Cam Studio (Portable App)

Your Task

Go to: portableapps.com/apps/utilities/camstudio_portable

Download and install "Cam Studio".

Set Up

Make sure to test Cam Studio before you make a recording you want to keep!  
Every time I don't test it first, I end up re-doing my work.  :-(
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This is what Cam Studio looks like when you first run it.

   

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Select the size of the screen
Plug in your microphone before the next step!
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Under the "Options" menu, make sure to select:
"Record audio from microphone".
Go to: portableapps.com/apps/utilities/camstudio_portable

About Portable Apps

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These applications are specially built to be 'installed' on any Windows computer.  They do not require administrator privileges, as they don't do a 'proper' Windows install.

Instead...

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  • Look for this green download button
  • Wait for the download to complete
  • The 'installer' file will unzip the program to a folder
  • When you're done using the program, just delete the folder and it's gone!  (No worrying about registries or anything!)
Because of this 'install' method, portable apps may run slower than normal.

WARNING!!! 
 - Change the Codec!!!

The default video format is "Microsoft Video" which will give you a 2GB video after about 90 seconds.  
This is high quality, but will crash if you go longer (and won't tell you until afterwards).

So, save yourself the pain and be sure to select a different codec.

I had great success with the "Cinepak Codec by Radius". 
(see below).
   

So, since you'd like the advanced options...

Here are some ways you can capture longer video --- but it means less "frames per second" so don't click too quickly!!!
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Go to: Options -- Video Options
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Set your options like this image. Once you've tried one video, then experiment with different settings (like 100/10 instead of 200/5 above).