ZD Soft Screen Recorder

There are times when you need to record your desktop, for example to show someone how a program works or to send a bug report to a program developer. A simple way to let others see whatever you see on your desktop is to send them a screenshot. Simply press the Print Screen button, launch a photo editing application, like Paint, hit Ctrl + V, the screenshot will appear, you can then save the image and send it to whomever you want.

This is an incredibly low-tech way of sharing a screenshot, as you can't spot the problem with this approach. What if you want to share more than just an image? What if you want to capture more than just a screenshot? If you want to record what’s on your monitor or let someone else view your screen in real-time, then you need to turn to specialized applications. One such application is ZD Soft Screen Recorder. Basically, the program can record anything and everything that’s displayed on the screen. You can record the steps you take to solve a problem, you can record the video you’re watching and you can also record the game you’re playing, to show off your skills. The possibilities are limitless with this application.

The software is extremely easy and fast to install and can run on most versions of Microsoft Windows, from XP to Windows 7.

The interface is wizard based and allows even beginners to get familiar with the application in a very short time. ZD Soft Screen Recorder allows recording the entire screen, a part of it or just the area that surrounds the mouse cursor. The software also allows capturing a running movie or a game. The capturing process can be started and stopped using hot keys that can be easily configured from the program's options. ZD Soft Screen Recorder also allows streaming the desktop to a Skype or Windows Live Messenger user, acting as a virtual webcam.

ZD Soft Screen Recorder even allows recording audio from the microphone or from the line-in connector on the soundcard. The video and the audio settings can be thoroughly customized and the program allows setting various video and audio codecs for the final recorded file.