Screen Recording Software And Tools

If You’re Using PC:

JingProject Free 5 minute screen recordings with audio and a little Jing branding, which can be exported to .swf. You can also take screen shots which produce as .png. Plus, there’s a Pro version for USD$15/yr with no branding, and more options including upload direct to YouTube and produce as MPEG-4 (or .swf). Super easy to use but you’re restricted on editing/effects.

Camtasia Studio 6 You can try Camtasia Studio for FREE for 30 days. It’s quick to get started recording your interaction with the screen be it a PowerPoint or demo. Record or overlay audio, add effects and Picture-in-Picture (PIP) to produce high quality, professional looking videos. Once you get used to the timelines lay-out, they are easy to edit, cut and add to. After you are done editing, you can export your video in different formats.

Adobe Captivate You can try Adobe Captivate for free for the first 30 days. There’s an on-going debate between Camtasia and Captivate users as to which is better. Some say editing is easier in Captivate, but I think it may just come down to personal choice. Captivate is a winner when it comes to creating interactive content and instead of timelines, interactions are stored as a series of screens.

If You’re Using Mac:

Jing (The same as above)

Screenflow I highly recommend ScreenFlow if you use a Mac OS X Leopard because it is very easy to use and the results are great. Great for screen video capturing and editing. The outputed video is in .mov QuickTime format. ScreenFlow is not going to work on a Power Mac.

iShowU HD This is a nice screen capture software, but has an optional low CPU usage mode. After recording you can upload your video straight to YouTube, Blip.tv and several other video sharing sites and services.

Copernicus Free software that records your screen, but does not record audio.

Free Online Screen Capture Software

(you don’t have to download anything)

ScreenToaster – With this web-based software you can capture video of your screen activity, audio, and images. After you’re done, you can share it on blogs and websites. ScreenToaster works with all browsers.

Screenjelly – allows you to quickly record your screen and voice then share it via a link in Twitter and other social networks

Screenr - allows you to quickly record your screen and voice then share it via a link in Twitter, download .mp4 video file, upload directly to YouTube, and more…