vento wrote: I've heard of Camtasia, but it's very expensive. What other options are there, that are either free or relatively inexpensive?
In case you don't have a soundcard and the resources for the solutions that have been suggested. here's what works for most people on a budget. for both of these methods, there are some sacrifices you will have to make, including a bit of latency (because you will have to temporarily forget ASIO, and use Direct Audio (DX or whatever came with your computer).
1. You can get FRAPS, it costs a bit lower than US
$40.
this is a very simple screen recorder, very common for youtube game channel owners but it also works well for most other purposes. it might drain your HDD storage though because it does not have a lot of options for video quality (might also train you to keep things brief). There are loads of videos that show you how to use this software, so it wont be hard to troubleshoot if needed.
fraps will record video, but the editing of that video is on you. If you don't already have a video editing software, then option 2 might appeal to you.
2. You can get a personal license of Movavi suite, it costs around US
$80.
this includes a screen recorder that has many options, including screen cropping during recording, options for video quality and format, and options to highlight mouse clicks and control audio gain.
part of the included software are video and audio converters, video editing suite (which allow a lot of features that would cost at least $1500 at Adobe).
these are great options, not the best, but I don't think there are any better options at these prices.
I used to have a free screen recording app, but Fraps turned me against it... try it before deciding. both these softwares have demos.
*edit* I just want to add that Movavi has relatively poor support, if you need someone to hold your hand every step of the way, then you'd best avoid it. it's great software for it price though.