| Version | 3.0.2.0 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | ZD Soft |
| Release date | Jan 22, 2009 |
| Date added | Jan 22, 2009 |
| Os requirements | Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista |
| Requirements | None |
| Total downloads | 5,842 |
| Price | $39 |
Description
ZD Recorder is a unique software program that can record almost everything displaying on the computer screen, including desktop applications, PC games, various videos (streaming video, flash video, Webcam video, and DVD video), and record audio from speaker or microphone simultaneously. You can use ZD Recorder to create demo videos to demonstrate how to do something on a computer, make game movies to show how cool you are in the game, or record interested videos to hard disk for later review.
Review
ZD Recorder provides a neat tool for capturing movement and just about anything else that can be displayed on a computer screen.
Its interface was shockingly plain, which led us to the User's Manual almost instantly. Fortunately, its no-frills layout made recording our actions onscreen very simple. Like running a video camera, there's a dotted square that captures all the action within its boundaries. By operating a series of Play, Stop, and Record buttons, similar to a typical remote control, we easily captured all our actions opening and operating a program. This function could have also been applied to video, but it seemed most helpful as a teaching tool for showing people how to run programs. We saved the video ZD Recorder created as an AVI file. It was instantly playable and easy to watch, too, since it looked just like our regular screen. ZD Recorder can also record sound from a microphone and loudspeakers simultaneously, which could be useful for narrating the action. While its layout could have been more professional, this program could be really handy to have around.
ZD Recorder has a 30-use trial limitation. It installs desktop icons without permission and leaves folders after uninstalling. It's simple and effective.
