When people want to record the screen of the game they are playing, they will usually just grab a camcorder and start recording, then upload it on the internet for other people to see. Do you think people will enjoy watching a blurry unclear video? Maybe so, but it will definitely look unprofessional. You might not care that your video recording looks unprofessional, but chances are people will just go search for a more high quality video of the same thing. That is, unless what you are recording is truly unique and original.
The gameplay I post up here is recoded straight off my computer with a certain software called Auto Screen Recorder. Click on the link to go to the page to download it. It's a very easy recording software, the only thing you need to worry about is having enough memory to save the footage you are recording. It all depends on how much of the screen you want to record and how long the video is. I recommend at least 1 GB for a 12 minute video of the whole screen.
After you download and install Auto Screen Recorder, launch it and click on "try" to use the unregistered version. I'm using a registered version just so you know. Make sure you are on the "From" tab. The srceenshot above makes it pretty self explanatory. Everything is listed there by default. As you can see, you press F9 to start and stop recording. Under "Add" you have the opinion to add sound, mouse clicker, autotext, watermark, and multiple monitors. I'm not familiar with using the watermark, and multiple monitors options. I just use autotext to watermark my video.
Adding the sound can be a little bit of a challenge. Some computers have a built in option to record audio straight off their computer crystal clearly. Mine doesn't. It took me a while to figure out how to get crisp sounding audio. For a short while, I would have to turn up the speakers really loud while recoding. Which made it sound kind of muffled. Here's how to record the sound so it sounds crystal clear. First:
1) make sure your sound option is set to microphone. Do this by clicking on "options" next to "sound".
2) Then "select an audio import device" a little recording control window will pop up. Click "options" and then "properties".
3) Make sure the "microphone" box is checked under "show the following volume controls". Then click OK.
Now you need a standard stereo mini jacks (cable cord). I don't have those so I search around my house for some input and and output plugs that were the exact same size of the input jack part of headphones. Here's what I found:
A total of three cords.I had to connect these three in a certain order.
It looks weird but works perfectly. Since the jack is plugged into the headphones you won't be able ti hear the audio. Just record, save, and your all done.
