> CamStudio 2.6 Free Streaming Video Software

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Just downloaded CamStudio 2.6 : http://sourceforge.net/projects/cam...d8e4-58dc-11e2-a416-0200ac1d1d8c&source=accel

What is it?
CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs)

Here are just a few ways you can use this software:
  • You can use it to create demonstration videos for any software program
  • Or how about creating a set of videos answering your most frequently asked questions?
  • You can create video tutorials for school or college class
  • You can use it to record a recurring problem with your computer so you can show technical support people
  • You can use it to create video-based information products you can sell
  • You can even use it to record new tricks and techniques you discover on your favourite software program, before you forget them
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I'll give this FREE horse a ride around the block this week to see how useful it is or isn't.
Hopefully I'll even post a video or two. :)



Anyone else using this version or other versions are welcome to share here what they've found out about it. :yes:

Wish me luck.
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Just gave it a try this weekend, works pretty well. I noticed the slight degradation of quality in the end product, so wondering if that can be improved. Otherwise it works really well for free.
 
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Lettuce try this again...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNEPdDPkbA4

Hmm...

Just uploaded it. The rez is wretched, but sometimes that takes an hour to work out.
I don't know why it's vertically compressed. EDIT: Ah... I think I just figured that out but won't be able to do much about it until later this weekend. :)

Apparently, CamStudio & Adobe Premiere don't play nice together, so I had to run this through Windows Movie Maker, a first ever attempt for me.
IDK jack about WMM.
Maybe I gotta fiddle with some settings there.

Yeah, that's about exactly how my real voice sounds, BTW. :)
 
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Thank you, sir.

Obviously I still got some tinkering to do, but this looks... promising.

Regular... eh. Maybe. Possibly. Probably.
I like the business side of stuff.
Just comes natural.

The next CamStudio test will likely be on the U.S. federal budget, import/export trade deficit, or employment & unemployment.
Any of those strike your tutorial fancy?
Or is some other basic economic subject you'd like covered?
Maybe something your kids have covered in class recently?

Have you had time to fool with CamStudio?

I know you assigned it to one of your sweatshop minors to work on, but I found tryig to install the lossless codec something of a minor all-day hassle.

The default codec renders a fairly "scratchy rez" image.
A little online homework pointed me towards several ways to get the lossless codec installed. Ugh. WhataPITA.

So, whatchure status with it?



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EDIT:
Solution to CamStudio/Premiere conflict: http://camstudio.org/forum/discussion/1033/cant-get-the-file-into-any-editing-software/p1
Solution for lossless codec: http://camstudio.org/forum/discussion/310/lossless-codec-not-showing-up/p1
moisamva June 2010 Permalink
Hello!

I found a solution to that problem.
It is a 64-bits issue.

1. Install codec normally (if not done yet).
2. Extract the codec archive, and copy this file "camcodec.dll" to this location: "c:\Windows\SysWOW64". You will need administrator rights (Windows will prompt you).
3. Start or restart Camstudio, or any other video program, and check if codec is visible now.

If it is not sufficient, you can try to make some registry changes:
Create a pure text file, using Notepad.
Paste this text:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc]
"camcodec.dll"="CamStudio lossless codec [CSCD]"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
"VIDC.CSCD"="camcodec.dll"

Then open (run) the file.
You will need administrator rights (for example, run Regedit in administrator mode and import the text file in it).
Finally restart camstudio. ​

This is the solution that worked for me on my Win7 i5 'puter.
 
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NERD FUN! NERD FUN! NERD FUN!

Start with downloading CamStudio 2.6b.
Then additionally download the CamStudio Lossless codec v1.4
(Maybe) fix the lossless codec with the ridiculous process linked here: http://camstudio.org/forum/discussion/310/lossless-codec-not-showing-up/p1

Upload direct from my hard drive's AVI file straight to YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKQMgvFtiN8

Nice skew.
But at least I can still see the lossless rez is there. Yay. :hmm:



Upload from Windows Movie Maker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNEPdDPkbA4

First, it's vertically compressed because I don't know jack about WMM and I just left it the aspect ratio at the default 4:3.
However, even @ max rez of 720p I can see the lines are all blurry and crossbars are missing from the fonts.
I'm pretty sure it's not just the 4:3 compression into a 16:9 window doing that.

So, I fix the aspect ratio in WMM next time.



Upload from WMM @ 16:9 aspect ratio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9qya5VzZSg

Well... One outta two problems fixed.
It's not compressed, but even at max rez of 720p it's clearly a disaster.
All that lossless imaging is for naught.

So, I download Any Video Converter: http://download.cnet.com/Any-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-10661456.html
Convert the CamStudio AVI file recorded @
(Key frames @ 10),
(Capture frames @ 100milisecons) and
(Playback rate @ 10fps)
NOTE: THIS SETTING IS DEPENDENT UPON THE FIXED SIZE OF THE RECORDING AREA, WITH PLAYBACK RATE < THE COMPUTER'S MAX CAPABILITY
and convert it to AVCHD 720p.

Open in the AVCHD 720p in Adobe Premiere Elements 10.



Upload at the default Flash Video for YouTube, Frame Size 640 x 480:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brg1RjA4DD8

D@mnation!
At max rez it still looks like cr@p AND it's vertically compressed again!
Bugger!

Try it again.



Upload the same AVCHD 720p as High Definition for YouTube - 1920 x 1080, Frame Size 1920 x 1080:
(Yeah, I know it's a little overkill, but... 720p wasn't an available option. Deal.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucMj_8eLN1A

FINALLY!
Gooooooood Lorrrrrrrd.

Mom says I have the patience of Job.

At full screen & max rez of 1080p it only looks an irrelevant bit better for the purpose than @ 720p.

But, whatever.
I have my process figured.

:D
 
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One more test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDqxt87sk24

Brief explanation of what the debt limit or ceiling is, how debt is
created, it's history, and it's relationship with the Gross Domestic Product.

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Content of the episode aside, things I wanted to practice and learn about are:
- By making the CamStudio viewing field larger how much slower will my computer record thus lowering the frame rate. First video ran at 10fps, this one at 6fps. that cursor looked like sh!t, to me.
- Made layers in Premier Elements 10 (PE10) so that in the intro I can both change out the chair style from episode to episode as well as the episode title.
- I recorded in CamStudio the video & audio together, but I had to un-link the two in PE10, cut the body intro by the same time as the intro, which I shoulda made last a few more seconds, BTW (but I got lazy).
- I made the Google spreadsheet's last line broad to see if I could plan ahead and fit in the "The Armchair ECONOMIST" banner in that CamStudio recorded space using PE10 afterwards + room for the subscribe button. I failed to consider the switches over to the non-spreadsheet images and just didn't feel like gilding the lily this time to make the banner drop out when off-spreadsheet.
- The "Subscribe" button I set in the PE10 timeline for the first time, selected it to fade in & fade out for a brief period of time, copied it, then pasted it it periodically throughout the rest of the body. Once uploaded to YT I set the subscribe annotation over that area and just left it there for the body's duration. Again, I coulda spent the effort to sync the "subscribe" annotation with the video's periodic "Subscribe" field but decided it wasn't worth the hassle.

Oh, and I coulda edited the body for content, but didn't feel it was worth the effort on this test while acknowledging a refined product should have been edited for content.
 
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