Need recommendation on Free Screen Capture software

I will be taking an online mock exam, and would like to make a record of the every screen during the process so that I can revise the material afterward.

Can anyone suggest a free screen capture software which is user-friendly, easy to use, and allows me to still concentrate on my online exam? I googled for such software but not sure which is good. I'd like to get some recommendation from NBR members who has experience using one of these softwares and can recommend it.

Thanks.

 

You can use the Snipping Tool if you are using Vista.

If you are using XP, you can Prnt Scrn and paste it to a photo editing program or to your Paint and then save the file.

 

OR you can use Fraps Trial version to record it all like a Video.

 

I use Irfanview. It's free and works great.

 

http://www.wisdom-soft.com/sh/index.htm

Free version works fine. Easy to use.

 

Fastone Capture 5.3 (any version newer than that requires purchase).

Been using it for years.... has a great editor as well. Outputs to .png, .jpg, .gif, .pdf and a few others.

 

I use Screenshot Captor. Its free and works well.

 

Are you using FireFox as browser? If yes, try Screengrab!, it's very good.

http://www.screengrab.org/

You can capture by selection or capture what is not showing one the screen, for example a very long web page.

 

I also use ScreenGrab and Gadwin PrintScreen.

 

I second Gadwin.

 

i love snipping tool...

 

Thank you all for the recommendations. What I need is a simple application and nothing fancy.

I find that Screengrab works for me. Good thing is that it can capture the entire web page, and not just the full screen. This feature satisfies my needs. Also, it's a FF Add-on, so I don't have to start another application.

Gadwin is also a good one. It is simple and you can capture the screen with just one hit of a button. Unfortunately, it cannot capture the entire web page, and therefore cannot fully satisfy my current need.

I also tried Fraps but somehow I got a virus/trojan alert from Threatfire when I tried to use the application. I dare not take the risk and so I uninstalled the program afterwards.

No snipping tool as I'm using Windows XP.

 

hmm I don't if this is the exact App the OP wants but its one of the best screen recording software out there and its free !!

Camstudio

 

I like Cropper on XP combined with Screengrab.

Cropper is really lightweight.

 

Yes, I read about Camstudio but I currently don't need a video capture. I only need snapshots. Anyway, I downloaded Camstudio because I think it might be useful for me in the future. I played around Camstudio a little, but I found that the file size of the video capture is very large.

 

Have to remember, these programs are capturing raw video, so therefore its automatically huge. Just compress them to make them smaller.

 

and u can change the video settings