Free screen-grabbing software?

GreenCard · April 2011

Anyone here know of any decent free software that'll allow me to record what's going on on my desktop? I used to use CamStudio, but I can't seem to get it working properly in Win7. I was about to search for another freebie, but I thought I'd ask here first, just to save me downloading loads of cack that doesn't do what it says it does.

Thanks in advance. :smile:

mel the bell · April 2011

ctrl + Print screen?

rich_chandler · April 2011

mel the bell wrote: »

ctrl + Print screen?

I think he wants to record video of his desktop in action...

itsallgood · April 2011

http://www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html

Look on the left of the page and one of the links there is for screen recording software. I've not used it but I have used lots of their other software and their stuff is always really good.

fog · April 2011

http://camstudio.org/

I use that in win7 64 bit

and use nch convertor or something to make it into a flash / flv.

I need to use it to make some tutorial things for music s/ware I use.

GreenCard · April 2011

itsallgood wrote: »

http://www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html

Look on the left of the page and one of the links there is for screen recording software. I've not used it but I have used lots of their other software and their stuff is always really good.

Cheers matey, I'll give that a go in a wee while. :smile:

fog wrote: »

http://camstudio.org/

I use that in win7 64 bit

and use nch convertor or something to make it into a flash / flv.

I need to use it to make some tutorial things for music s/ware I use.

Like I say, I've tried CamStudio, but it just doesn't seem to work for me. Once I've finished recording, it crashes without saving the file.

Can you record a tutorial for Reason 5 please? :wink: I've just started using it, after using ACID for 8 years or so... it's like I've started all over again, I've no idea what's happening. Took me about an hour to figure out how to make a single loop. :lol:

BiNMaN · April 2011

http://www.fraps.com/

don't think it's completely free, but there is a restricted version you could try

fog · April 2011

GreenCard wrote: »

Like I say, I've tried CamStudio, but it just doesn't seem to work for me. Once I've finished recording, it crashes without saving the file.

Can you record a tutorial for Reason 5 please? :wink:

must be a souff london thing, my friend in rotherhide is like you.nice setup he has, but doesn't know the software so well..

I think octo rex was a waste of time tbh. but get eXodes packs for thor etc. they are great

I signed up / paid for a year of for http://www.groove3.com/

as I use a lot of the things they list.

http://www.groove3.com/str/mt30.html , might still work, if your lucky it will

GreenCard · April 2011

BiNMaN wrote: »

http://www.fraps.com/

don't think it's completely free, but there is a restricted version you could try

Cheers dude, but it needs to be a completely free one, just so I don't have the name of the software in the frame (which fraps does, if I remember rightly).

fog wrote: »

must be a souff london thing, my friend in rotherhide is like you.nice setup he has, but doesn't know the software so well..

I think octo rex was a waste of time tbh. but get eXodes packs for thor etc. they are great

I signed up / paid for a year of for http://www.groove3.com/

as I use a lot of the things they list.

http://www.groove3.com/str/mt30.html , might still work, if your lucky it will

I've only really played about with Redrum so far. I'm liking the fact that you can easily make your own kits... I really need to record our band's drummer's kit when I next head down to the studio, haven't found any realistic sounding live kits in any of these plugins/refills so far.

Ta very much for the info/links. :smile:

fog · April 2011

GreenCard wrote: »

I really need to record our band's drummer's kit when I next head down to the studio, haven't found any realistic sounding live kits in any of these plugins/refills so far.

Ta very much for the info/links. :smile:

reason drums v2 , unless you are an expert at micing up kits.. might as well get them playing a midi kit. I have record also, thats more suited to live recording.. but well I only got that as the upgrade for reason made it cheap. I use loops mainly for what I do, Shawn Lee did a pack years ago planet of the breaks of slower tempo stuff. http://www.zero-g.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=786
Jason McGerr / KJ sawaka's packs .. It really depends on the genre of music I guess.

GreenCard · April 2011

fog wrote: »

reason drums v2 , unless you are an expert at micing up kits.. might as well get them playing a midi kit. I have record also, thats more suited to live recording.. but well I only got that as the upgrade for reason made it cheap.

I'm not, but I know a man who is, and luckily he's agreed to let me borrow him and his gear for a day. :smile:

AndyC · April 2011

The free version of Microsoft Expression Encoder will do, but only in 10 minute segments. The older Windows Media Encoder used to be able to capture unlimited amounts, though I'm not sure if it works on Windows 7.

dm_boozefreek · April 2011

Tell the truth Greencard, it's not for music is it? You've just found an Eastern European Camgirl you like :lol:

:p

GreenCard · April 2011

AndyC wrote: »

The free version of Microsoft Expression Encoder will do, but only in 10 minute segments. The older Windows Media Encoder used to be able to capture unlimited amounts, though I'm not sure if it works on Windows 7.

Thanks Andy, I'm about to try that one... the one Itsallgood pointed me to doesn't seem to work very well in fullscreen (works great windowed though), which is a shame as the interface is nice and easy to use.

dm_boozefreek wrote: »

Tell the truth Greencard, it's not for music is it? You've just found an Eastern European Camgirl you like :lol:

:p

No, I've all but given up on Second Life... :grin:

itsallgood · April 2011

GreenCard wrote: »

Thanks Andy, I'm about to try that one... the one Itsallgood pointed me to doesn't seem to work very well in fullscreen (works great windowed though), which is a shame as the interface is nice and easy to use.

