Hello streamer,
Thank you for your question.
You'll find that there are applications made just for this purpose.
For example:
http://www.supercapture.com/
"SuperCapture Professional 4.01
SuperCapture Professional is a powerful windows screen capture
software for windows. It supports all functions of SuperCapture
Standard 4,01, and it have many enhanced features: capture all flash
file from web page, create videos of your computer screen(Make AVI
Video/Movie), capture any icons whatever from a file, a directory, or
whole harddisk on your computer. It allows you to quickly capture
screenshots including desktop,scrolling web pages,web images,web
flash,menus,DirectX/Direct3D games,icons,video and more. Getting
started is as easy as pressing a hotkey. In addition, you can apply
capture masks, including circular, rectangle and other shapes,Captures
can optionally include the mouse cursor, or can be automatically send
to MS Office applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Free
trial."
There is also a standard version for $29 but this pro version is only
$32 and both have free trials for download.
And this one:
http://www.techsmith.com/defaultflash.asp
"TechSmith has been at this work for a long time and has built the
Cadillac of Desktop Recording. They have streamlined the production
process while keeping every aspect at the control of the user... If
you want to create training films that will stream over the Web,
complete with controllers, annotation, narration and in Flash's
ubiquitous format, you will love Camtasia Studio."
-- Tom Franks, Animation Guide, About.com"
http://www.techsmith.com/products/studio/default2.asp
"Camtasia Studio is the premier video screen recording program that
records, edits and shares videos of any action on your Windows
desktop. These videos help you train, support and demonstrate.
Camtasia Studio makes it easy to:
Record a full-motion video of your screen.
Edit your audio and video.
Enhance with captions and annotation.
Produce as Macromedia Flash and streaming videos.
Create DVD-like navigation for Flash videos.
With Camtasia Studio, you can:
Train software users anytime, anywhere.
Demonstrate software and Web sites to potential customers.
Answer a technical support call without picking up the phone.
Capture lectures for online and CD delivery.
Create streaming training tutorials.
Embed screen videos into PowerPoint presentations. "
A single user license for this is $349 - so you can see that there is
a wide range of pricing for this type of product.
NewFeeWare.com has a listing of this type of utility:
http://www.newfreeware.com/graphics/capture/0-1.html
And you can find many more by searching:
"screen capture" +video
://www.google.com/search?q=%22screen+capture%22+%2Bvideo&btnG=Google+Search&num=50&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1
Windows Media Services is well described at this Microsoft page:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/server.aspx
"Windows Media Services 9 Series, part of Windows Server 2003, is the
industry’s most powerful streaming media server. Hosting companies
delivering audio and video content over the Internet can now offer
their customers Fast Streaming experiences, as well as full
advertising support and the capability to automatically program and
seamlessly update digital media content on the fly. Enterprises in
business, education, and government will benefit from the ability to
effectively manage network resources while delivering richer
communications for executive broadcasts, online learning, marketing
and sales..."
As noted here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/encoder/default.aspx
"Windows Media Encoder 9 Series is a powerful tool for content
producers who want to take advantage of the many innovations in
Windows Media 9 Series including high-quality multichannel sound,
high-definition video quality, new support for mixed-mode voice and
music content, and more..."
This page links to numerous resources on using this tool:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/create.aspx
And here you will find a brief explanation on getting started:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/howto/articles/IntroEncoding.aspx
"Getting Started with Windows Media Encoder
by Jennifer Winters
Microsoft New Media Platforms Division
November 2002
Introduction
Windows Media Encoder 9 Series is a powerful production tool for
compressing audio and video content into a format that is suitable for
streaming over the Internet, downloading onto users' computers, or
playing back on hardware devices...
...Choosing a source. You can encode live content in real time, audio
or video files, or you can capture screens. Real-time sources include
anything that you can plug into your audio or video card, including a
CD player, microphone, VCR, video camera (both analog and digital),
video tape recorder (VTR), video player, or NTSC television signals.
You can also capture screens directly from your desktop, and insert
script commands while encoding. The encoder supports sourcing from
most common file types such as AVI and WAV.
The encoder works with most capture devices that have Windows Driver
Model (WDM) drivers. New to this release is the ability to capture
from ATI Radeon cards that support video capture. In addition, most
USB cameras are supported..."
Do read this, as well as other linked articles above.
It appears that the Windows Media Encoder *may* be all that you need
to create your project, as it mentions screen capturing. But not
having used this product, I am not sure if it captures it as streaming
video as mentioned in the commercial products above. If not, or if the
commercial products are more to your liking for features and
interface, then their output can be brought in to WME projects.
The Microsoft site is rich with information about this product.
Frequently Asked Questions can be found here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/encoder/faq.aspx
And the program can be downloaded from this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/encoder/default.aspx
Search Strategy:
"screen capture" +video
I trust my research has answered your questions. If a link above
should fail to work or anything require further explanation or
research, please do post a Request for Clarification prior to rating
the answer and closing the question and I will be pleased to assist
further.
Regards,
-=clouseau=- |
