CamStudio

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• 1 mark.riggs // Sep 6, 2007 at 12:15 pm

  How do I change the menus back to English?

• 2 lexpauld // Sep 6, 2007 at 12:18 pm

  What do we put in the text box under Effects -> options -> Timestamp format to get, for example, “2007-09-06″ or other date/time formats?

• 3 jcnork // Sep 6, 2007 at 12:56 pm

  bummer about having to remove recording from speakers. Do you plan on having that added back in for the 2.6 release?

• 4 Michael // Sep 6, 2007 at 1:48 pm

  Hey Nick,

  Great work - great software! We’ve based Screen Show Pro, our screen capture video program, on the original Cam Studio core code.

  We found the source code to be well written, well documented, and easy to build on. We’re looking forward to incorporating the changes and updates into the newest version of Screen Show Pro.

  Keep up your excellent work!

  Michael Ullman
  President
  Tasteful Graphics, Ltd.
  Screen Show Pro

• 5 jas2o // Sep 6, 2007 at 2:14 pm

  You don’t exactly have to give up on “Recording Audio From Speakers”. Have you ever heard of “Stereo Mix”? Some sound devices support it, but sometimes it’s disabled by default (in Vista for example).
  It does work in CamStudio. If you would like to see how to do it, I can upload a video.
  I use Stereo Mix all the time, couldn’t live without it.

• 6 zmdl // Sep 6, 2007 at 3:49 pm

  Thanks so much !

• 7 jfohl3r // Sep 6, 2007 at 4:02 pm

  Thank you so much! Works in Windows Vista. For some reason the older version would not; I think it may have been because I was not applying any of MS Vista’s updates(Compatibility & Reliability patches). Thanks again.

• 8 samoguz // Sep 6, 2007 at 4:54 pm

  Thank you Nick. I really appreciate your hard work on this application.

• 9 Nick // Sep 6, 2007 at 5:23 pm

  Thanks everyone for your comments so far …

  I’ll try to answer them in turn …

  @mark.riggs - Just repeat the procedure …

  Optionen > Sprache > Englisch

  The exit and restart CamStudio and you should be back to how it started.

  @lexpauld - Frankly, I’m not sure - I’ll consult my docs and get back to you.

  @jcnork - Right now, no. For the simple fact that I don’t have the original source code for that function, it was pulled from 2.0’s original source release.

  If someone has it, or knows the person who wrote it or would like to code a similar function, you’re more than welcome.

  @Michael - glad you’re benefitting from it. All your donations will be welcomed! :o) I hope you’re making all your application’s source code available to all purchasers after purchasing, otherwise you’re in breach of the GPL.

  @jas20 - feel free to make a video. Send it to me via YouSendIt or Rapidshare and I’ll upload it to all my streaming video accounts.

  @zmdl - you’re very welcome! :o)

  @jfohl3r - Again, you’re welcome. Great news that it works on Vista too.

  @samoguz - thanks a lot of your support.

• 10 burnsgr // Sep 7, 2007 at 12:29 am

  I will be downloading and giving it a try. Thanks Nick

• 11 JimmyRcom // Sep 7, 2007 at 4:56 am

  It didn’t detect lame as an encoding option where it did before. Doesn’t matter much though because I usually record pcm anyway. I really appreciate the work, I’ve made 100 youtube videos with it lol so I’ll definitely be bug testing. It’s actually really cool because virtualdub upgraded too.

• 12 jas2o // Sep 7, 2007 at 6:06 am

  I’ve uploaded the XP one but haven’t had time for the Vista one (which is already recorded).
  You can download the SWF at:
  http://download.yousendit.com/08AB5429138037E4
  It will stay up for 7 days.
  I’ll try and put the Vista one up tomorrow.

• 13 Nick // Sep 7, 2007 at 9:11 am

  jas20

  Hey thanks for recording that, but I need the AVI “source” version of the videos as none of the streaming video websites will accept SWFs.

  If you can upload both versions to YouSendIt or Rapidshare, I’ll download them a.s.a.p and get them in my video accounts.

  Cheers

• 14 Nick // Sep 7, 2007 at 9:16 am

  Hey JimmyRCom

  Hmm … no LAME MP3 detection? Not sure what happened there. You could try renaming or deleting the INI files, rebooting the computer and then start 2.5 up and see if it detects it then.

  Didn’t know about VirtualDub … I’m still using 1.5.10

  Let me know how it goes.

• 15 jas2o // Sep 7, 2007 at 9:27 am

  AVI source? I’m on dialup!
  What about WMV or MPG (if it works)?

• 16 Dai // Sep 7, 2007 at 1:15 pm

  Hi Nick
  I’ve made a vid giving details of setup and re-encoding using virtualdub
  http://dai-videotutes.blogspot.com/2007/09/camstudio25-showmedo-settings.html

  I hope this helps out

• 17 Nick // Sep 7, 2007 at 3:28 pm

  jas20

  WMV should be fine - I know YouTube will accept those.

