Desktop Screen Capture Software

[ArunRaj]

All,

 

I am doing some tutorials and would like to capture my desktop screen. Let me know your suggestions on good software for the same?

Free and Paid.

 

I would like to have the capability to add text after capturing the video to add more details.

I am having Windows 8.1

 

thanks for your help and happy Sunday!!

 

 

[AlwaysFSX]

OBS!

 

Absolutely love OBS, so versatile. And amazing.

[linusforsell]

If you've got a fairly modern card from Nvidia you could just up and use the built-in Shadowplay feature, otherwise OBS is pretty solid as stated above.

[Tycho]

indeed, OBS is your way to go.

https://obsproject.com/

 

EDIT: it does require A LOT of setup work, but once it works it's ******** magic.

[Guest]

I like Camtasia Studio that kinda stuff.

[FizzyFantom]

OBS, Dxtory, Fraps, Shadowplay and MSI Afterburner are all valid options.

Fraps needs a lot of disk space (and a fast drive), but can record your whole desktop, but will destroy the FPS when recording Aero desktop.

I don't know if any of the other programs can record the desktop, but I'm sure someone can help you out with that.

OSB supports encoding on the fly using Intels iGPU, and there is a fork for AMDs VCE. It's also free and works on AMD, Nvidia and Intel (with varying benefits).