How To Capture Your Screen

Hello Readers!!!!!!

Ever wondered how, the various tutorials you watch on Youtube or anywhere else get captured? Let me share my experience- Some years back I always speculated as to how the various videos I searched on Youtube got captured by the respective uploaders on their computer screens.

Upon some searching on Google I did come up with a software which I am very excited to share with all of you.

Requirements :

1.  Internet Connection
2. Camstudio Application ( Click Here to download)
3. Xvid Video Codec       ( Click Here to download)

Functions of Camstudio :

• Note that there are many applications available on the internet for capturing your screen but here I will use my personal favorite which is Camstudio. It is very simple to use and completely hassle free.

• It can be used to capture your screen frames so as to produce a video of your activities on your computer screen. It is specifically programmed to design tutorials at home on your computer screen. Further you can capture a portion or the whole of your screen.

•  You can even capture videos or movies that you watch online. Unfortunately it cannot be used for screen capturing when high resolution games run on your screen. It comes equipped with a video player although I recommend that you run the captured videos using a good video player like VLC, KM player etc.

•  The Xvid Video Codec is crucial as it improves the quality and the frame rate of the videos and is essential in capturing videos in 1080p.

 

Process :

•  Once installed open camstudio and u get a dialog box like this : 
  
  
  
  
  
   

Description:

1. The red circular button when clicked starts recording your screen. The two buttons beside it are used to pause and stop your recording respectively.
2.   The button beside the stop (blue) button is used to toggle your view of the application and the button beside it is for screen annotations i.e. if you want to add text in certain portions of your screen or diagrams during recording. Camstudio features with a lot of different layouts for screen annotations. Lastly the SWF button is for converting the recorded format from .avi to .swf .

 

• The next step is to configure the recording quality by inserting the Xvid codec. Click on Options on the menu bar and then press on Video options and make the following changes there as listed on the image below:

 

• Click on Configure button and make the following changes as listed in the image below:

 

• If you take a quick peek into the menu bar of the application you will see six options- file, region, options, tools, view and help. When you click on them you can easily understand their functions. Also some of their functions also match with the button functions that I explained above.

 

• One important option is the "region option". You will see that it has three subtypes-  region, fixed region and full screen. These are self explanatory and you may choose the option that rightly suits you!

 

• Note that when you record with the settings I described above you will observe a black screen when you play your recorded video in camstudio video player. So I suggest you to play using KM or VLC or any other player.

 

If you have any doubts you can comment in the comment section. Further if you discover any flaws or innovate any settings other than these, feel free to comment! I will respond to you and correct my mistakes !

 

 

So just begin making your own tutorials and open a channel on Youtube!!!!!!!!!!!

How To Download Videos From Youtube

Hello Readers!

Those of you who had thought that youtube was meant only for viewing videos and clips online or those who got tired of the endless buffering that takes place due to a slow internet connection just chill out ! Because I got a unique solution to it.

Yup you read it right! I will show you how to download videos from internet not only from youtube but also from other websites that get featured with videos. Yes you can view videos offline without the requirement of your internet connection once you have downloaded it from youtube or any other website.

Without much delay lets head straightaway to your topic of discussion !!!

 

Requirements :-

1.  An internet connection (obviously!)
2. Youtube Video Downloader Application

 

STEP 1 :

• Download the application and install the program in your computer.
• After you have installed , run the application and you will see a dialog box appear like the one shown below:

 

 

STEP 2 :

• Here I will show you how to download the video "Call of Duty Advanced Warfare Reveal Trailer" from Youtube.
• Just log on to youtube.com and type the above.

• Here I will download the second video shown in the image. The next step is to just click on the video and you get the following screen.

• Just copy the full link address in the address bar as shown by the red rectangular box in the image above.  

 

STEP 3 :

• Open youtube video downloader and click on the "Add Download" button.You will see a dialog box appear like the one shown here.