  If the video’s filesize is massive, try re-encoding with VirtualDub and using MP3 as the audio codec - that will dramatically reduce the AVI size.

  Cheers

  Nick

• 18 Dai // Sep 7, 2007 at 3:30 pm

  try these two tutes to reduce the file size for dial up
  http://dai-videotutes.blogspot.com/2007/09/camstudio25-showmedo-settings.html

  http://dai-videotutes.blogspot.com/2007/05/avi-shrink.html
  to encode it as a wmv

• 19 jas2o // Sep 8, 2007 at 12:40 am

  I’ve just zipped up the WMVs.
  http://download.yousendit.com/F3A7DCE056C08108

  In XP Stereo Mix doesn’t appear in CamStudio’s list (so you have to make Stereo Mix default).
  In Vista, once you enable it, you can either choose it, or make it default.

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• 21 Nick // Sep 8, 2007 at 1:00 pm

  Hey jas20

  I’ve uploaded them both to Revver as that seems to deliver a slightly better quality video than YouTube and will post them to the blog once I’d been told they’re ready to view.

  Thanks for creating them.

  Cheers

  Nick

• 22 cornflaker // Sep 9, 2007 at 3:50 am

  Hey nick, great work on the new beta

  I do have a few suggestions though:
  1) Change the record, pause, stop etc buttons.
  2) If you can, get the new record window region setting to follow the window when moved.
  3) Keep trying to get back the record from speakers

  And thanks for working on updating this great program.

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• 24 Jarell // Sep 9, 2007 at 1:48 pm

  Hi Nick.In the next release of CamStudio can you please add an option to add background music.

  Keep up the good work.

• 25 Nick // Sep 10, 2007 at 8:07 am

  @Jarell

  Have you tried the “Stereo Mix” trick?

  If you could get that to work, you could have your mic and background audio running at the same time.

  All you’d need to do is mess around with the levels.

  Here’s the two tutorial videos on it.

  http://camstudio.org/blog/tutorials/tutorial-record-speaker-audio-using-stereo-mix

  Cheers

  Nick

• 26 francof // Sep 10, 2007 at 8:34 am

  Thanks for keeping Castudio alive. In effect I just discovered it and I am so lucky to join just in time for this new release.
  The quality of the capture is astonishing… but I have one issue: I need more navigation control in the SWF: a progress bar to know where I am and to jump back a little if I missed something… there is a way to enhance the SWF controls or to generate a plain FLV instead of a SWF (so I can use it with wrapper like this: http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=Flash_Video_Player)

  I already tried SUPER to convert the AVI made with Camstudio to FLV… but all I got was horrible quality and a filesize even bigger than SWF… so I fear that SWF is not just a simple FLV+player.

  Maybe I’m a little confused… could you help?

  Thanks!

• 27 jas2o // Sep 10, 2007 at 8:49 am

  I don’t think you can use both Stereo Mix and Microphone at the same time. Maybe that could be a future feature (Dual Input)?

  You can use Windows Movie Maker to drop in the background music, and use CamStudio for the microphone.

  If you want more than just a music file, make Microphone the default input, use Sound Recorder for that, and CamStudio for Stereo Mix. Use Windows Movie Maker to merge, trim, sync, adjust volume (click “part” -> Clip -> Audio/Video [what ever the part is] > Volume).

  I could make a video if you don’t get it…

• 28 Dai // Sep 10, 2007 at 5:31 pm

  Jarrel here is a quick and rough video of how to put background music into your screencasts using audacity and virtualdub
  http://videotutes.blip.tv/file/372272/
  audacity basics video:
  http://dai-videotutes.blogspot.com/2007/07/audacity-basics.html

• 29 Dai // Sep 11, 2007 at 9:56 am

  Use the .wmv version as the flv version losses the sound. This happens on Nick’s vids as well. The problem lies with blip not your encoding.

• 30 Dai // Sep 11, 2007 at 10:01 am

  http://dai-videotutes.blogspot.com/2007/09/camstudio-with-narration-and-background.html
  I’ve put it on my blog as wmv so go here if it is easier.

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• 32 Dai // Sep 11, 2007 at 4:31 pm

  http://dai-videotutes.blogspot.com/2007/09/codec-comparison-test.html
  here is a test I did on camparing codecs for quality and file size using virtual dub for the crompressing of an avi

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• 35 MikeLeahy // Sep 12, 2007 at 12:32 pm

  CamStudio makes black (blank) AVI files with no sound on my copy of Vista. I did have to flag it as a Windows XP SP2 app to get it to work at all.

• 36 cornflaker // Sep 14, 2007 at 5:53 pm

  MikeLeahy, have you tried different codecs?
  It may just be that one of your codecs insn’t working.

