Video recording from the monitor screen is now available not only to technically savvy users. Anyone who wants, with the appropriate program, can record everything that happens on the screen of their monitor. This is very useful for those who have to show the same algorithm of actions many times, talk about the features of the software or the creators of training materials. Sometimes this can be useful to users contacting the support service: instead of long and tedious descriptions of the error or glitch, you can record a video where everything will be clear and understandable.
The audience of users who need a similar program plan is expanding every day: gamers, students, programmers, system administrators, lecturers, and simply “dummies,” for whom you need to tell and show everything. All these comrades can use video recording from the screen in their work . It remains only to make a choice of a program for capturing video.
We offer a brief overview of software with which you can capture the image from the screen.
1. CamStudio is a free program that is able to record video from the screen (full screen or selected rectangular area of the screen) and save the recorded material in AVI format. In addition to recording video, CamStudio can also record audio material. Editing and processing video / audio are present. It is possible to convert the recording to SWF format, which is very useful for subsequent posting of material on the Internet. In short, a great tool for creating video presentations. The interface is clear and accessible, which makes it popular with a wide range of users.
2. UVScreenCamera - a program with more features. In addition to recording video, he is able to take high-quality screenshots of the screen with the further creation of animation in the gif format. Capturing and recording video from the screen occurs with minimal consumption of PC resources, so the program works fine even on machines with weak hardware. Video material is saved in the form of a project, which can then be edited: make captions or inscriptions, if necessary, cut extra frames, etc. Finished material is exported to AVI, SWF, FLV, EXE-flash. Recording can be done separately: first a video that can be edited in a video editor, then audio that can be overlaid from a file. The program is paid, but it does not scare most fans.
3. Camtasia Studio from TechSmith. This is an all-in-one option: video capture, audio editor, video editor, a program for creating a CD menu and subsequent burning to a CD / DVD media. All this in one bottle and at a very good level. The abundance of settings and options allow you to squeeze the maximum and record the finished material "without leaving the cash desk" - there is everything for the quality work of the user.
- Capture and record video from the screen: you can record the entire screen, a screen area or a specified application window. Its own TSCC codec allows you to save video with minimal loss of quality. During capture, the camcorder image can be recorded in parallel. A kind of picture-in-picture effect. Another feature is the zoom / zoom function of a specific area of the screen.
- Audio editing: the program writes sound from a microphone or other external source. Is able to insert “silence” into the audio material. This is a very valuable feature that allows you to remove unnecessary coughs, squeaks or rustling pages that are turned over.
Listing all the highlights will take a lot of time and even more space. One thing can be said: in this program there is no unnecessary “left minced meat”. All technical means and tools are fully operational - they can be used to create the highest quality video materials.
4. You can not ignore another interesting tool. It is possible to capture images from the monitor screen using special online services. A very popular option if you are a teacher who teaches remotely and for certain reasons cannot record video from the screen on your computer. Such services will simply be a lifesaver. A little time to search - and you will find your option that will satisfy you as much as possible.
Forgive me, fans of other applications that can record from the monitor screen. The fact that the article does not describe all existing applications is by no means a malicious intent. I just leave you the opportunity to independently find your one, only, unique, favorite and the most-most ... program with which you can record video from the screen.