2. FREE Screen & Audio Capture
• Create demo videos for any
software program?
• Create video tutorials for school
or college class?
• Create video tutorial for your
young students!!! :D
• Record a recurring problem with
your computer so you can show
technical support people?
• Create video-based information
products you can promote!!!
• Record new tricks and techniques
you discover on your favourite Download latest version @
software program, before you http://camstudio.org/
forget them? :P
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3. How to install CamStudio?
• Click on the link available @
http://camstudio.org/
(scroll to somewhere in the
middle of page…)
• As of 1 May 2011, latest version is
v2.6b r294 (build_24Oct2010)
http://camstudio.org/
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4. How to install CamStudio?
• Click on latest link to Download
• Double-click on saved file to install
• As of 1 May 2011, tested ok on
Windows 7 64-bit~
– Except the following:
• Video Annotation appear only as a black
box http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio/files/CamSt
• Screen Annotations Edit Text only udio%202.6%20beta/
appears for Flat Text
• MP3 Compression is broken…
• Unable to use MCI Recording
– BUT! Hey, it’s more than good enuff for
our online recording purposes~ ♡
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5. 2 more installs… Codec for CamStudio
• Back at camstudio homepage,
install CamStudio Lossless Codec
• As of 1 May 2011, latest version is
version 1.4
• Click on the EXE link (NOT ZIP) for
easy installation~
– Just have to download &
double-click to install~
http://camstudio.org/
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6. 1 more install… MP3 for CamStudio
• Read about it here: • How to install on Win7 x64:
http://camstudio.org/forum/discussi 1. Extract it to for example
on/194/installing-lame-mp3-codec- c:lame
for-camstudio/p1 2. Run cmd with admin rights
• As of 1 May 2011, latest version is (ctrl+shift+return)
LAME ACM Codec 3.98.4 3. cd %windir%SysWOW64
4. rundll32
• Download from a site that has setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection
LAME ACM e.g. DefaultInstall 0
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedi C:lameLameACM.inf
a/Audio/Audio-CD-Rippers- (Thanks to Markus Stein)
Encoders/LAME-ACM-Codec.shtml
• Note: If too teckie… Just use the
default PCM Format :)
• As of 1 May 2011… MP3 is broken
…i.e. skip this install for now~
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7. Recommended For YouTube HD
• Region> Fixed Region
• Fixed Top-Left Corner UNCHECKED
• Drag Corners to Pan
• Width x Height: 640 x 480
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8. Configure CamStudio… Video
• Options> Video Options
• Auto Adjust: unchecked
• If recording demonstration:
– Set Keyframes Every 30 frames
Capture Frames Every = 50 msec
Playback Rate = 20 fps
Video codec: CamStudio Lossless
Codec
Quality: 70%
• If recording a webinar or
presentation (can reduce):
– Set Keyframes Every 30 frames
Capture Frames Every = 100 msec
Playback Rate = 10 fps
• Read more here:
http://camstudio.org/faq.htm#Optimize
• Click Configure
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10. Configure CamStudio… Cursor
• Options> Cursor
Options
• Show Cursor:
Use Actual Cursor
• Highlight Cursor
– Set your desired
Size, Shape, and
color~
• Enable Visual Click
Feedback
– Set Left Button
Color and Right
Button Color so
your there is a
change in color
when you click your
left or right mouse
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11. Configure CamStudio… Audio
• Options> Audio Options> Audio
Options for Microphone
• Audio Capture Device: select your
computer specific device
• To check:
– Right-click on Speakers icon
– Select Recording devices
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12. Configure CamStudio… Audio
• Recording Format: 22.05kHz, stereo, 16-bit
• Click on Choose Compressed Format
– Format: PCM
22050 Hz, 16 Bit, Mono 44100
Bytes/sec
• Interleave every 100 Milliseconds
• Use MCI Recording UNCHECKED
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13. Configure CamStudio… Audio
• After all that…
• Remember to select Options>
Record audio from microphone
• Note: Record audio from speakers is
only allowed on some laptop where
the Stereo Mix (sometimes called
Wave Out Mix) feature is not
disabled.
Read more here:
http://camstudio.org/faq.htm#Audio
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14. Configure CamStudio… Autopan
• Options> Enable Autopan
if you want the recording region to
follow your cursor movement
• Click on Autopan Speed
– Maximum Pan Speed: 80 or 100
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15. Configure CamStudio… Auto Stop
• Options> Automatically stop
recording…
• Stop recording after a period of:
unchecked
(unless you wish to auto stop after a
specific number of seconds :) )
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16. Configure CamStudio… Program
• Options> Program Options>
• Hide flashing rectangle during
recording: unchecked
(so you can see where the recording
box is…)
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17. Configure CamStudio… Program
• Options> Program Options>
Play AVI file when recording stops>
• Use CamStudio Player 2.0
(just in case your default player
doesn’t have the proper video
codecs)
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18. Configure CamStudio… Program
• Options> Program Options> Directory for
recording>
• Use user specified directory
(select a folder YOU KNOW e.g. user>videos
so you can locate the videos if you forgot to
specify or maybe if CamStudio crashes
halfway…)
• Read more @
http://camstudio.org/faq.htm#Recover
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19. Configure CamStudio… Program
• Options> Program Options> Name
of AVI file>
• Ask for file name
(this will give you the option to name
the video file and specify the folder
to save to)
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20. Configure CamStudio… Program
• Options> Record to Flash Options>
• Preview SWF File upon completion
(best NOT to delete the intermediate
AVI file so you may use it for further
editing using Windows Live Movie
Maker etc.)
