Recording and Editing Videos on a

PC

Recording Programs Fraps HyperCam

Editing Programs Windows Movie Maker Adobe After Effects

Conclusion

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There are many programs which you can use to record videos on your PC.

Programs that record what’s on your screen are called “screen-casting” programs.

I’ll talk about two of them, Fraps and HyperCam. These two are arguably the most commonly used

PC screen recording programs used world-wide.

Recording Programs

Fraps is a benchmarking, screen capture and real-time video capture utility for DirectX and OpenGL applications.

So, Fraps is used to record video game footage, and it can also measure your computers performance with that game.

Fraps comes with a free version, with which you can only record up to 30 seconds of footage at a time. It also causes you to have a www.fraps.com watermark at the top of your footage.

The paid version of Fraps let’s you record for as long as you want, without the watermark. It costs $47 AUD.

Fraps (Frame Rate Per Second)

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HyperCam is a screen recording program that captures the action from a Microsoft Windows screen and saves it to an AVI format.

It’s primarily used to create software demonstrations, tutorials, walkthroughs, and other similar tasks. (e.g. A tutorial on Adobe Photoshop)

HyperCam has a free un-registered version which leaves a watermark at the top-left corner of the screen and asks you to register on every start-up.

The paid version costs around $40 AUD, and lets you record without the watermark.

HyperCam

Made by Hyperionics & Solveig Multimedia.

There’s countless video editing software available. Which software is the best? It depends on what

type of video you’re editing, and what you intend to use the video for. (e.g. Tutorial, Machinima, Music Video)

All video editing applications have different features that separate them from each other.

I’ll talk about two different types of video editing software, Windows Movie Maker and Adobe After Effects.

Editing Programs

Windows Movie Maker is a video creating and editing software which is included in Windows Me, XP and Vista. Can be downloaded to Windows 7 for free from Microsoft’s website.

It’s a relatively simple video editing program which has some simple effects, transitions, timeline narration and an audio track.

Due to the audio track, you can also use the program as a basic audio editor.

New effects can be made or existing effects modified by using XML code.

Development stopped after the release of Vista and a replacement is included with the free, Windows Live Essentials.

Windows Movie Maker

Made by Microsoft.

Adobe After Effects is a digital motion graphics editing software which is primarily used for creating motion graphics and visual effects.

AE allows users to animate, alter and compose media in 2D and 3D with various tools. Using this software you can create cool effects such as lightsabers, lightning, levitating objects, etc.

AE operates in a layer-oriented fashion. This allows for the creation of some fairly complex special effects.

You can test AE with a free 30-day trial. If you like the software you can buy the newest CS5 version for only $1,671 AUD (including GST).

Adobe After Effects (AE)

Made by Adobe Systems.

If you’re looking to record and/or edit a video, decide what type of video you’re making.

For recording games, Fraps would be your best choice due to it being made specifically for that purpose.

For making a video tutorial, HyperCam is a simple yet effective program that most people prefer to use.

Movie Maker makes it very simple to move around video segments to alter the video to how you want it, and it’s great for adding some simple effects.

If you want a video with some more complex special effects, try After Effects. It’s expensive, yet still one of the most used editing programs in the world.

Conclusion

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Hyperionics & Solveig Multimedia.Microsoft.

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Thank you for your time.

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