Hello everyone who looked at the pages of my blog!

I present to everyone in need the results of my personal experience.

Surely many wondered: is there an online way to record video? I myself love such opportunities - you do not need to copy anything to your computer and make all sorts of installations there - go to the site and use it!

I came across one site screencast-o-matic.com. It uses Java, but requires an additional plugin to be installed. I did not like it.

Since I have not found other options, I have to admit that it is still impossible to do without programs that are sharpened for such tasks. Yes, in fact, the programs are not so complicated, but let's talk about everything in order.

FastStone Capture

It is considered one of the most stable and high-quality programs - it does not "glitch" (tested on different versions Windows and various hardware) and video files are of good quality.

The developers made the right decision for programs of this kind - to use their own built-in ones. It is correct because in a specific operating system the required codecs may simply not be available, which will force the user to take unnecessary steps in an attempt to find what he needs on the Internet. FastStone Capture is free for one month only.

After downloading and installing, launch the program. To record a video, press the button with the filmstrip image. In response to this, the program will provide recording options, there are four of them:

1. Window / Object - you will need to select the program window or part of the window;
2. Rectangular area - it is required to designate a part of the screen for recording;
3. Entire screen without taskbar - only the bottom of the screen is excluded from the recording;
4. The whole screen.

In the same window, you are prompted to select a sound source:

• microphone
• speakers
• microphone + speakers.

The last option, of course, is for Skype. Next, you need to press "Record" and select a section of the screen or an object (if you have chosen the first or second recording option). In the confirmation window that appears, click "Start". Everything! A small panel at the bottom is used to control the process.

FastStone Capture has many settings, for example video quality can be set to “Good” or “Best”. I advise you to use the first option, since the quality is sufficient, and the file is more compact. You can enable / disable the “Cursor recording” of the mouse, as well as the sounds of its clicks.

Jing

Jing is a curious (and free!) Option from the developers of Camtasia Studio that records video as a SWF file.

Allows you to immediately upload the recording to the Internet (SWF is played by the player Adobe flash which is built into the internet).

The software product requires registration, however it does not oblige you to anything. The interface is peculiar, but it's very easy to figure it out - there are no difficulties even in the options. The disadvantage is that the recording time is limited to 5 minutes.

Paid option

Camtasia Studio- not just a video recording program, but a full-fledged video editor, with the help of which you can cut out individual pieces, overlay inscriptions and effects, zoom in on a part of the screen, etc. The only drawback is that it is paid.

"Screen Camera"- it's new and pretty convenient program, in which everything is intuitive. In terms of functionality, it is, of course, inferior to the previous version, but it also has its own advantages. The main advantages are the focus on the end user and the Russian interface.

Price from 950 rubles. But you have to pay only once, in contrast to the same Camtasia Studio, where a subscription fee is introduced.

For lovers of technical details, I again recommend the training course. "Genius geek" , which will reveal to you all the possibilities of your computer.

I wish you all success! See you on the pages of my blog!

Sincerely! Abdullin Ruslan

Are you far from new to working with a computer? Then, for sure, you sometimes have to explain to friends and colleagues how to install and use any programs. The easiest way in such cases is to ask the person to sit next to him and show him his actions on the computer screen. But what if you are asked for help by people you do not know personally, for example, community members on a social network?

It's very simple: download a program for recording video from your desktop and use it to create a video that will show your actions. The program will also help you crop the resulting video, for example, remove moments when you received private messages or you accidentally showed unnecessary information on the screen.

For details on how to make a video from your desktop, read this tutorial.

• Step 1. Install a desktop video capture software

  Download Download and run the distribution kit of the program: it is available for both Windows and macOS. Follow the installation instructions and in just a couple of minutes you will be able to record your desktop video.

• Step 2: Set Desktop Video Recording Settings

  After starting the program, click Screen Recording... Draw a capture frame over the part of the screen you want to capture; then you can adjust the size manually.

  For greater clarity, you can show the keystrokes of the keyboard during shooting, as well as adjust the cursor highlighting and display of clicks. To do this, click on the desired icons on the vertical panel. The icons of the enabled functions will be highlighted in green.

  Movavi Screen Recorder can record system sound, sound from a microphone, as well as these two sources at the same time. Just make sure the icon desired device on the bottom panel is highlighted in green.

• Step 3. Start capturing video from your screen

  Click the button REC and the program will start recording video from the desktop. Control the video capture process with buttons Cancellation, Pause and Stop on a horizontal bar. The program also supports the use of hotkeys: if you are using Windows, press F9 to pause the recording, and F10 to end capture. Mac users should press ⌥ ⌘ 1 and ⌥ ⌘ 2 respectively.

