You can use a number of encoders which the program – I believe – installs (including DV video), as well as any encoders that you might have installed on your system (e.g. Output: can output in a variety of formats, including AVI, WMV, ASF, MPG, 3PG, MP4, MOV, and FLV).Alternately you can click the “capture the whole desktop” button to record the entire screen. Debut will only record that area and any visible events that take place within it. Defining an area of the screen to record: is extremely easy click on the “select a desktop rectangle tool” and draw a rectangle anywhere on screen.

You can also record your visible screen or a sub-section of the screen.

Input sources: you can record any input coming from a USB video input device (including a videocam with USB input).

I decided to post this program because it is simple and straightforward, extremely easy to use, and offers a good number of output encoders and formats. This presented me with the opportunity to do some research and find a good screen-recording program the last time I’d posted something like this was the Krut Computer Recorder way back in April 2007, but since then there seems to have been a proliferation of good free options. I was recently faced with the need to make videos of a user (me) interacting with a site that we’ve created at work. Supports a wide variety of output formats and encoders.

Debut Video Capture is a free video recording software that can capture video and audio from any USB device, and can also record anything that is displayed on-screen such as a video that is playing or a user’s visible on-screen activity.

Debut video capture portable