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A List of Available Free Screencasting Tools

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Terry Leigh Britton • 2 Comments

There are several freeware screen-recorders: CamStudio: http://camstudio.org/ Jing: http://www.jingproject.com/ Wink: http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ HyperCam: http://www.hyperionics.com/ UltraVNC Recorder: http://www.uvnc.com/screenrecorder/ – Basically CamStudio with some speedup enhancements. Microsoft Encoder 4: Download link The free version of Encoder 4 can screen record up to 10 minutes at a time. Free Online Tools: Screenr: http://screenr.com/ (Screencasts for Twitter) Screencast-o-matic: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ ScreenJelly:… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Camstudio, Generally Useful Stuff, Jing, Screen Recording Softwares, Screen Toaster, Screencast-O-Matic, ScreenJelly, Screenr

PCM or Microsoft ADPCM?
Which is the Best Audio for Screencasting?

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Terry Leigh Britton • 1 Comment

Which is better? PCM or Microsoft ADPCM ?

Well, that all depends on your processor speed and memory, and what kind of audio quality you deem important, among other things! Here is the “whole truth” concerning both!… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Camstudio, Codec Related, Generally Useful Stuff, Virtual Dub

Best Color Depth?
16-Bit Color Vs. 32-Bit Color Explained!

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Terry Leigh Britton • 1 Comment

Use 16 bit color for screen recording and that will bring the file size down quite a bit. It also will allow your computer to work more efficiently! But let me explain first what “32-bit color” vs. “16-bit color” (and 24-bit color) really means! Then you may make your decision based upon what’s “really going on” under the hood!… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Camstudio, Codec Related, Generally Useful Stuff, Jing, Screen Recording Softwares, Screen Toaster, Screencast-O-Matic, ScreenJelly, Screenr

Best Settings for CamStudio to Sync
Audio and Video

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Terry Leigh Britton • 1 Comment

I created this video after a bit of trial and error (and research!) that demonstrates how to set up CamStudio 2.x so that the audio and video stay in synchronization throughout the length of the video. Although I mention in this video just using the Microsoft Video 1 codec, I now feel that either the… Continue Reading

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