They have just released BB FlashBack Express, a screencasting tool that was earlier selling for $40, as a free software with no string attached.īB Flashback can record any portion of the screen (full desktop, a window, or a region) and you can even review your recording frame-by-frame with the VCR-like movie player. TechSmith started this trend with Jing and now UK based BlueBerry software is also trying to follow the same path.

The reason why companies are giving away their screencasting software for free is simple – the free version has all the basic features but a portion of these users are probably looking for advanced capabilities like additional export options, video editing, etc. Then came Jing from TechSmith followed by a wave of web based screencasting applications that allowed users to create screencasts on the desktop without installing any software.

fbr format which can only be opened with Flashback Express Player.Few years ago, CamStudio and Wink were the only tools for Windows that could record a movie of your onscreen activity for free. There is a setting to compress and convert the video to MP3 once the recording has completed automatically, but you only have MP3 as an output option. The video recording must be converted to a standard video format with the Flashback Express Player or other video editing program. Ability to set a start and/or stop timer for the recording. You can choose to capture just the microphone audio and/or include the computer audio as well. Overall, the basic free version works perfectly for my needs.

You can also upload to YouTube directly if desired.

Then use the Flashback Express Player to trim them, add or remove audio, and then export it as a MPEG4, AVI, or WMV. I can easily create videos by capturing my screen. For a free software program, it does everything I need it to do. The Flashback Express Recorder is a great program for screen capture and recording.

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