CamStudio and other screen recorders

ultimateX021 · Post by **ultimateX021** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:27 pm

Yo!

I'm trying to find a couple of programs that record what's on a computer screen. I'm going to make some nice motion videos, so I'm searching for screen recorders that converts the footage to AVI or MPEG. I'm finding some that are free or open source then evaluate them.

What other screen recorders does anybody recommend?

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Fri May 22, 2009 10:26 am

Camstudio is probably the best free one out there that I have heard of.

ultimateX021 · Post by **ultimateX021** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:10 am

You're right! It is good.

I just needed to install Camstudio Lossless Codec and adjust the video settings to create a higher quality recording because while I was editing it, the quality was grainy and unclear. It improved greatly afterwards.

Kariudo · Post by **Kariudo** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:35 am

xvid w/ constant quantizer 2 works well enough for me when I'm recording stuff

ultimateX021 · Post by **ultimateX021** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:47 am

Kariudo wrote:xvid w/ constant quantizer 2 works well enough for me when I'm recording stuff

I recognize xvid, but what is "constant quantizer 2"?

Kariudo · Post by **Kariudo** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:45 pm

essentially, the quantizer means how good the resulting video will look (you'll see it if you mess around with the codec configuration/settings)
lower = better

that's a gross oversimplification, but 'tis good enough...

ultimateX021 · Post by **ultimateX021** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:27 pm

Sounds Awesome!

I did encounter a problem though. I'm doing a recorded drawing video where I record the entire painting and sketching process on Adobe Photoshop Elements. The canvas size is 11 x 14 set to 300 resolution. I recorded the process then I stop it. It saves into an avi file.

I import it into Windows Movie Maker (Don't have Premiere nor After Effects). When I play it, the video quality is sour. The lines on the drawing look faded and the video looks like it is squashed. I expanded the region or surrounding recording area so that the drawing can be seen. It still looked squashed afterwards.

Here's the scoop:

The video options settings are as follows. I'm using Camstudio Lossless Codec 1.4v, Quality = 100, Set Key frames every = 30 frames, Capture Frames every = 50 milliseconds, and Playback Rate = 20 frames/second. The auto adjust is turn off.

Anybody familiar with Camstudio, Adobe Photoshop, or Windows Movie Maker have any idea what the problem is? I thought it might be the resolution or the settings in the video options on Camstudio.

Kariudo · Post by **Kariudo** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:35 am

I'd capture at at least 24fps, because if you're planning to put this on anything like a dvd you'll save yourself a lot of trouble.

Don't expect playback within WMM to be great. You'll want to make your source the same size as what WMM will export to avoid stretching (read this if you haven't already.) Avisynth + vdub will help you here

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