Software question

dmoore714

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This is pretty far off topic, but I know there are some computer guru types here that might be able to help me out.

I'm working on some instructional videos for work. I need to be able to record my computer screen while I navigate through a website and fill out some forms. Then I need to record a voice-over so I can talk people through the process.

I've been playing with the 30-day free trial of a program called Camtasia Studio. It does everything I need. Unfortunately, the free version only saves to a proprietary file extension, or as AVI files. Their file extension doesn't work with youtube, Media Player, etc (which is what I need), and the AVI files are half the quality as the original.

The full version of Camtasia will do exactly what I need, but I don't have $300 in my budget... especially not for software I'm only going to use once. Are there other decent "freeware" screen recorders out there?
 
CamStudio is free and it's great: http://camstudio.org/

I use this all the time when demoing issues to Oracle support as well as for training my developers or junior DBAs. In fact, it's what Oracle Support recommends you use when reporting issues to them. It's easier for them to watch a video than to connect to your PC and watch you do it.
 
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