[OT] recording desktop activity application

[gbo]

Hello,

I am looking for a tool which will allow to record my PC desktop activity to an AVI/MPEG file or other video formats. Freeware if possible.

Anyone could advice for such a tool? I only need basic functions.

TIA

[Gral]

http://www.camstudio.org

[Hacker]

CamStudio doesn't work after evalutaion period (though some older version is free, IIRC).

You can also try HyperCam or AviScreen.

HTH
Roman

[ZoSTeR]

There are tons of recorders for AVI but only a few free ones for flash.

The most popular one is Wink i guess.

[gbo]

Thanks to all,

I will try the different suggestions and see which one fits best to my needs, flash format sounds good because I want to put online some stuff I created with a 3D software.

Have a nice day

[icfu]

Try DemoStudio, it's some kind of successor of CamStudio and not limited afaik:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/demostudio/

For encoding purposes you can install the VfW codecs contained in ffdshow:
http://ffdshow.sourceforge.net/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=Getting+ffdshow

Icfu

[sanejane]

Macromedia Captivate is good.

[icfu]

Yeah, and it is only $499, that's a must-have I think.

Oh, by the way:

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[gbo]

My final choice was DemoStudio.

Thanks Icfu

To fine tune the avi videos I found this nice application

http://www.virtualdub.org/
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/VirtualDub/965717989/1

[deus-ex]

My final choice was DemoStudio.

Thanks Icfu

DemoStudio project is'nt available anymore at Sourceforge, probably the M.I.B. where here.
Though i found a mirror at http://kennethhunt.com/archives/001753.html.
If you prefer a downloadlink, here goes: http://kennethhunt.com/demostudio.EXE.


Regards,
deus-ex

EDIT: Corrected casesensitive downloadlink. (Thanks Leif).

[Leif]

http://kennethhunt.com/demostudio.EXE

[D_D]

http://presentavid.com/PresentaVid/
Lets you record dekstop in any video format, and if you wish, publish it in SWF or just in another video format.[/url]

[majkinetor !]

CamStudio doesn't work after evalutaion period

Here works... I downloaded the latest version before 3 months (v2.0) and it still works