Take Video of Screen

Illustrating some matter by video can not only convey the message in an effective manner, but also can be better understood by target audience. Thus, more and more people would like to take video of screen to make videos.

While taking video of screen you should pay some attention to it. There are so many similar programs on internet; you should choose the right program.

Use what to take video of computer screen

• Screen Recording Suite

Screen Recording Suite is a formidable screen recorder that enables users to capture video, audio file or both synchronously. Any onscreen activities or streaming video or audio file can be record. Besides, it support to record audio from multiple sources, such as system speaker, microphone, or other line-in.

After finish taking video of screen, the program can save the recording automatically to standard WMV video format file. If you want the video of another video format, it’s built in video editor will assistant to output the final file to any popular format you want, such as AVI, MP4, MKV, 3GP, FLV, SWF etc.

• CamStudio

CamStudio is the formidable screen recorder that enables people to capture video and audio from windows screen for free. It’s simple and easy to use. You can set the any portion of the screen as recording area, create screen captured video to make tutorial video.

Except for the function to take video on screen, the CamStudio also has the capability to place a small webcam-movie during recording. You can record yourself from webcam, which is good to make a live commentary video. And last store the recording file in AVI or FLV format.

How to take video of your screen

The two programs mentioned above both can be used to take screen videos. Now, let the former one as example to show you the detail steps to record video of screen.

Step 1:  download the program and install it on your computer.

Step 2: run the program and it will ask you to customize general setting for first use. Click “Option” to make relative setting of mouse cursor, animation duration, hotkey, output folder etc.

Step 3: when you got ready, just click “Start” and drag the mouse to select recording area or press hotkey you defined before. And it will begin to take video of screen.

Step 4: you can finish recording by clicking “Stop” or stop recording hotkey.

Note: Download and install screen video recorder – Screen Recording Suite

After recording, you can press “Folder” to view the recordings and “Convert” to convert the video format.

With the both programs, you can take video on screen with high quality. Definitely, there are many other programs can record screen video, if you have good recommendation, you can share with us.

Written by: Alice Wang on December 30, 2011