• Step 4. Crop the video (optional)

  After you have pressed the button Stop, a window with a preview of your video will appear on the screen. If you want to cut out some moments from the recording, you can do it right now. Select the edge of the line you want to cut in the timeline and click Cut... Repeat as needed. Then click on this segment and press Delete fragment.

• Step 5. Save or share the video

Hello.

It is better to see once than hear a hundred times.

This is exactly what the popular saying goes, and perhaps it is correct. Have you ever tried to explain to a person how to perform certain actions on a PC, without using videos (or pictures)? If you just explain on the "fingers" what and where to press - 1 person out of 100 will understand you!

It's a completely different matter when you can record on video what is happening on your screen and show it to others - so you can explain what and how to press, as well as brag about your work or play skills.

In this article, I want to focus on the best (in my opinion) programs for recording video from the screen (with sound). So...

Very, very interesting program to take screenshots and videos from your computer screen. Despite its small size, the program has quite significant advantages:

• when recording, a very small video size is obtained at high quality (by default, it presses in the WMV format);
• there are no extraneous inscriptions and other debris on the video, the image is not blurry, the cursor is highlighted;
• supports video in 1440p format;
• supports video recording with sound from a microphone, from sound in Windows, or simultaneously from both sources;
• starting video recording is as easy as shelling pears, the program does not "torment" you with a mountain of messages about certain settings, warnings, etc .;
• takes up very little space on the hard disk, and besides there is portable version;
• supports all new Windows versions: XP, 7, 8, 10.

In my humble opinion, this is one of the best programs for recording video: compact, does not load the PC, the video is of high quality (with sound). What else is needed!?

Start recording from the screen (everything is simple and clear)!

Ashampoo - the company is famous for its software, main feature which is focused on the novice user. Those. dealing with programs from Ashampoo is quite simple and easy. Ashampoo Snap is no exception to this rule.

Key features:

• the ability to create collages from several screenshots;
• video capture with and without sound;
• instant capture of all visible windows on the desktop;
• Windows support 7, 8, 10, capture a new interface;
• the ability to use the color dropper to capture colors from various applications;
• full support for 32-bit images with transparency (RGBA);
• the ability to capture by timer;
• automatic addition of watermarks.

In general, in this program (in addition to the main task, within which I added it to this article) there are dozens of very interesting features that will help you not only make a recording, but also bring it to a high-quality video that you are not ashamed to show to other users.

Great program to quickly and efficiently create demonstration training videos and presentations from the PC screen. Allows you to export video in many formats: SWF, AVI, UVF, EXE, FLV (including GIF animation with sound).

Can record everything that happens on the screen, including mouse cursor movements, mouse clicks, keyboard presses. If you save a movie in UVF ("native" for the program) and EXE format, you get a very compact size (for example, a 3-minute movie with a resolution of 1024x768x32 takes 294 KB).

Disadvantages: sometimes the sound may not be recorded, especially in free version programs. Apparently, the program does not recognize external sound cards well (this does not happen with internal ones).

Best program for recording video and creating screenshots from games (I emphasize, from games. You cannot simply record a desktop with it)!

Its main advantages:

• the program has a built-in codec that allows you to record video from the game even on a weak PC (however, the video size is large, but nothing slows down or freezes);
• the ability to record sound (see screenshot below "Sound Capture Settings");
• the ability to choose the number of frames for recording;
• recording video and screenshots by pressing hot keys;
• the ability to hide the cursor while recording;
• free.

In general, for a gamer - the program is simply irreplaceable. The only drawback is that it takes a lot of free space on your hard drive to record a large video. Also, later, this video will need to be compressed or edited to "move" it into a more compact size.

A simple and free (but at the same time effective) program for recording what is happening from the PC screen to files: AVI, MP4 or SWF (flash). Most often, it is used when creating video courses and video presentations.

Main advantages:

• Codec support: Radius Cinepak, Intel IYUV, Microsoft Video 1, Lagarith, H.264, Xvid, MPEG-4, FFDshow;
• Capture not only the entire screen, but also a separate part of it;
• Ability to annotate;
• The ability to record sound from a PC microphone and speakers.

Disadvantages:

• Some antiviruses find the file suspicious if written in this program;
• There is no support for the Russian language (at least officially).

