How to capture video from the monitor screen

Why would a person need to capture video from the screen? Well, for example, in order to create a training video, which tells how to use this or that program, or to shoot a video that shows the passage of a difficult place in the game. Goals can be very different.

You can capture video from the monitor screen using special programs. These programs record what is happening on the screen. This process is called screencasting. The choice of such programs is huge and what you choose, depends on the specific goals and personal preferences of the person.

One such program is Jing! A small training video is attached to the program. Will you pass it, depends only on your desire. The language of the program, and therefore of training, is English. Then, you will be asked to register on the site, which is designed to post screencasts.

If you refuse to study, then, perhaps, you will have difficulties with the study of the program. The program interface is minimized to the limit. Its management is located directly on the desktop, at the top.

To capture screenshots or video from the screen, you need to press Capture and highlight the area on the screen, in this area, the capture will be performed. After selecting the area, you need to select the button you need: Capture image or Capture video. The first - take a picture from the monitor screen, the second - to record a video. When video capture from the screen of the monitor is completed, it can be viewed immediately in the built-in player, which opens automatically, uploaded to the site using the Share via button, you can save on your computer: the Save button, process with one more built-in program Camtasia Studio , To do this, click the Edit Camtasia Studio button, or simply cancel by clicking Cancel.

In the free version, unfortunately, very many functions are cut off. So, you can shoot only small videos, long no more than 5 minutes, and you can save the video only in the format sfw. To save in other formats or shoot a longer video, you need to buy Jing! Pro.

CamStudio 2.6 beta - another program that captures video from the monitor screen. Unfortunately, it has not been updated for a long time, since 2010. In addition, it is not necessary to change the place in which it saves the video, there may be errors. Meanwhile, the program is fairly easy to use. You do not have to search for necessary functions, everything is pretty obvious.

To customize the recording area, click on the "Region" menu item. There are several options: full-screen mode, windowed, fixed area and selection of the area when recording starts.

UVScreenCamera - the program for the Russian citizen is very convenient. And all because the language of this program is Russian. You can download it from the official website.

This program has significant drawbacks - this program saves the video in a specific ufv format. In order to watch video on another computer, you either need to convert it using an additional program into another format, or attach the player to it.

This program also has a paid version. There are a lot of functions in it, but in the majority of them they are not interesting to the ordinary user. One of the few features of the paid version, which can be of interest to all - is the ability at a time when there is a video capture from the screen of the monitor, draw on the screen.

Removing screenshots from the monitor screen does not require special programs. To do this, press on the keyboard button with the word PrintScreen (if you have a laptop, this button can be called abbreviated PrtSc). The image from the desktop is saved to the clipboard. Open any graphics editor, hold down two Ctrl + C or right mouse buttons simultaneously and select "Paste" from the menu that appears, the image will appear in front of you in the program, you will only have to save it in a convenient place for you.