How do I record what's on my PC screen without using a mobile phone etc? Can I do it any other way?

Question

I want to record a tutorial of a music program for YouTube and am wondering how some people manage to get a perfect capture of their screen for the tutorial without holding a mobile phone up to the pc. Is there a program / device / way of doing this so I can perfectly have a recorded video of everything I have done on the screen?

Answer 1

Fraps, dunno if that works though because its used ingame not sure if it will work out of a game...prolly will

http://www.fraps.com/

Answer 2

Press "Prt Scr" (normally found on the top row of a keyboard). This only works for static images though. If you want to record a moving picture (DVD, in-game cutscene etc) then you need to use a program like HyperSnap or AVS Video Editor

Answer 3

If you just want a snapshot of your screen, just hit print screen and then open mspaint (or some other image editing program) and then go to Edit->Paste.

Answer 4

When you hit SHFT PRSCRN, the screen imake is pasted to your clipboard as a BMP file. Open any graphics file, MSPaint, Photoshop etc. and CTRL V it (paste it) into your application.

Answer 5

Cam Studio

http://www.camstudio.org/

I use it for tutorials on how to use certain programs, which are shown to several thousand people.

Incredibly simple to use, plus extra features.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Use this free screen recorder -
http://www.wisdom-soft.com/products/autoscreenrecorder_free.htm

Answer 8

Hypercam 2 works pretty well. You can get a free trial download here...
http://www.xkee.com/multimedia-design/hypercam/download.html

You can also buy the full version.