6. Camtasia Studio

One of the most famous programs to record video from the PC screen. The program implements dozens of various options and capabilities:

• support for many video formats, the resulting video can be exported to: AVI, SWF, FLV, MOV, WMV, RM, GIF, CAMV;
• the ability to prepare video presentations with high quality video (1440p);
• based on any video, you can get an EXE file with a built-in player (useful to open such a video on a PC where there is no such utility);
• can apply a number of effects, can edit individual frames.

Camtasia Studio.

Of the shortcomings, I would highlight the following:

• the program is paid (some versions insert inscriptions into the resulting video until you buy the software);
• Sometimes it is difficult to adjust so as to avoid the appearance of blurry letters (especially with high quality video);
• you have to "suffer" with the video compression settings in order to achieve optimal size output file.

Generally speaking, the program is not bad at all and it is not in vain that it is the leader in its market segment. Despite the fact that I criticized her and do not really support her (due to my rare work with video), I definitely recommend it for acquaintance, especially for those who want to professionally create videos (presentations, podcasts, training, etc.).

7. Free Screen Video Recorder

The program is executed in the style of minimalism. At the same time, it is a powerful enough program for capturing the screen (everything that happens on it) in AVI format, and images in formats: BMP, JPEG, GIF, TGA or PNG.

One of the main advantages of the program is that it is free (while others similar programs shareware and will require a purchase after a certain time).

Free Screen Video Recorder - program window (there is nothing superfluous here!).

Of the shortcomings, I would single out one thing: when recording a video in a game, most likely you will not see it - there will be just a black screen (albeit with sound). For recording games, it is better to choose Fraps (see about it a little higher in the article).

8. Total Screen Recorder

Quite not a bad utility for recording an image from the screen (or a separate part of it). Allows you to save video in formats: AVI, WMV, SWF, FLV, supports audio recording (microphone + speakers), mouse cursor movements.

HyperCam - program window.

Not a bad utility for recording video and audio from a PC to files: AVI, WMV / ASF. You can also record the actions of the entire screen or a specific selected area.

The resulting files can be easily edited with the built-in editor. After editing, videos can be uploaded to Youtube (or other popular video sharing resources).

By the way, the program can be installed on a USB stick and used on different PCs. For example, they came to visit a friend, inserted a USB flash drive into his PC and recorded his actions from his screen. Mega-Convenient!

HyperCam options (there are quite a few of them, by the way).

10.oCam Screen Recorder

It is one of the most popular external devices for a computer. Using a microphone, you can chat on the Internet, sing karaoke or just record sound. In this article, we will consider just the last option. Here you will learn how to record sound through a microphone to your computer, how to save it, and what to do if sound from a microphone is not being recorded.

Recording sound from a microphone through the Sound Recorder program

If you are using an operating room Windows system 7 or Windows XP, then you can record sound from the microphone through the standard Sound Recorder software. This program has almost no settings, but it is very easy to use. In general, it is suitable if you have little experience and you want to get acquainted with recording sound through a microphone on a computer.

In Windows XP, the Sound Recorder program can be launched by following the path "Start - All Programs - Accessories - Entertainment - Sound Recorder". In Windows 7, the path to the program is slightly shorter "Start - All Programs - Accessories - Sound Recorder". In addition, in Windows 7, you can use the search. To do this, open the start menu, type search query"Sound Recorder" and open the found program.

After you start Sound Recorder, you can start recording sound through your microphone to your computer. To do this, click on the "Start recording" button and start speaking into the microphone. In doing so, pay attention to the strip to the right of the "Start recording" button. If the microphone is working, then green lines should appear in this bar, indicating the level of the signal from the microphone.

In order to end sound recording, click on the "Stop recording" button. After stopping recording, the program will offer to save the recorded audio in WMA format. In the future, the saved WMA file can be listened to using any program for playing sound, for example, using Winamp.

It should be noted that Sound Recorder is no longer available in Windows 10. Instead, Windows 10 provides the standard Voice Recorder program. You can launch Voice Recorder by finding it in the list of all programs or by searching in the Start menu.

Recording sound from a microphone through the Audacity program

If you often need to record sound through a microphone on your computer, then standard programs such as "Sound Recorder" or "Voice Recorder" will not be enough for you, since they have very limited capabilities. In your case, you need to resort to more professional software to record sound.

For example, you can use the free audio editor Audacity to record audio. This editor allows you to record and edit audio in WAV, MP3 and OGG formats. At the same time, it is possible to import and export audio files in OGG, FLAC, WAV, AU and AIFF formats. And if you install additional modules, you can also import audio files in MPEG, WMA, GSM, AC3 and AAC formats. In general, Audacity offers a fairly wide range of features for the novice user.

