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This guide reviews screencast solutions exclusively and will concentrate on solutions that are available for the Windows operating system. That does not mean that some programs are not available for other operating systems as well, paneraireplica or available as online services, but the main focus is Windows here.
Screencasts are used in a variety of situations. They can be used to create product demonstrations, tutorials, or even game videos that are quite popular these days on video hosting sites such as YouTube.
Not every software application is suited for all situations though. While all can be used to record the desktop and activity on it, only a few come with capabilities to record computer games or full screen activities.
A program wizard is displayed on first launch that links to the core program features. Here you also find tutorial videos that you can watch to learn the program this way, and a link to the help manual to look things up there.
The recorder interface displays three options to you. Here you can select what to record, full screen, region or window, if you want to record sound, and if you want to record the stream of a web cam.
The only hotkey that is set by default stops the recording when you press Ctrl-Shift-S. You can change the mapping of the function and add other hotkeys that allow you to pause the recording or start a recording as well.
Another interesting feature is the option to set a maximum file size but not a maximum recording time. The program will adjust the quality of the recording automatically based on the target file size.
BB FlashBack Express is a powerful video screen recorder for the Windows operating system. It ships with everything you need to record the desktop in a matter of minutes. The free version lacks video editing and annotations, but that may not be an issue.
The CamStudio desktop screen recorder is a free program that enables you to record all screen and audio activities on the computer. It is one of the most popular screen casters for the Windows operating system, and supports many features comparable to commercial applications like Camtasia Studio.
When you first start the program after installation, you see a basic interface that displays all relevant screen recording options right in front of you. Here it is possible to start a recording right away with a click on the red recording button.
It is however suggested to first configure the program properly. It begins with the selection of an appropriate codec under Options > Video Compression. The Microsoft Video 1 codec is used by default, and options are provided to switch to a more efficient codec instead.Note that only codecs installed on the system will be listed here, and that you may need to download and install appropriate codecs for your recording task first to make sure you have the right balance between compression (to get as low of a video file as possible) and quality (to create a video with the desired quality level).
The program records the full desktop by default. Sometimes you may want to record a program window or region on the desktop instead, which you can do with a click on the Region menu to make the selection there. This can be useful if you want to create a video tutorial about a particular program for instance.
Recordings can be paused or stopped at anytime, either with a click on the buttons in the program window, or with the help of keyboard shortcuts that are available for that purpose. The keyboard shortcuts make sure that the program window is not appearing on the screen at the end of the recording. It is therefor suggested to configure the recording shortcuts to start and stop the recordings this way.
Camstudio is an excellent open source alternative for Camtasia and other commercial programs. While it does not offer the same feature set, video editing for instance, it is still an excellent alternative that you can use for the majority of tasks that commercial programs offer to do.
Creating a YouTube channel and videos that you publish on it may sound like a complicated task on first glance especially if you are not the tech-savviest of users. While it is easy to record videos using a webcam or software like MSI Afterburner, you need video editing software to edit the recorded video before you publish it on a site like YouTube.
Ezvid is a free program for the Windows operating system that combines screen recording with video editing. While it may not provide you with the same feature set as Camtasia Studio, it is an elegant easy to use solution that should be sufficient for a lot of users.
You see a screen similar to the one above on the screenshot when you start the program. Here you can edit video title, description, category, keywords and music on the left, see a preview of the video on the right, and video editing and recording options at the bottom.
You can drag and drop videos or images from the local PC in to the interface or use the recording capabilities that the program provides you with. The screen capturing options let you capture video footage from a connected webcam, an area on the screen or the full screen. You can in additional enable microphone capturing to add audio in real time to the recording.
The program displays the maximum recording time available based on the size of the hard drive it is installed on. There does not seem to be an option to change that setting, I could not find one at least.
One interesting option it provides you with is to add text to the video and even synthesize the text to voice. As far as editing goes, you can split, duplicate and delete parts of the video easily using the timeline of the video at the bottom of the screen.
The editor offers a couple of additional options like adding a watermark to the video or dragging and dropping audio files to the time line to use your own pre-recorded audio files instead of the 30 or so tunes the program ships with.
Ezvid is a simple program that offers a variety of interesting features to create and edit videos that users of the software can upload to YouTube. That's unfortunately the only option the program provides users with as it is not possible to save videos to the local PC instead. The program could use a couple of features to improve its overall usability. Editing videos in the timeline is sometimes a bit fiddly for instance and better controls here could really make things easier for the editing user.
The program downloads more than 170 Megabyte when you run the installer which is another thing worth mentioning. If you want an easy to use program to create, edit and upload videos to YouTube, then this program may provide you with everything you need to do so.
Hypercam 2 can be added to the list as the developers of the program have turned it into a freeware that you can download free of charge from the developer website where it is available for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows. Hypercam 2 should not be confused with version 3 of the screen recorder, as it is still available as a commercial version. Still, version 2 provides all the options needed to create recordings of a window or region.
Once you have installed the program on your system you can use it to create screen recordings. Before you do that, I'd suggest to make sure the preferences are all set correctly. A click on hotkeys for instance displays the keys on the keyboard that you can control the recording with.
Avi File lists the directory the recording is saved in and capture related settings. This includes the number of frames per second that are recorded and video compressor settings if available. When you are ready to record, you can either use the hot keys to start a recording, or switch first to the screen area tab to change the default width and height of the recording area. This is not necessary if you want to record a window, but if you want to record an area on the screen, for instance two windows or maybe even the full desktop, then it is necessary to adjust the dimensions manually first.
Audio is automatically recorded if you have access to a microphone that is connected to the PC. You may however prefer to record the audio after the video recording, or record system sounds instead. You can configure the audio related recording settings in the sound tab of the program. Here you can disable sound recording or select a specific audio source for it instead.
HyperCam 2 is an easy to use screen recorder for Windows. It lacks the ability to capture fullscreen applications, but ships with everything else that is necessary to record a video off of your screen.
Techsmith, the creators of Jing, are making the news every day with an exciting announcement. They are giving away old versions of Camtasia and SnagIt for free and now announced a new screen capturing utility with two interesting features.
Jing lets the user capture part of the screen by dragging a rectangle around the part of the screen that he wants to capture. This rectangle can be moved around and some parts of the screen are recognized as units which can be captured without drawing the rectangle around them. The rest of the screen is shown in black and white which makes it easier to hit the mark. Once the image has been captured it can be spiced up by adding arrows, a highlighted area, text, and a frame to it to annotate or catch the attention of the viewer.
The so created image or video can be easily uploaded to Screencast, ftp, Flickr or saved as a file locally. This is a great feature for webmasters who create a lot of screenshots that they embed in their website to spice up articles there.
Users have to signup to Screencast during setup of Jing which is an uncomplicated process. They receive 200 Megabytes of free space and 1 Gigabyte transfer limit per month. Don't worry, you do not have to use this service to use Jing.
What I like about Jing is that it is relatively uncomplicated to use and has some great features like the upload ability that saves me some steps when creating screenshots. The user interface however is experimental and users surely will need some time before they get used to it.
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