• 37 Nick // Sep 14, 2007 at 10:43 pm

  @MikeLeahy

  Just to let you know, I answered your question via the Helpdesk but for anyone else that’s reading, you need to run CamStudio in XP SP2 compatibility mode - instructions are elsewhere on the blog.

• 38 abc // Sep 14, 2007 at 11:18 pm

  It’s a great program, and I wish to use it to capture uncompressed 24 bit RGB AVI. How do I do that?

  None of the choices in Video Options -> Compressor allows for that.

  If it can’t, could you please recommend a program that can?

  Thanks a lot.

• 39 computeruser // Sep 18, 2007 at 9:08 am

  I like the visuals for left and right click however I would really like to use these alone, without the mouse highlighted. Perhaps also you could offer a choice of the current shape/colour scheme or a visual caption.

• 40 ef // Sep 18, 2007 at 4:21 pm

  Hi i’m testing beta…xp with 512 mb…

  1. animation stops at around 40-50 seconds (when playback and after converting to .swf), but voice continues
  2. audio choppy at times, esp. when scrolling

  (settings - video 40,50,40…audio - 44.1 16 bit 100 mill.)

  Eric

• 41 Dai // Sep 18, 2007 at 5:57 pm

  Just published a new video showing how to set-up Camstudio, DM2, audacity, and VirtualDub on a usb pen drive. Yes CamStudio 2.5 work s from a pen drive.
  http://dai-videotutes.blogspot.com/2007/09/portable-screencasting.html

• 42 Dai // Sep 18, 2007 at 6:00 pm

  ABC
  Look here to find info on 24 bit RGB. It mentions something about compression using RGB 24 bit when using the MSU screencapture lossless codec. The MSU people should be able to tell you more.

  http://www.compression.ru/video/ls-codec/screen_capture_codec_en.html

• 43 Nick // Sep 19, 2007 at 4:55 pm

  @computeruser

  I’ll bear that in mind. Thanks for the suggestion.

  @ef

  Try checking MCI Recording in the audio options and increasing the Recording Thread Priority setting in CamStudio to Above Normal or High.

  Also shut down anything that doesn’t need to be running during recording and when you can, get hold of another 512MB of RAM because you’ll really notice the difference when doing anything graphically and CPU intensive.

  Hope that helps.

  Cheers

  Nick

• 44 Nick // Sep 19, 2007 at 4:58 pm

  @ef

  I’m not sure I understand your video settings, but I use:

  Quality: 60%
  Keyframes: every 30 frames

  Capture every: 50 ms
  Playback: 20 fps

  That works well for me

  Cheers

  Nick

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• 46 NoCamStudIO // Sep 29, 2007 at 5:32 am

  Hi and thanks for software develpment!

  Tried 2.5beta1 but in totally crashed and stayed stuck in debugging mode … just while making settings (in Win2000). Had to reboot to make it go away.

  2.0 on the other hand works, except I cannot get up to 30FPS 600×800 (full screen) capture (~2GHz CPU) during Halo (1) demo gameplay. Regardless of settings and codec, it starts at ~15FPS and progressively drops to ~7FPS. Picture progressive lags the sound, losing more sync the longer it captures.

  Any suggestions / solutions to any of these problems?

  Thanks again!

• 47 ghosty1212 // Sep 30, 2007 at 9:02 pm

  Hey there NoCamstudIO, if you want to record a game, I suggest using the open-source program, “Taksi”. Get it here: http://taksi.sourceforge.net/
  It’s open source, and it’s a bit complicated to use, but it’s very good once you learn how to. Good Luck. =D

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• 49 SpitsBeaT // Oct 6, 2007 at 7:59 am

  Hey,

  Great job there mate!

  But i have a question. What program should i use to edit the recording? I tried windows movie maker and the quality sucked. Cos its in .wma format *pukes*

  Any suggestion to any high quality movie maker? Cos i’ve made a tutorial, and the words must be visible.

  ):

  Cheers for the great job.
  sweet!

• 50 Nick // Oct 6, 2007 at 8:50 am

  @SpitsBeaT

  There are quite a few options out there.

  If you’re looking for a free video editor, the most popular ones are probably:

  VirtualDub: http://www.virtualdub.org

  Zwei-Stein 4: http://www.zs4.net

  AVIEdit: http://www.am-soft.ru/aviedit.html

  Avid DV Free 1.6.1
  (Discontinued, but maybe you can find a download somewhere?)

  If you want don’t mind paying then the world’s your oyster.

  There’s Sony Vegas, Adobe Premier, Ulead VideoStudio, Pinnacle Studio, Cyberlink PowerDirector and so on.

  HTH

  Cheers

  Nick

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• 52 ghosty1212 // Oct 9, 2007 at 1:21 pm

  Right after finding the Mac one, I have found Avid DV Free! Link is here: (This is indeed for Windows. :D) http://download.chip.eu/en/Avid-Free-DV-1.6.1_101934.html
  I’m going to download it, and if anyone needs it, email me at ghosty12121@yahoo.com if the download link goes away.

