CapturePad is a small but useful tool that allows you to capture images and video from the computer screen or any video source such as a camera, webcam, etc. In the "File" tab, you can choose the format in which the image is to be captured: AVI, JPEG, and SWF; or you can just send the captured data to clipboard.
In the "Devices" tab, you can select the video source and set up the frequency at which the frames should be captured; you can also capture audio from the microphone/line-in (and even the output audio), and adjust its volume. In the "Screen" tab, you can select the area of the screen that will be captured: you can capture a window, a selected area, or the entire screen; you can simply drag the Window Finder Selector to the desired window. In the "Compression" tab, you can select among 21 video compression formats and 17 audio compressors.
When you start capturing, the CapturePad window hides automatically and shows an icon in the system tray. You need to access this button to stop recording. Before you start, you can activate a Preview window to see the screen area that will be captured.
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