CamStudio 2.0

 If you like to make movies, then this is the screen recorder for you. First of all, you can not only record in an AVI file, but in SWF (I don’t know what it stands for, but it means Flash Format)! This means that if you don’t want the simplicity of Windows Movie Maker, then you can record in SWF and even add extra things. But what I’m not talking about is the most important requirement of a screen recorder. That important requirement is quality. CamStudio 2.0 has outstanding quality. It’s practically what the thing you’re recording looks like. But you can change how much quality is in the clip. To get the best possible quality, open it up then click on Options in the tool menu. When the little menu thingy comes down, click on video options. A window will come up. There’s a little area under the title Compressor. Under the title, where you see Microsoft Video 1, click on it. A scroll menu (if that’s what it’s called) will appear. On the list, at the bottom, There’s Microsoft MPEG-4 VKI Codec V3. Click on it. However, the recorder still isn’t at it’s best value. You still have to do one more step. There’s a sub-title Quality. Beside the sub-title is a little bar with a cursor (if that’s what it’s called). You have to drag it until the number on the right side of the bar reads 100. That’s all you have to do. But most of all, ITS FREE!

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NOTE:If you have Windows Movie Maker; the maximum quality thing isn’t compatible. I figured that was the problem I was describing in Windows Movie Maker Issue. However, sometimes it does work. So, if you try and it doesn’t work, then use HyperCam 2.