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From the lens Screen Recorder Mac OS X - Best Screen Recorder Mac - Reviews.

Have you used any of these mac screen recording software packages? Do you know of a better one that is worthy to be here?

So what's the best screen recorder mac?

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  • @guentherishere Jun 26, 2011 @ 6:58 pm | delete
    I've been to several pages regarding MAC screen capture for a couple of how-to videos I plan to do and this was DEFINITELY the most informative. Thanks for sharing!!!
  • unexbarrel47 Jun 16, 2011 @ 11:53 am | delete
    if i whant to record an fullscreen game what should i use
    example:cod,unreal tournament,suberbraden
  • wizardgold Jun 4, 2011 @ 8:29 am | delete
    I had paid for a couple of screen recording and still bought ScreenFlow because it is so good. Love using it
  • Tina Mar 4, 2011 @ 4:08 am | delete
    Hi! Thanks for the reviews. I've tested a bunch of these software now, but I can't get rid of the cursor image even though many of them have an option to set the cursor invisible. Does anyone have an idea why this doesn't work? I have Mac OS X 10.5.8 and trying to record drawing in Photoshop so that the cursor wouldn't show...
  • Håkan Jul 20, 2011 @ 6:44 am | delete
    Have you found a solution for this, Tina? I'm wondering about the same thing.
  • ssomu007 Nov 4, 2010 @ 12:12 am | delete
    Thanks for info. I like screenflow. It is great.
  • karen Oct 1, 2010 @ 1:30 pm | delete
    Daniel- Check out Screencast-o-matic for a good free capture utility. The biggest advantage is that it will export to mp4 so you can edit it. I've been using it for some time now and have been really impressed considering the price! It is browser based so you can actually use it anywhere as well.

    I am looking to upgrade to something better so thanks to everyone for their input.
  • Jovan Mar 15, 2011 @ 1:04 pm | delete
    Karen thank you,

    Screencast-o-matic is awesome! I needed to record an 8 minute video from youtube and this did the job nicely. Quick and easy. Although the free version has a water-mark on the finished video, no big deal for me.

    Thanks Again Karen for info on this website.