No, I've all but given up on Second Life... :grin:

Oh that's a shame, mate. As I said I haven't tried it. Ah well - maybe one of the others listed here will work :)

GreenCard · April 2011

itsallgood wrote: »

Oh that's a shame, mate. As I said I haven't tried it. Ah well - maybe one of the others listed here will work :)

No worries fella, cheers for the help anyway. :smile:

I've just tried AndyC's suggestion. That's the ticket, many thanks. :smile:

itsallgood · April 2011

Glad you found one that works :)

GreenCard · April 2011

Thanks matey, me too. I'll be posting the results in the YouTube dump thread when it's done...

... don't worry, it's nothing naughty. :wink:

TriadDevelopments · April 2011

For future reference, there's always the last freeware version of FastStone Capture.:smile:

GreenCard · April 2011

TriadDevelopments wrote: »

For future reference, there's always the last freeware version of FastStone Capture.:smile:

Sweet! Thanks! There are a few other things on that page that'll come in handy at work. :smile:

dm_boozefreek · February 2020

You know I kind of remembered this thread, or at least another one just like it, but maybe it wasn't this one, but anyway I just made an interesting discovery tonight, by pure accident.

OK so I've been thinking about making some gaming vids, but I've always kind of been put off, because free screen cap stuff usually has a low quality, or watermarks your vid with something.....

So I thought I'd type screen capture, screen cap, screen grab, screen record, screen recording, and so on into the Windoze 10 start bar....Nothing, just google links. So I'm like OK no freebie software after all these years...la la la....

Until I see Microsoft Game Bar has a screen recorder posted on some random site.....

So I type into the windoze 10 search bar "Game Bar"......Erm Microsoft literally included a screen recorder in the Game Bar.....and it's good....As far as I can tell it only let's you record full screen which is OK for PC games, Sega Saturn, Mame, or any emu that emulates a system that was fullscreen, but I'd like to record sections of the screen for something like GBA, or any handheld. Not sure if you can actually single out sections of the screen with it? I will experiment, but really Microsoft literally included a decent screen capper with windoze 10.

I thought it was problematic at first cos' even when you open it up, as soon as you click on something else it vanishes, but I dug around, and found if you have something running fullscreen...If you hit the Windows key + G it brings it up whilst running stuff fullscreen.

Seemed like a good find, and a worthy bump for an old thread rather than making a new one....

AndyC · February 2020

Yes, the Game Bar thing is quite neat. And more useful when you realise you can basically tell it any app you like is a game and then use it to record anything.

mel the bell · February 2020

Maybe microshaft read this thread and thought I know let's add one to the new windoze

XTM of TMG · February 2020

Finally the world will be able to view boozys not-tool-assisted 99 hit combos with V-ISM Zangief ...

dm_boozefreek · February 2020

Doubt it I’ve not really used Zangief properly since SF2. But I was thinking more on the lines of recording myself playing Panzer Dragoon, although I suck at it now, so maybe I’ll save myself the embarrassment, and play something obscure. The English patches for Goemon 2, and 3 went out about a week back maybe I’ll play those? Or maybe I won’t record myself playing anything and my new found discovery will go to waste due to apathy :))

dm_boozefreek · February 2020

Haha! I just recorded a playthrough with Akuma on the SNES version of SFA2, I was all over the place though :))

Did it on 1 credit, but you can see me struggling with the controls, so used to playing it on Saturn, or Arcade, or even PS1, my raging demon never connected, every time I missed or got knocked out of it. Kept trying to use R1, and R2 as HP and HK, but there is no R1 or R2 on a SNES Just L + R....My brain was not liking it. My combos weren't coming out, I was all over the place.

But I still got the buggers :))

XTM of TMG · February 2020

Well if you upload something, you also need to talk over it so we can hear a proper Geordie rant.

I especially liked SFA3 on the Saturn (due to the great controller that just has the perfect button layout for SF games), but when it comes to consistency I think the SNES D-Pad is the best. I noticed when playing any of the older SF games, my specials tend to be much more reliable on the SNES. I drop a lot more combos on other controllers, but that's also because the later games are a bit more strict with combo timings. Never fancied practicing stuff like "1 frame links".

Ah, good old Raging Demon eh. Once I played a friend and he tried to do it on me, and purely by accident I threw him as he was approaching, he couldn't believe it :))

We really should play each other before we shuffle off our mortal coils.

dm_boozefreek · February 2020

Hmmmmm I'll have to either work out how to decrease the game volume, or increase my mic volume, I just recorded for laughs a full walkthrough with heavily sweary, and angry commentary of Pitfighter….But once the game starts for real the audio is so loud you can't actually hardly hear me.....Oh well back to the drawing board....I'll get it right sooner or later :))

GreenCard · February 2020

Yeah, I use Game Bar to record anything I play on PC these days. I was using the Nvidia software that my graphics card shipped with before, but that didn't seem to work with certain games (usually older stuff). Like Boozy, I sort of stumbled across Game Bar by accident. It was a bit of a revelation when I found it! :D

I also only discovered recently that you can record proper video (as opposed to the short 30-second clips that I assumed were all they did) on both PS4 and Xbox. :)

I have a capture card for recording anything not current gen. I'm pretty much covered for recording gameplay. :D

dm_boozefreek wrote: »

Hmmmmm I'll have to either work out how to decrease the game volume, or increase my mic volume, I just recorded for laughs a full walkthrough with heavily sweary, and angry commentary of Pitfighter….But once the game starts for real the audio is so loud you can't actually hardly hear me.....Oh well back to the drawing board....I'll get it right sooner or later :))

You can turn the volume down in the capture settings. :)

guesser · February 2020

I use OBS Studio

Retrobrothers · February 2020

JING by TechSmith is pretty good.
The free version allows up to 5 mins of recording (I think)

Free screen-grabbing software?

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