• Description :

1. The Green Box in the image is the location where you will paste the copied link.
2. The red arrow specifies the quality of the video that you want e.g. 720p,1080p etc.
3. The blue box in the image refers to the facility of converting the video in your desired format along with its quality. The "Settings" tab is for specifying the required video codec, frame rate, bit rate , audio codec, channel rate etc. ( These are not required for beginners)
4. The black arrow points to the location where you want your video to be stored. Choose your desired location.

• After following all the above steps click on the "Download Now" option. You will see a screen like this:

• You can see that the application is looking for your video from the directed link. The video gets located in 10-15 seconds approx after which you will be able to see the download speed and the percentage of the video downloaded in the section marked by the yellow box in the image.
• The section marked by the red box allows you to add further videos, play or pause or remove any one or more videos and much more......
• Finally you need to wait while your video gets downloaded!!!!!!!!!! You can use this application and the method shown to download videos from any other site as well other than youtube.                        

       

                            ***********HAPPY DOWNLOADING************

 

NOTE :-  Be careful of the videos you download since some videos have copyright permissions so you may fall into trouble for violating others' rights. 

How to download from torrentz.com in 3 simple steps!!

Hello readers , today I will show you how to download torrents using your internet connection.
It has become a phenomenon nowadays to download music, recently released movies and computer games for free without any prior investment. Buying from shops is slowly fading away as the cyber space constantly improves and rejuvenates everyday.

Requirements

• An internet connection
• uTorrent application ( Click here to download )

 Step-1

• Click on the link above and download the setup file in your desired location.
• Double click the setup file and install  uTorrent in your computer.

Step-2

• Open your browser and type www.torrentz.com or click here
• Click on the link that says "Torrentz Search Engine" and you enter the search page which contains a search box. 

Torrent Search Engine Page

• Here I will show you how to download GAME OF THRONES S5. Just type it in the search box and click the search button. You will find a page that appears similar to the one shown below.

                           

       

•  You will find several links as shown in the picture named as you had typed along with some technical specifications on the right. The "age" encircled by a red box refers to the age of the torrent i.e. how long it has been uploaded to the website. The "quality" encircled by the green box refers to the quality of the torrent file while the "order by" encircled by blue refers to the order in which the torrent is arranged.
• One important concept of torrent is of seeds and peers.

1. Seeders : Are the people who have completed downloading the file and are basically distributing it to the peers. Without them downloading a file completely is impossible.
2. Peers/Leechers : Are the people who are currently downloading the file like you.

• So coming back, the various links that are ordered in the page are by default done according to ratings. Generally the most rated file has the maximum number of seeders and leechers. But that may not always be the case so try to find the right balance between ratings and the seeders and leechers.
• Here I will click on the first link according to the ratings doing which the following page loads : 

• You will find many links like the "thepiratebay.se", "extratorrent.cc" etc etc (shown on the top image) and some user comments below (shown on  the second image). Check the user comments to verify the authenticity of the file. And then click on any of the  above links. 
• Here I will click on "yourbittorrent.com" upon which the following page opens :

• Click on "Torrent file" and a dialog opens as follows :

 

• Click on OK and save the file in your desired directory. (hardly a few kbs)

Step-3

• Open uTorrent application from the directory where it was installed. I have uTorrent version 3.4.3 which appears like the one shown below :

• Here upon clicking the add button (as has been encircled by the red rectangular box in the picture) a dialog box opens. Find the required directory where you had saved the torrent file and select it to open. When you do this a dialog box appears as follows :

• The region surrounded by the red box in the image refers to the location where the file you are downloading will be saved while the region surrounded by the yellow box refers to the torrent contents. Click on the OK button and you see this on your screen :

1. You can see the torrent file is downloading. There is a tab which tells the percentage of the file that has been downloaded along with download speed and many other details. The region enclosed by the blue box allows you to start , pause or stop your torrent. 
2. The region enclosed by the orange box gives details on the contents of the file,info,download speed, comments and the tracker list.

• When the download gets completed the file automatically starts to seed( as discussed before). You can click the stop button if you wish and your download gets completed!!! Now you can open the directory and start running the file you just downloaded!!!!