    God Bless!
  • 1976Hoosiers Sep 14, 2010 @ 9:46 am | delete
    I just played around with all these because I need a new screen recorder. I ended up purchasing ScreenFlick because of the compatibility with iMovie. I don't know why IShowHD had such issues with iMovie, but it was my second choice. $25 bucks and ScreenFlick was the perfect solution for me! Great list though very help full! I also played around with Jing, but not worth the $15 bucks a year when I can pay 25 and have way more options with ScreenFlick and IShowU HD!
  • NOBOOTCAMP Aug 28, 2010 @ 6:02 am | delete
    Is there anything like Hypercam for Mac. JUST GOT A MAC WILL NOT DO BOOT CAMP!!!
  • spindigg Aug 29, 2010 @ 12:21 am | delete
    I'm not familiar with Hypercam but from looking at their website, it seems that Screenflow and iShowU is what your looking for however they are commercial applications and you'll need to buy a license. You can try one of the free options but I've never used any of them.
  • TimArends Jul 27, 2010 @ 9:52 pm | delete
    Jing is the only free screen recording software I know of that works well on Mac OSX. It's fine for uploading captures to the free Jing server, but unless you pay a fee, it saves video in its own proprietary format, which can NOT be edited in QT or iMovie, nor can it be uploaded to YouTube.
  • Bob Jul 10, 2010 @ 7:20 am | delete
    IShowU completely solved my problem for converting SWF files into Quicktime. Great for those people trying to use SWF files in an Apple Keynote. Really easy and fast and quality is perfect.
  • LeLe Jun 21, 2010 @ 12:10 pm | delete
    will ScreenFlow rocks believe me ... search in MSJ and u will be happy
  • Penina May 15, 2010 @ 7:20 pm | delete
    iShowU looks like it may be the one for us… But I hadn't realized there would be issues with how much of the screen we can capture. My son wants to capture computer gameplay, which requires the ability to capture the full screen. If we had the option to do either full screen or partial screen, that would be ideal. I'm on a 15" MacBook Pro.
  • cbard Nov 19, 2010 @ 4:49 pm | delete
    Hi Penina,
    Were you (or anyone else) able to find a screen capture program that allows you to enlarge the capture area (scroll it) to image (ie: jpeg) capture an area that is bigger than the visible window?
    Please let me know...
    cbard1@verizon.net
    Thanks,
  • Sam Apr 8, 2010 @ 11:35 pm | delete
    DO NOT get iShowu pro. Its really quite crap, I've been using it for awhile now and for basic things it works okay but for anything like recording a game with lots of movements you're out of luck
  • Who Cares Mar 22, 2010 @ 9:00 am | delete
    I hope they make a free screen recorder (like Quicktime player 7(but has better quality and control))
  • Karina Mar 11, 2010 @ 6:38 pm | delete
    i love screenium! :-) it saves it to mov.
  • Daniel Sep 23, 2009 @ 8:56 pm | delete
    Hello, is there any software for free besides Capture me? When I downloaded it, I figured out it's just a screen shot application. Is there a video capture application for free you may recommend?
  • Sakki Mar 3, 2010 @ 4:08 am | delete
    Jing project is a free app from TechSmith. Not a lot of features, but works well.
    There is also the New? Mac version of Camtasia studio, which has been the leader on the Windows side for some time.
  • Kritya Oct 18, 2010 @ 10:37 pm | delete
    Capture Me provides screen recording. Just click "Start Recording". But it records for only 10 seconds long.
  • scubo Sep 1, 2009 @ 7:26 am | delete
    As for me I use Macvide ScreenCap
    nice prog for recording screen, but not free:)
  • spindigg Aug 17, 2009 @ 1:17 pm | delete
    Hi Gary

    Compared to other mac screen recording software, Screenflow captures the entire screen. Whilst this is a different approach I quite like it. Screenflow allows you the ability to use the full desktop while recording like in a normal workflow but provides rich features to zoom in to specific areas when you need to providing what I think is a good end user experience. It also means you don't have to cramp everything into a fixed window size. I think once you get used to recording that way you'll probably think it's not so bad.
  • Gary Jul 31, 2009 @ 10:18 am | delete
    Screenflow is good but I cant see anyway to capture just a window, it always wants to capture the whole desktop which is a major limitation in my opinion.
  • Manus Jul 22, 2009 @ 10:19 am | delete
    screenflow is what you need...
  • sqlcursor May 20, 2009 @ 1:28 am | delete
    I've used Snapz ProX for over a year and am looking for something better. My complaints are this:
    1) If I'm recording a "sized" window (Say a webex presentation), and the presenter changes to an area that spills over my window, I cannot resize that window while I'm recording, this ruins the recording because of complaint #2.
    2) Once I stop a recording, I cannot begin another one. I have to edit / save the current one first. If I need to stop recording to resize an area, I cannot again begin my capture
    3) Snapz ProX seems to add about 10 - 15 seconds onto my login time as it imbeds itself into the Finder Stuff. This is annoying; technically necessary, but annoying.
  • mikemccabe29 Apr 5, 2011 @ 1:21 pm | delete
    ScreenFlow allows me to pause one capture, open a new recording (choosing a different source - different monitor, or iSight, etc) and then at the end of that new recording, I can merge with the first or save that as a new one. Just made a quick video of this & posted to youtube (watch?v=MdSq_kCD-AQ)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdSq_kCD-AQ
    ALSO Just learned that Quick Time 7 Player on Snow Leopard has a pretty cool FREE built in Screen Recording feature...
  • jt Feb 18, 2009 @ 7:16 am | delete
    do any of these allow one to capture the image of a window that is obscured?

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