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I was considering doing a video in connection with an article I'm writing. What (free) software can I use to capture the Vistual Studio window (as opposed to the entire screen) as I'm using it?
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I think the term I should have used was "screencast" as opposed to "screen capture".
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
modified 4-Feb-15 10:06am.
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I thought that's what alt+prntscrn did?
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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You learn something new everyday, thanks.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
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This makes a printscreen : it does not record a video.
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Whoops!..missed that detail! I did think it odd that JSOP wouldn't have known that! 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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That's why I simply ignored your solution.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Well damn! Thank you. 
I've spent years cropping the entire screen to get only the focus window. Sigh.
Cheers,
Mike Fidler
"I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright
"I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright
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So do I, but it is not free.
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I thought something like this was possible with Camstudio[^] at least I think you can define a portion of the screen you'd like to record.
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Yes, Camstudio will do that. I use it for my YouTube stuff that doesn't have actual photos or video, capturing a part of Cakewalk Sonar's "staff view" for a little movement.
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there is an older version of Windows Media Encoder that will grab only parts of the screen while you use it and put it in a video file along with your voice over for creating a presentation. I liked it very much. version 9 I think but don't trust my memory much more than I trust Griff.
Linky for that[^]
As for screen capture. I really like OneNote. Just hit Winders Key - S and you can then click and drag with the mouse to grab the area of the screen you want to capture. Then paste as a jpg in Word, Excel, Paint. ETC.....
Is that kind of what you are looking for?
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
modified 3-Feb-15 14:12pm.
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Hi John, SnagIt [^] has a free 30-day full-functional trial. It does, indeed, let you limit the recorded area to the current window of your choice. You start the recording session, and then move the mouse until the window you want is highlighted.
cheers, Bill
«I'm asked why doesn't C# implement feature X all the time. The answer's always the same: because no one ever designed, specified, implemented, tested, documented, shipped that feature. All six of those things are necessary to make a feature happen. They all cost huge amounts of time, effort and money.» Eric Lippert, Microsoft, 2009
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Yet another vote for Camtasia, but TechSmith also has a free tool for this: Jing[^], if you need something for longer than the 30-day trial of Camtasia.
TTFN - Kent
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For video: CamStudio.
For still screen shots: ScreenHunter.
Both are free.
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Roll your own... with an SQL back end...
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That was cruel...and inhumane.
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But you liked it... and understood it.
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Argg... 
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I've used "Screencast-O-Matic" before and it is good enough, plus its free.
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/[^]
The free version allows you to publish to a few standard formats, youtube, and it will do the screen limiting that you need, plus audio. You can specify exactly where and what you want recorded.
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Call me old school, but I'm quite happy with alt-printscrn for capturing the active window, and if I need to, I'll paste it into Paint (no, not Paint.NET, just plain ol' Paint) and crop it as I see fit. It's a very paintless process, harhar.
Marc
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For clipping I use greenshot[^], can't recommend it highly enough.
For capturing video of keystrokes there's CamStudio[^], I havent really used this much but reviews are great.
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0
My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me.
I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.
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Definitely Greenshot for still capture--very configurable, nice UI to get only the image you want, and configurable with regards to saving, edit tools, etc.
Especially good with capturing screenshots of dynamic menus (web pages and such); just hit the "Print Screen" button and you have everything you need.
vuolsi così colà dove si puote
ciò che si vuole, e più non dimandare
--The answer to Minos and any question of "Why are we doing this way?"
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It is an awesome utility, I use it a lot!
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0
My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me.
I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.
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For screenshots I give my vote to Greenshot, been using it for a while now. I recall some problems with capturing the Chrome window but couldn't put my finger on the cause being due to a dual screen setup or capturing the browser itself.
CamStudio looks great will have to give it a shot  (shamelessly returning to topic)
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