In order to record sound using Audacity, go to the developer's official website, download setup file and install it on your computer. As already mentioned, the program is completely free, so there shouldn't be any problems with the installation. Just press the Next button several times and the installation is complete.

After starting the program, you can immediately start recording sound through a microphone on your computer. To do this, simply click on the button with a red dot.

After clicking on this button, sound recording will start. In order to stop it, click on the button with a yellow square.

Now you can go to save. To do this, open the "File" menu and select "Export Audio", after which the sound recorded from the microphone can be saved in one of the formats supported by the program.

It should be noted that if you want to get an audio file ready for playback, then you need to use "Export Audio". If you save in the usual way (using CTRL-S), then the recorded sound will be saved in the Audacity program format.

What if no sound is recorded?

If the sound is not recorded, then most likely you have something with a microphone or sound card... The most common causes of audio recording problems are:

• The drivers for the sound card are not installed;
• The microphone is turned off or not properly connected to the computer;
• Problems with ;
• Problems with connectors on the front of the computer;

More details about these problems can be found in the article "".

Quite often, users wonder how to record a voice from a microphone on a computer. Now there are a huge number of ways to accomplish this process. It all depends on the needs of the user. For example, you can make a simple voice recording. Or with a video. For example, using a webcam or screen capture. It is also necessary to pay attention to this. Making any recording with a voice from a microphone requires some preparation. But what should the user do?

Connecting the device

You can easily record your voice to your computer through a microphone. The first step is to connect your audio recording device. It can be either a microphone or a webcam. If we are talking about a laptop, then additional devices may not be needed - laptops already have a microphone. It is built into the computer by default.

A webcam or microphone is connected to the car. Usually, it is sufficient to connect the device to USB. Some microphones can be connected via a standard "jack" (or "mini-jack"). On the panel of a computer or laptop, this is a small round hole, near which there is an image of a microphone. Is the device connected? Then you can move on, knowing how to record your voice to your computer from a microphone.

Device initialization

The next stage quite often takes place in automatic mode... After connecting the microphone, you need to initialize it on the computer. In other words, install a driver that will help the operating system recognize the connected component. If your computer is running Windows 7 or more a new version OS, it is likely that the drivers will be found on the Internet and installed automatically. It is important that there is active connection to the World Wide Web.

How to record a voice from a microphone to a computer if automatic search and the installation didn't happen? Then you need to independently download and install drivers for the connected device on your computer. Usually this software attached. Included with a microphone or webcam, you can find a driver disk. Installation is exactly the same as in the case of a regular program. Ready? Then you can restart your computer (optional, but desirable), and then proceed to the next stage of preparation.

Settings

To fully learn how to record your voice to your computer from a microphone, you will now need to adjust the volume of your recording device and make sure that operating system recognizes connected components. How is this done?

You need to right-click on the gramophone image in the lower right corner of the screen (on the "Start" panel, near the clock), select "Recorders" there. In the window that appears, double-click on the image of the microphone connected to the PC. The volume is set in the "Levels" tab. It is advisable to do it either at the maximum, or simply high. The changes are saved.

Now you need to go back to the "Recorders" window again. This is necessary in order to make sure that the connected equipment is working. The user must say something into the microphone. Opposite the inscription with installed equipment there is a small green scale. During the conversation, it will be filled. This means the microphone is working.

Similar actions are performed with the webcam. This question is especially relevant for those who are interested in how to record a voice on a computer without a microphone. This device built into most webcams. And you don't need a separate microphone.

Application selection and recording

How to record voice from microphone to computer? This is not as difficult to do as it is already becoming clear. After the user is convinced that the microphone or webcam is working, as well as setting up the equipment, you can start creating audio directly.

How exactly should you proceed? It all depends on the user's requests. You can make an appointment through standard features Windows. To do this, open "Start" - "All Programs" - "Accessories" - "Sound Recorder". A small window will appear. In it, you need to click on the button with a red circle. This is the beginning of the recording. Then the user speaks into the microphone what he wants. At the end of the recording, you need to press the button with a black square ("stop").

And how to record a voice from a microphone to a computer using other methods? Can be installed special programs sound recordings. Their principle of operation is similar to sound recording by means of Windows applications... Even when it comes to working with microphones from webcams. For sound recording, we recommend Audacity. If you need to make a video from a screen / camera and simultaneously record sound from a micophone, programs called Fraps and Sony Vegas are suitable.