Thankfully this also isn't one of those 'dummy user' applications. Apart from recording the desktop, multi-monitor setups, specific windows, or a certain region, you can also capture from a webcam and record sound. Using BB Flashback, I was able to record at my full desktop resolution with 30+ fps. Other tools, like Camtasia or HyperCam, start having trouble with recording bigger windows, and capturing the full screen smoothly would be pretty much unthinkable.

I don't know a lot about the technicalities behind screen recording, but I guess it must be down to the proprietary codec used. So far I have only used the free edition, and it is leaps and bounds above any other screen recorder I've tried so far, free or paid.įirst of all, the performance is great. This screen capture software is amazing, and I am still surprised why it has remained relatively unknown. You'd be better off manually drawing a copy into a flipbook, that's a higher-quality and higher-tech solution than the sad joke that is a WMV file. I can only repeat: don't ever export any video to WMV. But if what you're looking for is 'free screen recording software', than FlashBack no longer is an option, now that the free version no longer offers even a single usable export format. Licenses for the Pro version are lifetime (no subscription), so they're still a good deal – a personal license is currently $49. The only export container format and codec that is still supported in the free version is WMV, which nobody, nowhere, and under no circumstances should ever use for anything! Most notably, as of version 5.25.0 from March 2017, the ability to export to AVI and Flash video files is gone. And because even the free version requires an online activation, they could theoretically prevent you from using an older, more powerful version (although I saw no indication that they do that).

Maybe the developer has some cashflow problems, with not enough users upgrading to a paid version, so they feel the need to restrict the free version more. However, this is just a quick heads-up that features are now starting to be removed from the free Express version. Edit: This information is outdated as of August 2018, please see the comments below!įlashBack is still the screen recorder software I would most recommend.

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