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Ever had the difficulty of capturing your computer screen for a task or a cause? There are still some who don’t know how to and try to find ways on how to screenshot a task on the screen. Snagit is one of the most familiar tools for this, it has been household stuff for creative reporting or project making when it involves several computer navigations. Although a built-in key for screenshot like the print screen is already in some computers, navigating to another app just to highlight objects on a screen capture can be too tacky and time-consuming. Snagit specializes in such functions since more than it can capture the screen, it has some extra tools that can be very useful without going out yet to the app just to highlight stuff in the captured screen, but these tools can only be accessed if premium membership will be available. There are Snagit free alternatives out there that still operate the same function, alternative as it may seem but what if there could be something better from it?
VideoPower GREEN is an app that specializes in capturing your screen, more to that, it can even record your screen. As a Snagit alternative video capture, it has highlighting functions, like adding an object to your screen or even being a little bit creative in the process by drawing some stuff on the photo. Video Power GREEN is absolutely a Snagit alternative Windows 10.
You can try to use the software for free by downloading its trial version below.
Step 1: Choose a sound source.
If audio is needed in recording, choose the desired sound source, “System sound, Microphone or System sound and microphone” on the “Audio Input” menu. If audio isn’t needed, just choose “None”. In recording video lectures, select “System sound”.
Step 2: Select a recording area.
Click on the “Record” button to choose the recording mode among “Full screen, Region, Audio, Web camera, and Around mouse” and then select the area you are going to record.
Full Screen:
The recording area will be the whole screen of the computer.
Region:
The recording area will only be a specific area of the computer screen.
Audio only:
Select “Only Audio” to record the audio-only.
You can save your files like MP3, AAC, OGG, WMA, WAV, FLAC, and other file formats.
Web camera:
Select this option to record video from an external webcam or a built-in laptop camera.
Around mouse cursor:
The mouse position is the center of the recording range. If you move the mouse during recording, the recording range will follow the movement of the mouse.
Step 3: Record your Screen
A pop-up window will show to confirm whether to start the recording or not. Click “OK” to start the recording.
Step 4: Annotate Recording
Make your Recording extra creative. While recording, adding lines, arrows, shapes, texts, highlight, blur, etc. is possible. Just click the edit button to show the editing toolbox.
Step 5: End the recording.
Click the “Stop” button to stop recording.
Step 6: Redirect to Recorded File List
After recording, the screen will automatically redirect to the recorded file list on the main interface window. Right-click the file and do more operations if necessary. Double click the file to play or view it.
Conclusion:
Screen capture is very essential nowadays, it can be used for work, projects, or even school. Aside from screen capturing, recording your screen for video tutorials or just for recording a live stream is possible. VideoPower GREEN is a perfect choice from usability to efficiency, easy to understand, no complicated buttons. I’m really particular with how an application is made, how fun the interface looks, how every tool is arranged, and how easy it is to deal with. VideoPower GREEN seemed pretty basic to me but as soon as I navigated, finally, I could say this app could do what I got curious about in the first place, which is recording my screen, for me it delivers more than just enough, indeed a Snagit alternative.
