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  • R realJSOP

    I was considering doing a video in connection with an article I'm writing. What (free) software can I use to capture the Vistual Studio window (as opposed to the entire screen) as I'm using it? EDIT =============== I think the term I should have used was "screencast" as opposed to "screen capture".

    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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    You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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    When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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    enhzflep
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    I use Instant Demo for all/any screen recording work of applications in use. You can get both a free and a free version - I've used the free one for the best part of a decade. It allows the painless insertion of captions and (more importantly) it allows you to wait for (or force!) the user to acknowledge a prompt before continuing. The cursor position is recorded as are mouse-clicks and keystrokes. Output is either an AVI or a HTML file and an accompanying SWF. File-sizes are tiny. I use it in preference to both Camtasia and Camstudio. Can't remember the other players in the field. Demos of the product can be found here: Instant Demo Demonstrations[^]

    "When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life." - John Lennon

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    • R realJSOP

      I was considering doing a video in connection with an article I'm writing. What (free) software can I use to capture the Vistual Studio window (as opposed to the entire screen) as I'm using it? EDIT =============== I think the term I should have used was "screencast" as opposed to "screen capture".

      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
      -----
      When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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      Peter_in_2780
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      Surprised nobody mentioned Snipping Tool yet. Been part of windows since Vista. Lives on my quick launch. Click, drag, think of a name. Cheers, Peter

      Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

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      • K kmoorevs

        I thought that's what alt+prntscrn did?

        "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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        Rage
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        This makes a printscreen : it does not record a video.

        Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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        • R rguilmette

          I Like SnagIt.

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          Gorpik
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          So do I, but it is not free.

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          • R realJSOP

            I was considering doing a video in connection with an article I'm writing. What (free) software can I use to capture the Vistual Studio window (as opposed to the entire screen) as I'm using it? EDIT =============== I think the term I should have used was "screencast" as opposed to "screen capture".

            ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
            -----
            You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
            -----
            When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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            Eon Malherbe
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            Jing by http://www.techsmith.com/[^]

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            • R realJSOP

              I was considering doing a video in connection with an article I'm writing. What (free) software can I use to capture the Vistual Studio window (as opposed to the entire screen) as I'm using it? EDIT =============== I think the term I should have used was "screencast" as opposed to "screen capture".

              ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
              -----
              You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
              -----
              When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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              H4ndy
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              If you have a fairly powerful machine you can use Open Broadcaster Studio software. It is optimized for Live-Streaming but can also record locally. If you have NVENC-compatible Nvidia-GPU (7xx or newer) or an Intel i5/i7 3xxx or newer you can use their hardware encoding to record with virtually no performance hit. OBS if free as in free beer, open-source and can record the whole screen or only single windows (Vista SP2 or newer required.) If you need help, drop into our IRC help channel, #obsproject @ quakenet (or use webchat from the OBS homepage). Download: https://www.obsproject.com/[^] How-To for local recording with best quality: https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/how-to-make-high-quality-local-recordings.16/[^]

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              • R realJSOP

                I was considering doing a video in connection with an article I'm writing. What (free) software can I use to capture the Vistual Studio window (as opposed to the entire screen) as I'm using it? EDIT =============== I think the term I should have used was "screencast" as opposed to "screen capture".

                ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                -----
                You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                -----
                When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                milo xml
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                About 8 years ago Snagit offered Snagit 7 for free, with the hopes that you would install the software then upgrade to their newest version when they hounded you enough. Luckily you can turn the "check for updates" function off and continue using 7 in it's fully functional form. Message me if you want more info. Edit - Found the link[^]

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                • R realJSOP

                  I was considering doing a video in connection with an article I'm writing. What (free) software can I use to capture the Vistual Studio window (as opposed to the entire screen) as I'm using it? EDIT =============== I think the term I should have used was "screencast" as opposed to "screen capture".

                  ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                  -----
                  You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                  -----
                  When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                  S Houghtelin
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                  I've used Microsoft's Community Clips for a few years now for training videos and product application demos. It allows you to capture screen regions, select specific appliccations or whole screen captures. It's free and there is no nag-ware. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/devschool/archive/2011/03/07/community-clips-one-of-the-best-and-easiest-free-video-screen-capture-available.aspx[^]

                  It was broke, so I fixed it.

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                  • T Tim Carmichael

                    Roll your own... with an SQL back end...

