Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP
400 MHz processor
64 MB recommended
4 MB of hard-disk space for program installation.
Uses of ScreenShow Pro
There are many uses for ScreenShow Pro. Here are just a few of them:
You can create software demonstration by simply recording everything you (can) do with an application, from mouse movement to menu
presentation and options demonstration and pretty much everything you can think of. You now have the chance to make a powerful presentation that
will impress your audience.
You can create help files, assist trainings and build professional tutorials by simply explaining on-screen how everything works. ScreenShow
Pro gives you the possibility to record yourself while you work or use an already recorded file to match your new recording.
You may want to upload a presentation of your software on your website to give it a more professional look and to establish a good
communication between you and the user.
If you are testing an application, you can use ScreenShow Pro to record the exact moment when the bug occurs.
Or you can just use it in personal interest such as recording everything that happens while you’re not at your computer, whether we’re talking
about tracking the progress of an application that runs for a long time or simply spying on other people using the computer, you can be sure
ScreenShow Pro does its job.
The Screenshow Pro Main Screen
This is the screen you will see when you first launch the program:
Play the video below for a brief walkthrough of the main interface:
ScreenShow Pro Modules Overview
Recorder - lets you capture your video:
Play the video below for a brief walkthrough of the Recorder:
SWF Producer - converts your generated AVI video to SWF / Flash format:
Player - plays videos:
Tools - online tools for Screenshow Pro
Extras - online extras for Screenshow Pro
Recorder Module Quick Start:
Press the REC button to begin recording. When you click the button, a flashing rectangle will appear. This rectangle helps you select the
Region for recording.
STOP complete stops the recording. A dialog then appears so you can name the file and choose the location to save it.
Pause the recording at any time by pressing the PAUSE button. You can resume recording again by simply pressing the REC button.
You can also set shortcut keys for these functions using the Keyboard Shortcuts menu.
Video Basics
Every AVI movie is a sequence of bitmaps (known as frames). When you record a movie using the ScreenShow Pro you are actually saving this
sequence of bitmaps which are then played in a rapid succession to give the impression of motion. The number of frames recorded per second is
called the frame rate. If the frame rate is high the video will play smoother but the resulting AVI file will be larger in size.
There are 3 kinds of rates:
The input rate is the number of frames that your computer records in a second.
The output rate is the number of frames displayed in a second when you are playing the AVI.
The two rates are usually the same. However, you might want to play the video faster than you’ve recorded it, or, on the contrary, play it
slower. In the first case you’ll have to set the output rate to be bigger than the input rate, and vice versa for the second scenario.
The key frame rate. There are two ways of saving a frame in an AVI file: you can either save it as a full frame (a complete image) or you can
save only the differences that occurred from the last frame. This key frame rate specifies how often full frames are written to the AVI file. A
high value means you can fast forward/rewind to a particular frame in your movie much faster. But it also means a larger file size.
ScreenShow Pro's Recorder Module allows you to specify these video rates to match you exact needs. Video options will be review in the Video
Options section.