Hello computer world,
If you like to create short tutorials, you need to check out CamStudio.
This software is an
open source screen-capture video tool. It creates short tutorials,
capture
your gaming action,
record your web-based activity and much much more. With the over
whelming popularity
of video and video-based sharing sites like YouTube, video is
definitely the
way to go when it
comes to sharing information online. Camtasia Studio Is one of the
most
popular screen
capture recording applications, however, it costs every bit of $299.
Camtasia
Studio no doubt a
robust platform to record online video and includes a lot of
functionality
,but not everyone can
afford it at that price. Therefore, Cam Studio is a great alternative
for
creating online
videos, especially for those who are just venturing out on there on
into the
world of online video
creation. Since 2009 Cam Studio people then enjoyed using this free
screen
capture software to
capture on-screen video recording. Experience using Cam Studio and
show
you how to
effectively set it up to get the most out of this versatile video
making application,
you will also see
some examples of videos created using this free App.
Here is some features
about the Cam Studio Pros and Cons: You can record a particular
region
of your computer
screen or the entire screen. They both work well, however you have to
deter
mine which ones
suites best depending on the type of your video recording project.
With the
screen and video
annotations feature in this software, you can either do voice over
type videos
or owe with text
annotations. You can do presentation type screen capture recording
with my
voice narrations in
the backround. You can record audio from the micro speakers.
You can record
1280*720HD quality video, however the quality of the output will
depend on
the type of computer
you use. The video output files are in AVI (Audio Video Interleaved)
and
SWF (Shockwave Flash)
formats. I generally save the raw in AVI format and covert it to WMV
format (using Windows
Movie Make) to upload it to YouTube. You can customize the Frame
Rate (
under\Options\Video Options) , however ensure that Capture Frame
Every times Play
back Rate equals
1,000 (milliseconds in order to maintain audio/video sync. Cam Studiocomes
with several Codecs (
Compressor/Decompressor) which helps to reduce the size of the video
output file. If
you're going to use the application mainly to capture video game
recording, I
would suggest using
the Jawor's Xvid which is great for high-motion video. Other useful
features that come
with Cam Studio are a variety of cursor options including various
shapes,
sizes and cursor
highlight. Also the auto pan feature can be useful when using Region
video
recording. The auto
pan feature allows the mouse to follow the area on the screen when
using
the Region option. I
think that is cool. Cam Studio has its limitations. One of the main
limit
ations that I found
in this free video making application is the lack of zooming ability.
Especially, when
recording web browser based on screen, sometimes specific areas are
too
small to be legible
on the video recording. Being able to zoom into a particular area can
be a
huge benefit.
However, there is a solution to counter this zoom feature limitation
by using an
add-on tool called
ZoomIt. Its not as robust as the one you find in Camtasia, but it
works
pretty well and does
the job. The other drawback of Cam Studio is the AVI format 2GB file
size limit. If you
haven't customized the settings to optimize your type of video
recording, you
can end up with a
huge file size even for a short video tha is 5 minutes long. I try to
keep my
videos as short as
possible, generally 5 to 10 minutes. If you want to record longer
videos
check the FAQs
section below for some potential solutions. My advice is that you
take the time
to customize the
video settings based on the type of on-screen video recording you use
this
application for.
You'll save yourself from some frustrations. Here are some FAQs
links:
General Cam Studio
FAQs, Cam Studio Support Forum, Cam Studio 2.0 Version Download
Here is a couple of
videos using Cam Studio Application.
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