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• 54 8daysaweek.co.uk // Oct 16, 2007 at 9:34 am

  Nick,

  Are there any shortcut keys for pausing a recording?

  This would be useful to avoid trailing the cursor across the screen (when we do want the cursor showing).

  Keep up the good work!

• 55 Olivier Korn // Oct 17, 2007 at 12:25 pm

  Hi,

  Aside of MFC71.dll, you should also provide a link for MSVCR71.dll.

  Look at this Microsoft Developer Network Library excerpt: “If you dynamically link your application to the MFC library, you will, at a minimum, need to redistribute MFC71.dll and MSVCR71.dll.”

  Source: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa984696(vs.71).aspx

• 56 dmantz // Oct 18, 2007 at 5:59 am

  Does anyone have a guide to successfully using the screen annotations? I would truly appreciate some assistance in learning how to use/implement screen annotations into my Cam Studio projects. I have made several for use in technology training sessions for my teachers as well as helping students complete some projects. But I am not sure how to properly use the screen annotations. I would greatly appreciate any assistance!

• 57 Metavoid // Oct 19, 2007 at 11:18 pm

  Thank you for all your work.
  Being developer, i know how many hours you must have put into it. Very impressed with the Annotations and how smooth they move, but im yet to discover how to use them. I tried to ‘trow’ some in during the show, but thats surely replays funny
  Anyways, Im actually looking for info on how to compile Cam Studio. What version / compiler do you use ?. I tried with MS visual studio 2005 express and it gave tons of errors and missed some odbc32.lib. It was able to convert the project file, but it did not run. It does compile other projects.
  Any hints ?
  And thank you again. It s really nice application.

• 58 Nick // Oct 21, 2007 at 9:39 am

  @Oliver Korn

  Thanks for the link - I’ve uploaded MSVCR71.dll to the “dev” folder as well.

  @8daysaweek.co.uk

  You can set keyboard shortcuts in CamStudio by clicking:

  Options > Keyboard Shortcuts

  @dmantz

  If I get some time this week I’ll try to record a quick video tutorial explaining how to use the screen annotations - it’s pretty simple stuff, honest!

  @Metavoid

  I don’t know much about the best ways to compile CamStudio, but I was under the impression that Express versions of Visual Studio don’t have all the necessary libraries and stuff to compile more complex apps - I think you need the full version.

  If this info is wrong, please feel free to correct me here.

• 59 Metavoid // Oct 22, 2007 at 5:16 pm

  @Nick.
  Well you have to download the SDK for windows as well and integrate.. You dont get buildin dialog “drawing” and some build features are missing, but you can build all kinds of apps. I use it for wxwidgets and blender / ogre and .net. But might need driver sdk for some part of CamStudio ? But if your programmer told you that you need full version, then he knows for sure.

• 60 mjl // Oct 24, 2007 at 7:11 pm

  Is there any trick to using the MSU lossless screen capture codec? (I know the screen resolution has to be an even number). When I try using that codec, the first frame is a slanted rendition of the actual screen, and subsequent frames are just random lines of color. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled the codec, tried different resolutions, framerates, etc., to no avail.

• 61 flyfisher // Nov 2, 2007 at 2:35 pm

  Hello,

  I’ve created a good number of 30 to 50 minute videos with CamStudio. I’ve discovered that the audio gets increasingly out of sync with the video. By the end of a 50 minute video, the audio is approximately 10 seconds ahead.

  I used the Audio Synchronization option to Timeshift the audio to the max of 5000 milliseconds (That’s 5 seconds, right?). The result is the audio is synch’d at some point in the middle of the video, but is off at the beginning and the end.

  I used DivX 6.7 Codec for compression. I experimented with video settings and came up with pretty good results in terms of video quality versus file size.

  I have the following questions -

  1) Has anyone else experienced this problem?

  2) Has anyone come up with a solution to
  get good synchronization throughout a 50 minute video?

  3) What causes the de-synchronization? Is it the compression process?

  4) I’m trying to make quick and easy videos of 30 to 60 minute online video sessions for my personal use. I’ll gladly share my experiences and settings with interested parties trying to do the same.

  Is anyone interested in discussing and sharing Video Options settings, audio synchronization issues, minimizing files sizes, etc.?

  Thanks to Mick for his efforts to keep CamStudio viable.

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• 63 Nick // Nov 4, 2007 at 2:14 am

  @Flyfisher

  Hi Fred

  Here are my personal settings FWTW …

  When recording my desktop actions, I use the CamStudio Lossless Codec

  In CamStudio, I select Quality @ 60- 70% (I test this with a short demo video)

  Keyframes every 30 frames
  Capture frames every 50 milliseconds
  Playback Rate = 20 frames per second

  For the audio, I will use PCM (no compression) if I’m going to create Flash video and MP3 if I’m uploading to YouTube, etc.

