Recording From Your Screen

[Jeff Mc]

Hi, does anybody know if thier is a programe or anything, which lets you record whats happening on your screen?

Jeff

[Darren Griffin - PocketGPSWorl]

TV screen, Windscreen, Computer Screen..............?

[gort]

pc screen, tv screen , cinema screen ?

Dave

[Guy King]

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Stills, video, just cursor/mouse clicks, what?

[Alan]

Assuming computer screen and windows, is a screen shot any good?

Press "Print Screen" (or PrtSc) button (which copies current screen to the clipboard) then paste it into a suitable graphics ready application, like word or an Outlook Rich Text email. Also "Alt" and "Print Screen" together just grabbs the active window, instead of everything.

Alan.

[john2]

If you want to record Windows Media player PVR mode search for "streaming video recorder" in Google

john2

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

basically for a webcam,but it'll record your windows screen and whats going on. Don't ask me for instructions as it complicated to set up. ;-(

[Alan]

In message , Jeff Mc wrote

Assuming you computer screen and not a TV.

If you just want a single snapshot of the screen press the 'print screen' button on your keyboard. this will put an image in the computer's clipboard. This can be accessed by just opening an image program, such as Paint, and selecting 'edit' and then 'paste' from the image programming menus.

The image will only be at the resolution of the screen but perfectly adequate for web pages and/or including in documents for such things as instruction manuals etc.

When you see screenshots of programs this is probably the method used to capture them..

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

The other way is to have a TV/Video capture card installed in the computer,plug a camcorder into the card and point it at the screen. ;-)

Capture cards are cheap these days and ebay will get you a decent one for about 10 to 12 GBP.

[Jeff Mc]

sorry i was not very specific, i mean i would like to record what goes on my computer screen for example what happens in a msn conversation or internet explorer or recording whats happening in a game

Thanks

jeff

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

See my post,another idea is a USB webcam again pointed at the screen and using any media players to capture the vid to HD.

[Jeff Mc]

so just try and get some sort of screen recorder from the internet.

thanks

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

You mean buy one of the internet? if so yes.

A TV/Capture card with palmcorder will record it to VHS Video or Using media player to capture it to HD.

A USB camera pointed at the screen will again capture it to HD along with media player.

[Mike Dodd]

Lookup "Fraps" on google.

[Alan]

MSN - has an option to log all conversations. Internet Explorer - has history button. Game - see the game's instructions or web forums for replay advise.

Alan.

[Guy King]

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continuous recording.

snapshots at defined intervals.

Both freeware.

[Jeff Mc]

thanks thats just the one!

cheers

Jeff

[Tim Nicholson]

- it's what a lot of gamers use to make movies I think. Seems to do the job.

Tim

[Aquaw]