Microsoft has introduced a basic screencasting software for Windows (free, of course) that can capture all your desktop activity including the keystrokes and audio.
You may choose to record either the full window or just a specific region on the desktop. And once you are done with the recording, the same software will upload the video online onto MSN Soapbox.
Called Office Community Clips, this software is no Camtasia replacement - it’s more for Microsoft Office users who want to quickly create help videos of their Office programs and share them on the web.
When you install Community Clips, it adds a small record button to the Quick Access Toolbars of Word, Excel and PowerPoint that allows one-click recording of the application.
Office Community Clips | Download Link | Office Screencast Videos
Update: Since Community Clips can record audio, you may also use it for recording videos of your PowerPoint slides with the narrations.
Also see: Record PowerPoint Presentations as Video Files
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Reader Comments
Thanks for this review! I’m wondering if this will work for recording videos off of the internet in good quality, or if there is any other (free) software that will do this?
Written by Nik on 04.29.08
This will might be useful for explaining the problems well. And also its free, Is Microsoft turning into Google’s way?
Written by Logu on 04.29.08
I’ve been searching for this type of software for long time…thanks..
Written by Gopinath M on 04.30.08
What is the difference between microsoft screencast app and camtasia?
Written by victorantos on 01.15.09