Stop! Shot!

About Screencast.

To begin with briefly about what a screencast is.
Screencast - Digital recording from the monitor screen, with or without sound.
Since we are the “right” users, we will use only Open Source programs.

From several programs for recording screencasts, I chose the most workable ones.
For each program, pros and cons are indicated, the home page, a screenshot and screencast are made, by the program itself.

recordMyDesktop:

Pros:
You can select both a window and an area.
Adjusts the quality of the video / sound.
Cons:
No hotkeys, you have to turn off through the tray.
The frames are visible in the video.
No video preview.
Format only .ogg
No 3D support.

Homepage

Screenshot:



Screencast:

Istanbul Desktop Session Recorder:

Pros:
You can select both a window and an area.
Search save.
Ability to save 3D.
Cons:
No hotkeys, you have to turn off through the tray.
The frames are visible in the video.
No preview.
You can not adjust the quality, only the size.
Format only .ogg
I do not save the file if audio recording is enabled.

Homepage

Screenshots:




Screencast:



3D:

XVidCap:

Pros:
Encodes on the fly.
Encodes in different formats.
It has the most settings.
There is a view.
Removes to tray.
Cons:
No hotkeys.
You cannot select a specific window.

Homepage

Screenshot:



Screencast:

Summary:

If you want to quickly remove the screencast, then your choice is recordMyDesktop. Quickly, without unnecessary settings and troubles.
If you like picking and tuning, then XVidCap is perfect.
If you need to shoot a 3D game, you can try Istanbul, though remember that it was last updated in 2006.