This page provides a comparison of notable
screencasting
A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture or a screen recording, often containing audio narration. The term ''screencast'' compares with the related term ''screenshot''; whereas screenshot ...
software
Software consists of computer programs that instruct the Execution (computing), execution of a computer. Software also includes design documents and specifications.
The history of software is closely tied to the development of digital comput ...
, used to record activities on the
computer
A computer is a machine that can be Computer programming, programmed to automatically Execution (computing), carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (''computation''). Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic set ...
screen. This software is commonly used for desktop recording, gameplay recording and video editing. Screencasting software is typically limited to streaming and recording desktop activity alone, in contrast with a software vision mixer, which has the capacity to mix and switch the output between various input streams.
Comparison by specification
Comparison by features
The following table compares features of screencasting software. The table has seven fields, as follows:
# Product name: Product's name; sometime includes edition if a certain edition is targeted
# Audio: Specifies whether the product supports recording audio commentary on the video
# Entire desktop: Specifies whether product supports recording the entire desktop
# OpenGL: Specifies whether the product supports recording from video games and software that employ
OpenGL
OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a Language-independent specification, cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D computer graphics, 2D and 3D computer graphics, 3D vector graphics. The API is typic ...
to render digital image
# Direct3D: Specifies whether the product supports recording from video games or software that employ
Direct3D
Direct3D is a graphics application programming interface (API) for Microsoft Windows. Part of DirectX, Direct3D is used to render three-dimensional graphics in applications where performance is important, such as games. Direct3D uses hardware ...
to render digital image
# Editing: Specifies whether the product supports editing recorded video at least to some small extent, such as cropping, trimming or splitting
# Output: Specifies the file format in which the software saves the final video (audio output types are omitted)
See also
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Remote desktop software
In computing, the term remote desktop refers to a software- or operating system feature that allows a personal computer's desktop environment to be run remotely from one system (usually a PC, but the concept applies equally to a server or a sma ...
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Comparison of webcam software
References
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Screencasting software
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