  40kbit/s bitrate, 44KHz sample rate, Mono and MCI Recording checked.

  If I’m recording video footage playing in MediaPlayer (or similar) I use either the DiVX Pro 6.7 codec or the XViD codec from xvid.org (actually mine’s ancient: December 30th 2005!! I must remember to upgrade :o)

  My XViD settings are: Home Theatre PAL, Two Pass, 2nd Pass, 256 Target bitrate

  My DiVX settings are: Home Theatre Profile, 1-Pass, 802.585 target bitrate

  I need to adjust my DiVX/XViD settings for the best quality per filesize, but they’re what I’m using right now.

  HTH

  Cheers

  Nick

  P.S. Oh and checking MCI Recording in the Microphone Audio Options should rectify the audio/video desync.

• 64 flyfisher // Nov 5, 2007 at 11:14 pm

  For Everyone,

  After experimenting with many test videos, I’ve currently settled on the following settings to obtain a good quality/small file size .avi recording of an online video.

  Under Video Options, I use the following settings –

  Compressor Settings:

  ‘DivX 6.7 Codec’ (I installed this separately from the www.DivX.com website. I picked up this tip from a YouTube video.)

  Under Configure button, I use –
  ‘720HD Profile’
  Speed vs Quality ‘8′ (this is max)
  Rate Control - ‘1-pass quality-based’ & Target quantizer defaults to ‘4′

  Quality: ‘100′

  Use Auto Adjust check box to set:

  Set Key Frames Every - ‘5′ frames
  Capture Frames Every - ‘200′ milliseconds
  Playback Rate - ‘5′ frames/second

  Options

  ‘Record audio from microphone’ must be checked.

  Under Audio Options>Audio Options for Microphone –

  Audio Capture Device - ‘Default Input Device’ for my desktop computer; ‘WaveOut Mix’ for my notebook/laptop computer because using the above resulted in a very poor quality/low volume recording. I’m not sure why this is, but if anyone out there does, please share.

  All other Audio Options settings are left at the defaults of ‘22.05 kHz, stereo, 16 bit’, ‘PCM’, Interleave every ‘100′ milliseconds.

  I don’t have any option to choose MP3 format. Why is that?

  I leave ‘Use MCI Recording’ unchecked. (Checking it results in very poor/unsusable audio. But, I have the desync problem mentioned above.)

  Nick,

  As you suggested above, I tried using ‘MCI Recording’ on my notebook/laptop to eliminate the audio/video desync problem, however, it didn’t work; audio quality was so poor it was unusable. Any ideas? What is MCI Recording?

  I clicked the Help button there and got an error pop-up ‘Cannot find file:///C:…‘

  Additionally, I tried the main Help menu and got the same error pop-up.

  I’d be interested in hearing about other user experiences with various settings. And, I’d really like to resolve the desync problem.

  Thanks for your time,

  Fred

• 65 rhhendrickson // Nov 7, 2007 at 6:12 am

  Great Stuff!
  How would one go about using x264 codec instead of xvid for capture/compression?

  I noticed the MTU lossless was an option after I installed that.

  Thanks - Rick

• 66 flyfisher // Nov 7, 2007 at 2:09 pm

  Mick,

  Here’s one of the FAQ’s regarding audio problems with CamStudio. I thought I’d show it here for those following this thread I started regarding my video desync problem.

  From the FAQ:

  When I record audio from the microphone, the sound comes out “choppy” or “jumpy”. I am using Win 98.

  Try changing the compressed format in Options : Audio Options : Audio Options for Microphone to PCM.

  If changing to PCM still does not solve the problem, select the “Use MCI Recording” checkbox in Audio Options for Microphone. This has the same effect as using Windows Sound Recorder to record the sound. However, do note that using MCI Recording will bypass the compressed format and no audio compression will be applied to the audio. Furthermore, you may need to configure the sound device in Control Panel. For more information, please refer to the help file on MCI Recording.

  (Note: The last line is struck through in the actual FAQ. I assume that means the help file was eliminated, as I noted in the previous entry.)

  So…. I still have the following questions with regards to making CamStudio recordings on my new HP laptop running Windows Vista Home Premium –

  1) Why does using the ‘Use MCI Recording’ result in unacceptable audio, but not using it gives fine results?

  2) Even if the above did work, without audio compression, I assume the file sizes would be become very large. So, …

  Is it correct to assume the compression process causes the desync?

  If so, would a different compression scheme solve or give an option to deal with the desync?

  And, is it feasible to modify CamStudio to manage desync while still allowing for audio compression?

  I’ve read about one other user who had a similar problem. Anyone else out there experiencing desync problems? Or, audio quality problems using the ‘Use MCI Recording’ option?

  Regards,
  Fred

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• 68 Nick // Nov 11, 2007 at 10:34 am

  @Flyfisher

  Thanks for the DivX settings, Fred - I’ll make a note of them in case I get anyone asking me for help with that.

