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Screenpresso is a simple-yet-powerful & free screenshot tool that improves your Ctrl+Print function.

It can capture the entire screen, region or window with various options like "including the cursor", "automated resizing of them" or even "applying automated effects".

The tool sits in the system tray & allows you to keep an history of the last 100 screenshots.

It can auto-name the captured images or batch convert them (resizing & adding effects) after they are taken.

The screenshots can be drag'n dropped into any application or there are other sharing features like "send to e-mail", "send to Twitter" or "save to clipboard".

Screenpresso also has a built-in image editor that can apply image effects, insert objects (textboxes, arrows, annotations, etc.), apply resize or crop to the screenshots.

For Mac & Linux users, sadly, it only works in Windows.

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As designers & developers, we try to make a website easier-to-use for end-users. This can be building a less-complicated system, using different sizes & colors according to the priority of the content, etc.

But, whatever we do, we need to findout if these work or not. Because sometimes, users do the unexpected & surprise you with "how the easy-to-use website you created" is not easy for them.

Clixpy, a very easy to install & use web usability testing tool, is a great helper for finding out how users browse a website. It does this by recording the activities of:

• mouse movements
• clicks
• scrollings
• form inputs

A statistics application can give you the browsing route of a visitor. But, it does not provide what happens at that route & why readers choose that route, which actually are the vital questions. And this is what Clixpy offers.

How to install & use it?

A JavaScript code inserted into a website’s footer is automatically detected by Clixpy & tracking/recording starts (will be great if it becomes possible to limit the websites that can use the code to prevent unexpected usages).

From the admin interface of the application, you can filter the sessions recorded by domain, date or the status (new captures, atched ones, etc.).

Before viewing a session, you can have a strong idea about the details of it as Clixpy displays the number of pageviews, which pages are viewed, duration & user + browser details captured. It also enables you to save & take notes on any capture to analyze them later.

By clicking on any captured session, Clixpy presents you the same experience the reader has on the website.

Also, you can define a limit on the capturing process like "capture first 20 sessions" or "stop the whole capture feature anytime".

What to expect as a result?

After installing Clixpy & capturing the sessions of your visitors, it is time to analyze the results. Simply:

• watch the sessions
• see which features your visitors find difficult & easy to use
• take notes
• & take action, fix the parts that you can offer a better user experience. And, for a double check, re-capture those webpages with Clixpy to see if the updates really work.

50 free promo codes with 100 captures each

Clixpy is offering 50 free promo codes to WebResourcesDepot readers for tasting the application. Each promo code enables you to capture 100 sessions. To get one, besides any comment you might have, simply mention "I want a discount code" in the comments & one promo code will be e-mailed to you within a day.

All promo codes are now requested. But don’t worry, you can always play with Clixpy’s demo to see how it works.

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Whether it is a "how-to on using a web application" or "describing the steps of creating a Photoshop effect", words are sometimes not enough.

With the help of screencasts (screen recording), it can be possible to better describe/demonstrate a computer-related product or service. And, it spreads faster as anyone can easily embed the video (if supported) to any website.

Here is a collection of 10 free screen recording softwares for creating attractive screencasts:

CamStudio

CamStudio is an open source screen recorder software which can record every screen and audio activity on a computer & create industry-standard AVI video files or bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWF).

O.S.: Windows

Jing

Jing can both take screenshots & capture a screen as videos. It is possible to add textboxes, arrows or rectangles to highlight spots.

It can send the generated outputs to Screencast.com, Flickr, a FTP account, Twitter & more.

With a microphone, you can record audio with the video as well.

O.S.: Windows, Mac OS X

Webineria

This is a very easy-to-use open source software to create screencasts.

It records the screen as an .AVI file & offers an option to create .FLV file from it. With the help of hotkeys, it is possible to start-pause & stop recording.

A great feature is, it can combine another video input (like webcam) with the screen recording process.

O.S.: Windows

Wink

Wink is a tutorial and presentation creation software which can capture screenshots & enables you to add explanation boxes, buttons, titles & more.

It supports various output formats like .EXE, .FLV, .HTML, etc.

O.S.: Windows, Linux

UltraVNC Screen Recorder

UltraVNC Screen Recorder is based-on CamStudio source with updates to improve the performance.

It supports both audio & screen capturing.

O.S.: Windows

Windows Media Encoder

Windows Media Encoder is a powerful application for capturing audio and video content with high-quality multichannel sound, high-definition video quality, and support for mixed-mode voice and music content.

You may find this helpful: Getting Started with Screen Capture Using Windows Media Encoder.

O.S.: Windows

BB FlashBack Express

BB FlashBack Express is the free version of some other advanced series. It can record from a video source, screen & audio.

It can export to AVI or FLV & has integrated support for direct uploading to the popular video sharing websites.

O.S.: Windows

CaptureFox (Firefox add-on)

CaptureFox is a Firefox add-on which can record screens frame-by-frame to create tutorials. It also supports audio recording.

O.S.: All major operating systems

uTIPu TipCam

TipCam, besides the standard screen recording with audio & video, has various features like:

• has AVI & FLV support
• audio can be re-recorderd
• beginning & end parts can be trimmed
• video can zoom to the mouse cursor with smart zooming
• ability to draw free-style during recording

O.S.: Windows

Krut

This is a tiny Java application (works on many platforms) for creating screencasts.

Krut records movie files of selected parts of your screen in the quicktime mov format, including sound. The program has an intuitive and compact user interface.

O.S.: All major operating systems

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