• CamStudio will generate 3 files: SWF,
HTML, and AVI in the same folder
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21. Configure CamStudio… Tools
• Tools> Screen Annotations> Library>
Open Shape Library
• Select default.shapes
• To show Screen Annotations during
recording, you can also click on
Display screen annotations dialog
icon (red arrow)
• Double-click on any shape to add to
the screen
• Note: as of the production of these
slides, unable to capture video
annotations (just a black box)…
maybe yours would work?
Never know till you try :)
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22. Configure CamStudio… Tools
• Click on Layout tab, Right-Click on any blank area, Save Layout
• To close screen annotations, Right-Click on any shape, Close or Close All Slide 22
23. Configure CamStudio… Effects
• Effects> Annotations
• You may select to show:
– Add System Time Stamp
– Add Xnote
(a Stopwatch SHAREWARE
http://download.cnet.com/XNote-
Stopwatch/3000-2350_4-
10049177.html)
– Add Caption
– Add Watermark
• Click on Options to enter more info
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24. Configure CamStudio… Effects
• Effects> Options
• Time stamp: Format
• Caption: enter required text
• Watermark: browse to your
watermark image
• Click on respective Options to select
Position, Font, Text/Background
colors
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26. Configure CamStudio… SWF
• Click on SWF Toggle mode icon to
toggle between Record to AVI &
Record to SWF
(best to AVI so can use Windows Live
Movie Maker etc. to edit)
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27. Configure CamStudio… SWF
• Once you click on Stop Recording button,
browse to where you wish to save your video
and change the filename
(default *.avi is NOT acceptable filename)
• THEN the In Flash dialog box appears
• You may change the filename/location here
• Note that THREE things will be generated in
your specified location:
– AVI
– SWF
– HTML
• Add Player Controls
(play/pause/stop buttons for HTML)
• Autostart
• You may also Loop and watch your recording
over…& over… & over again at HTML…
• Other options appear to work for ONLY
Flash MX…
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28. Configure CamStudio… SWF
• Select a different Preload • Just note that if there are
image if you wish… multiple SWF files, it’s
• Change the borders and due to the frame limit,
background color if you but will be linked
wish… automatically
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29. Configure CamStudio… SWF
Sample HTML: • Tested 1 May 11
• A CamStudio Sample Recording of
60 seconds:
– AVI (PCM) 58.4 MB
– Regenerated with Windows
Live Movie Maker
WMV ONLY 5.48 MB
– SWF ONLY 5.88 MB!
• i.e. Always just use Windows Live
Movie Maker or Virtualdub etc.
after recording to make a smaller
Player controls at HTML file for submission or upload…
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30. Configure CamStudio… View
• View> select one of 3 views:
– Normal / Compact / Buttons
• OR click on Toggle view icon to
toggle
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31. Finally!!!!
Record
Pause Stop
Region click and
drag the recording
box to start;
Fixed Region just
click once to start;
Window click on
the window to start
Full Screen
immediately start
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32. … and Post it Online @ YouTube!
• How to upload? Sign up @
http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_upload
• Edit Video, Annotations, AudioSwap, Captions and
Subtitles
• “URL” for emails, hyperlinks, etc.
• “Embed” for posting at Google Sites, FB, blogs etc.
• Note:
– Resolution: 640x360 (16:9) or
480x360 (4:3) recommended
– Maximum length: 10 minutes
(recommended 2-3 minutes)
– Maximum file size: 2 GB
(recommended much MUCH less!!!)
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33. One last thing about YouTube Upload…
• YouTube accepts these video file formats:
• WebM files - Vp8 video codec and Vorbis Audio codecs
• .MPEG4, 3GPP and MOV files - Typically supporting h264, mpeg4
video codecs, and AAC audio codec
• .AVI - Many cameras output this format - typically the video codec is
MJPEG and audio is PCM
• .MPEGPS - Typically supporting MPEG2 video codec and MP2 audio
• .WMV - e.g. from Windows Live Movie Maker> Save Movie> For
Computer (CamStudio video will become much smaller!)
• .FLV - Adobe-FLV1 video codec, MP3 audio
• Read more here:
http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/topic.py?topic=16547
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35. By the way… Did you know…?
• FREE Screen Capture Utility
in Windows Vista & 7!
• Snipping Tool
• Start button, then go to All
Programs > Accessories>
Snipping
• How to use? Read here~
• Can’t find? Read here~
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37. Jing does BOTH FREEly~
Download: http://jingproject.com/
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38. How to Jing?
• Go to their Help Center on how to get started:
– http://help.jingproject.com/
• Capture an Image
– Jing can capture and share images from your computer
screen (entire screen, a window, or an area you specify).
You can annotate the images with text, arrows and more to
draw your viewer's attention and make your point clear
– Similar to Vista Snipping Tool without the sharing options
• Capture a Video
– Jing can capture and share videos (up to five minutes long)
from your computer screen
– Similar to CamStudio without the sharing options
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39. During & After Installation
After installation,
watch for the “Sun”
on the edge of your
screen usually top.
But if you don't like
During installation, you MUST create a Screencast it, you can change it.
account by filling up this form with a valid email.
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40. Where Do Jings Go?
• After you have finished capturing the video or image, choose:
– The Screencast.com Button
• When installing Jing, you MUST create a Screencast.com
account which will host your files online (see previous slide)
– The Save Button
• The way you're probably used to saving to a location in your
computer
– The Copy Button
• Copy to your clipboard so you can paste the image from
your screen into an email or document
– The FTP Button
• If you have your own FTP server or website.
– The Flickr® Button
• Send images directly to your Flickr account (Configure your
button)
– The YouTube Button (Jing Pro Only i.e. NOT FREE…)
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41. When in doubt… Search Google & YouTube Videos~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AznCKQnBgJ0
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