've got something new out! R. A.

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                                          ed welch
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                                          What codec do you use? I tried all, including xvid, but the video always turns out with greyed out colours

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