Your favorite video recording software

by dgmufasa

Posted: 12 years ago 21 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Hello all,

Wanted to make some "how-to"/"instruction" videos to put on YouTube. Not familiar with the types of video software out there - so - decided to come here and ask. Personally, I like the software that allows one to turn their cursor into a yellow circle (for emphasis).

Is there anything out there that is simple, easy to use and -er -um cost-effective?

TIA

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blueboxer 12 years ago

I'm interested as well in hearing some solutions.
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thorster 12 years ago

Me three!
The ones I've seen are all a bit too complicated.
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Chad Heffelfinger 12 years ago

Camtasia is the main one that people use, but it's not the cheapest.

The cheap or free alternatives are:
Screencast-o-omatic
Jing
camstudio

Those three will do the job, camtasia just has more features when it comes to editing.
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Irvan Mhd 12 years ago

Camtasia is what your looking for.
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- Kim Phoenix 12 years ago
  
  Screencast-o-matic is simple, doensn't involve a download, free up to 15 minutes, and way cheaper than Camtasia. I use Screencast-o-matic.
  
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  Kim Phoenix 12 years ago
  
  Also, if you want some more features such as some editing, then it's only about $13/year to upgrade. Very inexpensive!
  
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stoltingmediagroup 12 years ago

We use Camtasia as well It's the screen recording software most recommended by professionals. (but you won't find it in the free and cost effective section of the web).
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Randall Magwood 12 years ago

Camstudio hands down. Handles all the goods, and produces high quality videos.
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hustlinsmoke 12 years ago

Camtasia, the only thing I don't like about it is you have to convert your video for youtube or s3mediavault that sucks, just one extra step, so if you make a video on how not to have to do that let me know.
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ryannull 12 years ago

I use Fraps for gaming footage. If I can't use Fraps, then I use Camtasia.
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- harrydog 12 years ago
  
  By far the best is Camtasia you can produce your Video for Youtube no problem. A Free alternative is Jing but you can only save as an SWF file.
  Jing Pro is only $14.99 a year so cheap, but you can only do up to 15 minutes so you may have to split your Videos up.
  Another free alternative is screenr.com but again I think you are limited to 5 minutes of recording time.
  Both Jing and screenr have hosting solutions as well. But you also use Vimeo and then embed them on your website
  
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entrepreneurjay 12 years ago

Try ashampoo it works very well and it is only $10 bucks for those of you who do not want to pay the hefty price for camtasia.
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sriram rajan 12 years ago

Camtasia is the best and actually there is somethng called OEM version , so if you search camtasia studio OEM you can find the great software as a download for about $60 - $80... OEM is not a black area more a grey area where the we can get the software without the support...

all the others mentioned above will help you for sure , but camtasia is the biggest and best for sure
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SamuelUherek 12 years ago

Camtasia is the best. Not the cheapest solution, but you won't regret it. But if you don't want to pay the money for Camtasia, I would choose Jing.
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spearce000 12 years ago

Another vote for Camtasia!
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KevinW 12 years ago

I like Screencasomatic.

It's online. No Download. Easy to use and then save or upload to youtube.

and they have some new editing functions they just added. It's a really good option for making sales videos with Powerpoint slides.
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thorster 12 years ago

I've heard that Camtasia is a bit hard to get into? Is there a steep learning curve?
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amulektwo 12 years ago

Can Some one explain to me about the camtasia Studio OEM....Is it legal to download it and does it require a liscense key? How does That work? Also does it have all the features that the retail camtasia studio Has? Thank you
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Fixers 12 years ago

Another for camtasia here, can be expensive but you can get a 30 day free trial. It is easy to use so you can easily get a lot of vids filmed in that time.
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Robin Blinds 12 years ago

I use Camtasia for all my screen recording stuff and Sony Vegas for editing all my videos shot with my camera
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