  Regarding the MCI/Desync issues … I did some research on it before and what I found seemed to be saying that the rate of desync increases when you drop the audio sample rate down to 22kHz.

  I don’t have a lot of knowledge on this but when I changed the sample rate back up to 44kHz and selected MCI recording, my desync issues vanished.

  An additional benefit was the audio in my SWFs improved too.

  I believe MCI is the “Media Control Interface” which is Windows standard system commands for playing and recording multimedia files …

  As usual, anyone feel free to correct me …

• 69 NOAFILM’s blog » Blog Archive » Powerpoint omzetten naar avi met Camstudio // Nov 13, 2007 at 11:24 pm

  […] info over het programma vindt je hier (Engelstalig) alsook een kort […]

• 70 blackman // Nov 17, 2007 at 9:23 pm

  I love it.
  I use it to create video tutorial for php on www.freeforarab.com i will make some tutorial to use CamStudio as well and the tutorial will be in Arabic.

• 71 NOAFILM » Powerpoint omzetten naar avi met Camstudio // Nov 23, 2007 at 9:41 am

  […] info over het programma vindt je hier (Engelstalig) alsook een kort […]

• 72 ghosty1212 // Nov 26, 2007 at 2:02 pm

  You guys need a forum… BAD…

• 73 Larsson // Dec 3, 2007 at 3:54 pm

  Hi! It’s a great and easy program to work with. How can I convert my SWF files to flv files?

• 74 john // Dec 4, 2007 at 3:38 am

  Hi,
  I have a question about CamStudio usage.
  Can I use it to make a presentation of my commercial software and distribute it with the software and/or post the presentation on a website? Basically can I use it for any purpose?

  Also it would be nice if a list of audio and video codecs and where to find them can be posted on the Camstudio website for newbies. The built-in codecs are good but I’d like to know if there are more codecs out there. I am finding it hard to locate (on the internet) audio and video codecs that are free for commercial use.

  Thanks.

• 75 CamStudio，助你製作視像教程 at Jan’s Tech Blog // Dec 6, 2007 at 1:00 am

  […] 最初製作Screencast時，我是使用CamStudio 2.1的。不過當時製作出來的Screencast，聲音效果很差。當我升級到Windows Vista之後，當我一邊錄音，一邊錄影畫面的影像，CamStudio製作出來的Video，便會出現問題。我有一集Video Tutorial Screencast就要先錄畫，再配音，過程十分慘痛。後來我又轉用了另一些軟件。 CamStudio剛推出了2.5的Beta版。這版本同時解決了聲音效果，以及Vista支援的問題。而且更加不用安裝就可以使用。事實上，我也用它來拍了新一輯的Screencast，即將面世。 […]

• 76 zman // Dec 7, 2007 at 5:34 pm

  Nick,

  I would be willing to help create new graphics for the controls (i’m assuming the controls are the buttons that have the rather plain graphics on them). please email me at zrhudock [at] adelphia.net (replace [at] with @, and remove spaces)

• 77 AVI, SFW, FLV und EXE Video-Desktop-Präsentationen erstellen » Von Holger Schadeck » Beitrag » holger at schadeck.eu // Dec 9, 2007 at 12:36 am

  […] (Screencasts als AVIs) wie z.B. ein solches, aufzunehmen, lädt man das CamStudio hier oder bei Problemen der Seite hier runter. Das CamStudio ist in der Lage, jede Bildschirm- und […]

• 78 liaojining // Dec 9, 2007 at 2:03 pm

  Hi, Nick,
  Great work!

  Will you provide a camstudio ActiveX component for developers? because reading thousands of lines code is too time consuming. If we have ActiveX component, we can use the powerful features of your program, it is fantastic!

  BR
  Jason

• 79 geester // Dec 12, 2007 at 8:22 am

  I downloaded Camstudio yesterday and it worked fine, then today it wouldnt work so I reinstalled it and now, its working for short periods!

  Just did a 40 minute video and when I clicked stop, it didnt convert to Avi, why is this??

  This is the 3rd time this has happened, today!

• 80 VGstudios Owner // Dec 14, 2007 at 2:42 am

  Hey! i sent you a email about helping you with programming and stuff… if you got it… reply lol

• 81 luis-felipe // Dec 14, 2007 at 5:21 pm

  Hello there Nick.

  I’d like to say and congratulate you for this outstanding software. it really is just a handy tool. I’ve been using it to screen capture my painting process (check my website: www.lfocstudios.net in the extras section)

  The program doesn’t lag my computer and is working great on the new Vista OS.

  Anyway, I have no critique to say on the workflow. I just have a crit for the interface.

  You have the same icons for all the main functions on the main interface. I suggest you change them all to enhance the program further.

  That’s all.

