At times we need to record actions on the computer screen e.g. Record an online tutorial for future use, record a error message to send to technical support, record demonstration videos for a software program, record new tricks and techniques you discover on your favorite software program, before you forget them! Etc.
CamStudio is a utility that can record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create standard AVI video files which can be further converted into bandwidth friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs) using a built-in SWF producer. It comes with its own Lossless Codec that produces crystal clear results with a much smaller file size compared with other more popular codecs, like Microsoft Video 1.
CamStudio provides total control over the output of your video: you can choose to use custom cursors, to record the whole screen or just a section of it and can reduce or increase the quality of the recording depending on if you want smaller videos(for emailing to people for instance) or you can have “best quality” ones for burning onto CD/DVD. Being Open-Source CamStudio is completely free for personal and commercial use. It can be learned in a matter of minutes and comes with a comprehensive built-in help file.
CamStudio can be downloaded here CamStudio – Free Streaming Video Desktop Recording Software. Install it and start recording!