CamStudio

Infobox Software
name = CamStudio



caption = Camstudio video capture software
author =
developer = nickthegeek, windycity, wolfpackmars2
released =
latest release version = 2.5 Beta 1
latest release date =
latest preview version =
latest preview date =
programming language = Visual C++
operating system = Microsoft Windows
platform =
language = English
status =
genre = Screencasting software
license = GNU General Public License
website = [http://camstudio.org/ www.camstudio.org]

CamStudio is a screencasting program for Microsoft Windows released as free software. The software renders videos in an AVI format. It can also convert these AVIs into Flash Video format, embedded in SWF files. CamStudio is coded in Microsoft Visual C++.

History

The original CamStudio was released by RenderSoft. A succession of acquisitions led to the company being owned by Macromedia (who have themselves now been taken over by Adobe). Macromedia continued the development of their own software based on CamStudio. Their product remained available under a proprietary software license only. Development of CamStudio 2.0 (the last open-source version) was resumed and released as free software again in September 2007 with the [http://camstudio.org/blog/general/camstudio-25-beta-1-released CamStudio 2.5 Beta 1 release] . Accordingly, it was rebranded as CamStudio Open Source. The project is currently seeking developers.

See also

* Comparison of screencasting software

References

External links

* [http://www.camstudio.org Official site]
* [http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/screencapturepc/gr/camstudio.htm About.com review of CamStudio]
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* [http://portablebox.net/2008/04/camstudio-v20-online.html Portable version]