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                    Slacker007
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                    That was cruel...and inhumane. :laugh:

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                    • R realJSOP

                      I was considering doing a video in connection with an article I'm writing. What (free) software can I use to capture the Vistual Studio window (as opposed to the entire screen) as I'm using it? EDIT =============== I think the term I should have used was "screencast" as opposed to "screen capture".

                      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                      -----
                      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                      -----
                      When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                      Oleg A Lukin
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                      I'm quite a fan of Screenpresso [^], it's free for personal use. It also is quite a lot of goodies for documenting screenshots.

                      Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies. T.Jefferson

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                      • S Slacker007

                        That was cruel...and inhumane. :laugh:

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                        Tim Carmichael
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                        But you liked it... and understood it.

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                        • K kmoorevs

                          I thought that's what alt+prntscrn did?

                          "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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                          MikeTheFid
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                          Well damn! Thank you. :-D I've spent years cropping the entire screen to get only the focus window. Sigh.

                          Cheers, Mike Fidler "I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright "I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright

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                          • R Rage

                            This makes a printscreen : it does not record a video.

                            Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                            kmoorevs
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                            Whoops!..missed that detail! I did think it odd that JSOP wouldn't have known that! :laugh:

                            "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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                            • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                              For clipping I use greenshot[^], can't recommend it highly enough. For capturing video of keystrokes there's CamStudio[^], I havent really used this much but reviews are great.

                              New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me. I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.

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                              David Days
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                              Definitely Greenshot for still capture--very configurable, nice UI to get only the image you want, and configurable with regards to saving, edit tools, etc. Especially good with capturing screenshots of dynamic menus (web pages and such); just hit the "Print Screen" button and you have everything you need.

                              vuolsi così colà dove si puote ciò che si vuole, e più non dimandare --The answer to Minos and any question of "Why are we doing this way?"

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                              • R realJSOP

                                I was considering doing a video in connection with an article I'm writing. What (free) software can I use to capture the Vistual Studio window (as opposed to the entire screen) as I'm using it? EDIT =============== I think the term I should have used was "screencast" as opposed to "screen capture".

                                ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                -----
                                You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                -----
                                When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                                VE2
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                                I like ScreenRecorder. Does Windows or full screen with audio. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.03.utilityspotlight2.aspx?pr=blog (Now if I could only figure out how to use that ^ thingy)

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                                • K kmoorevs

                                  Whoops!..missed that detail! I did think it odd that JSOP wouldn't have known that! :laugh:

                                  "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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                                  realJSOP
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                                  That's why I simply ignored your solution.

                                  ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                  -----
                                  You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                  -----
                                  When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                                  • T Tim Carmichael

                                    Roll your own... with an SQL back end...

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                                    realJSOP
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                                    #31

                                    Argg... :)

                                    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                    -----
                                    You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                    -----
                                    When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                                    • R realJSOP

                                      I was considering doing a video in connection with an article I'm writing. What (free) software can I use to capture the Vistual Studio window (as opposed to the entire screen) as I'm using it? EDIT =============== I think the term I should have used was "screencast" as opposed to "screen capture".

                                      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                      -----
                                      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                      -----
                                      When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                                      Kirk 10389821
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                                      Jing from TechSmith, same people who make Snag-It. We use it a LOT. It has 2 capture buttons, one for video and one for just the screen. You can save the file locally or upload it to their server and share the link. The capture Video works great! As an example: [^] We have been using it for years. Love it! Kirk Out!

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                                      • R realJSOP

                                        I was considering doing a video in connection with an article I'm writing. What (free) software can I use to capture the Vistual Studio window (as opposed to the entire screen) as I'm using it? EDIT =============== I think the term I should have used was "screencast" as opposed to "screen capture".

                                        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                        -----
                                        You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                        -----
                                        When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                                        Bassam Abdul Baki
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                                        ;)[^] That's Wink.

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                                        • D David Days

                                          Definitely Greenshot for still capture--very configurable, nice UI to get only the image you want, and configurable with regards to saving, edit tools, etc. Especially good with capturing screenshots of dynamic menus (web pages and such); just hit the "Print Screen" button and you have everything you need.

                                          vuolsi così colà dove si puote ciò che si vuole, e più non dimandare --The answer to Minos and any question of "Why are we doing this way?"

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                                          Mike Hankey
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                                          It is an awesome utility, I use it a lot!

                                          New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me. I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.

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