Best screenshot/video capture utility?

[tracyq144]

Payware or freeware, either one. I've used FRAPS when I had FS9 and XP, but now I have FSX and Vista64, and a not very fast system, a laptop actually.

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 3MB L2 cache)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS with 512MB of GDDR3 discrete video memory
15.6” WXGA Glossy LCD (1366x768)
Genuine Microsoft Windows (http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4700#) Vista Home Premium (64-bit) SP1
4GB (4096MB) DDR2 Memory (2 x 2048MB modules)
320GB 7200RPM Seagate HD

Suggestions?

[kilo delta]

I'm very happy with Fraps on my Vista system....though the default screenshot utility in FSX is very good too.

[HighGround22]

I've had a great deal of success with the Gadwin utility. The nice part is that you can set it up with your desired presets, and that's how it'll operate every time.

http://www.gadwin.com/download/

[dswo]

I use FastStone Capture, because it has the option to capture just the active window. (Otherwise, I get screenshots of my whole desktop which, with two monitors, is almost never what I want.) I use version 4.8, which is freeware. There are later freeware versions, but when you make a screenshot they produce a more noticeable stutter in FSX.

http://download.oldapps.com/FSCapture/FSCaptureSetup48.exe

[Cazzie]

Mostly I use payware FRAPS.

For some web articles, where I may need a screenshot of the current Photoshop screen I am working in, I prefer FSScreen. This is a very small freeware program, that will copy the screen every time you hit PrtScn and save a bitmap image to a folder of your choice.

http://www.flightsimworld.com/downloads/viewfile/1058.html

It works for any sim or any screen, but do not overload it, it will not crash your computer, but it will crash itself.

Caz

[tracyq144]

Thanks for the replies, I went with FRAPS, since the demo seemed to work as well as (actually better) than it did in FS9.

What with the L-39, A2A Cub, and OZ's great Grand Canyon scenery, I need to start taking some screenshots, LOL!

Thanks again.