  Great work

• 82 BobLee // Dec 17, 2007 at 5:13 pm

  Hi Nick,

  Absolutely awesome program. Unbeleiveable that it’s still free. I’m a graphic designer (see: www.BobLeeCreative.com) and am using CamStudio to teach illustration of my design work. Very easy to use, powerful and very professional.

  I would be honored to do any graphics that you need to enhance the software even further. You certainly may contact me at BobLee@BobLeeCreative.com.

  It really would be my honor!

  With the best of regards,

  BobLee
  www.BobLeeCreative.com
  Orlando

• 83 Video screen capture at Rage on Omnipotent // Dec 19, 2007 at 1:02 pm

  […] There are some useful screen capture tools out there. CamStudio looks good, and there is a list of alternatives in the comments on the beta. […]

• 84 quick_note // Dec 19, 2007 at 10:26 pm

  I hope I can mention as an alternative for those having trouble w/their CamStudio install that there is free encoder (WME9) for Windows available at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5691ba02-e496-465a-bba9-b2f1182cdf24&displaylang=en

• 85 Righey // Dec 22, 2007 at 8:53 am

  hey Nick,

  First I’d just like to point out how grateful we are that you are doing this for us……. second I’d just like to say with the watermark stuff when 2.5 has finished BETA testing can u make it be an image that you can create on photoshop or somthing?

  thank you, Tyrone

  Sydney, Australia

• 86 Righey // Dec 23, 2007 at 5:47 am

  also could you try and make the quality while playing video games better, because when I try trying to record Video games like Battlefield 2142 the quality dropps a lot…………..

  many thanks, Tyrone
  Sydney, Australia

• 87 Torbjorn // Dec 24, 2007 at 2:35 pm

  Tyrone: I think other programs, like GameCam, Fraps, Taksi and maybe HyperCam are better suited for recording games. Some of those are free (Taksi even open source), some are not.

  On a completely different note:
  I realize that it is almost two months ago, and that rhhendrickson may very well have found the answer, but I’ll post it anyway:

  If one wishes to use x264 for recording, or compression via programs like Virtualdub, then this is the one to install:
  http://www.free-codecs.com/download/DTS_x264_VfW.htm

  After installation it will appear in the codec-lists of both Camstudio and Virtualdub. I use it myself, for encoding videos captured with Camstudio (for capture I use the MSU-codec). Usually multipass with a bitrate of ca. 100 — the results are pretty good.

  And by the way, should any one wish to use Lame for encoding audio, then check this one out:
  http://www.free-codecs.com/download/LAME_ACM_Codec.htm

• 88 Domolith » Camtasia Alternatives // Jan 18, 2008 at 6:27 pm

  […] looks like CamStudio is the only viable open source option for Windows and it is again under active development, so I will investigate it further. Please let me know in the comments if you know of any other […]

• 89 totallyrich // Jan 21, 2008 at 10:39 am

  Hi Mate,

  Any plans to release a Mac OS X version of this?

  Cheers,
  Rich

• 90 Nick // Jan 28, 2008 at 9:26 am

  Hi Rich

  Nope, no plans for a Mac version - it’s difficult enough to keep the PC one going!

  Cheers

  Nick

  P.S. Nice blog … SCRUBBERS!!!

• 91 Sal // Feb 4, 2008 at 1:28 am

  hi, i tried the beta version and after my first capture, when i try to go to the video options i get this error:

  An error has occur in vscap MFC Application

  After this error, i’m not able anymore to go into the video options without having that error.

  Does anyone have an idea on how to fix this?
  oh, my o.s. is windows xp pro sp2.

  thanks

• 92 Brian // Feb 8, 2008 at 6:47 pm

  I love this program I use it all the time.
  Keep up the good work guys.

• 93 tama // Feb 24, 2008 at 1:02 pm

  Hi All,

  I just found this nice tips that we can Record Audio From Speakers in CamStudio 2.5

  This tips came from Luther92, you can watch the tutorial here :
  http://youtube.com/watch?v=52Vzkk1D3q0

  I hope this will we usable to camstudio lovers !

  Keep up good work guyz !

  Thank You

• 94 jy87 // Feb 29, 2008 at 3:03 pm

  Hello. The following error occurred: MSVCP71.dll required. A simple google search for the dll download quickly solved it, but I hope you will fix this for future users. Thanks.

• 95 Mouseless // Mar 10, 2008 at 10:44 pm

  I’m having a bit of trouble I hope someone can help with. I have tried the 2.0 and the new 2.5beta as well. As soon as I hit the record button, the mouse pointer disappears. If I right-click I can get a dialog box, but I otherwise I have no idea where on the screen I am. This is whether full screen or fixed region (I can see the mouse until I draw the region, then gone). Luckily I remembered that F9 stops the recording!

  Anyone know how I can get the mouse to show while I’m recording? I’m running 1024×768 @16bit (tried 32, no luck). Tried various options but they’re all blind alleys. Even when I go to save the result, I have to tab around!

  Thanks.

• 96 Mouseless // Mar 10, 2008 at 11:49 pm

  By the way, I have the Cursor Option set to “show,” and have tried custom cursors and highlight, to no avail. Also, the mouse pointer does appear when playing the AVI or SWF file.

• 97 iceman_arc // Mar 20, 2008 at 4:12 am

  whenever I tell it to record audio, the video playback drops away. I am using Vista. the media info program says the PCM playback is a Microsoft codec, so I don’t see why this wouldn’t be working.
  Any tips? Anyone else experiencing this issue?
  Please email me windar.windlord@gmail.com

• 98 livestyler // Mar 24, 2008 at 8:37 pm

  Hi
  congratulations for the camstudio
  i have used camstudio 2.5 but impossible to register the sounds by the speakers
  with v 2.0 it was possible
  you can explain
  thanks

• 99 RichardCheese78 // Mar 28, 2008 at 4:13 am

  No more “record from speakers”??? Why the not??? Why even have a 2.5 when it doesnt include that incredibly important feature??

  And yes, before you mention it, I saw the youtube tutorial on getting it to record from speakers but, why do we have to jump through hoops to do what version 2 did inherently?

  Why put a handle on a bag? Why have wheels on your car?

  I am trying with great imagination….to even begin to understand why the “record from speakers” option was removed. It defies all logic, and as far as oversights go, is baffling. This is now an unuseable program. I’m sure there is a much better alternative, any suggestions?

• 100 Nick // Mar 28, 2008 at 9:13 am

  @RichardCheese78

  Um … if you read the blog post above it says why:

  Recording Audio From Speakers - REMOVED DUE TO LACK OF SOURCE CODE

  I also posted in these comments WHY we weren’t able to include it. (Comment #9 to be precise!)

  I’d hardly call CamStudio “unusable” without this feature (as the hundreds of thousands of people who download it every year I’m sure will testify.)

  With respect maybe you should actually READ a post properly before commenting like that!

• 101 Nick // Mar 28, 2008 at 9:16 am

  @livestyler

  Please read the blog post and the comments above as well for the answer to your question.

• 102 Arialia // Apr 3, 2008 at 8:37 am

  Great job , i just discover it a few minutes ago

  Thanks a lot

  very good for tutorials

• 103 Sharikon // Apr 3, 2008 at 6:09 pm

  Nick,

  Great product. I’m using it to offline record archives of an online class I am taking because they disappear at the end of the semester. Some of the classes are a few hours long and the preset time only goes up to 2 hours. I would like to change this control so that it accepts a higher limit.

  My question is, what exact development environment do you use to build this? I have access to just about everything through school and I would like to just open the source, make a change, and hit build without experiencing much drama. Programming isn’t my most up-to-date skill.

  Thanks!

• 104 Respond // Apr 6, 2008 at 7:12 pm

  CamStudio 2.5 Beta seems to work perfectly fine with Windows Vista 32-bits, BUT, on my laptop, I am currently running Winodws Vista 64-bits, which seems to be incompatible. The message I recieve regarding this issue is “This application has failed to start because MFC71.DLL was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.” Is there a possible solution to this issue?

  Thank you for your time~

• 105 flashtastic // Apr 7, 2008 at 6:42 pm

  Hello Nick,

  Cheers for making such a great product. I’ve been using it to create user tutorials for a CMS and it’s working wonderfully. In 90% of the cases I’ve had no issues, but sometimes when I go to convert the AVI to SWF, SWF producer cuts out at 50% consistently. There are no problems with the avi file. Sometimes re-recording the screencast will work but that gets a bit cumbersome at times. Any suggestions?

  XP SP2 - 2GB Ram

  Cheers,
  Flashtastic

• 106 Torbjorn // Apr 18, 2008 at 4:32 am

  Respond:
  At the bottom of the blogpost you’ll find the solution to your problem. You can download the missing file form the same place you downloaded the beta, and then put in the Camstudio folder, or C:\Windows\System32.

• 107 ericjw316 // Apr 21, 2008 at 4:12 pm

  Hey Everyone and Nick,

  I just downloaded the source code for CamStudio 2.5 beta 1 and i have tried to build it. I am getting errors. Can you tell me what program and version of the program was used to build camstudio?

  I have tried to use VS .Net 2003, 2005 and i get errors in both of them.

  Can you help me out with this problem. If anyone knows how to build the project and or can build it for me let me know.

• 108 nascar241993 // Apr 21, 2008 at 11:09 pm

  Ok I have a problem I tried recording a video of me play SRB2 and when I went and watched the video the screen in the video was blue.

• 109 FPST0M // Apr 28, 2008 at 6:48 pm

  hey im guessing now but does this work for vista?

• 110 FPST0M // Apr 28, 2008 at 6:49 pm

  …yes i meant XP

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