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Screencapture to GIF: how to record desktop and save screencast as animated GIF

This is a step-by-step howto to record your desktop and then save it as animated GIF using free software. The resulting file will be very small compared to video files, e.g. a 2 minutes long screencapture of a webpage browsing can be less than 1MB.

Requirements:

How to:

Install CamStudio Install VirtualDub (if you have a 64bit OS install the 64 bit version) Prepare the window you have to screencapture Capture the video Open CamStudio Options \> Video Options \> Codec Intel IYUV (lossless) and then OK Select Region \> Windows (or other as needed) Press the record button and select the Window to record Press stop to stop recording Select a destination directory and filename: make sure you’ve enough free space Convert to GIF Decompress VirtualDub and launch the Veedubexe (user interface) or equivalent File \> Open video file and then select the previously generated file (step 6) Video \> Frame rate \> Frame rate conversion Select Convert to fps and specify a low value like 2 and then OK Video \> Color Depth From Output format to compressor / display select 16 bit RGB (555) or greyscale (0-255): it will downsize the output GIF file File \> Export \> Animated GIF Select Play once, infinite loop or specify a loop number Save the resulting file Edit the GIF Launch GIMP Optional: Select Window \> Single window mode to keep all tools in one window (useful for PhotoShop users) Open the generated GIF (step 9) Crop, rescale and alter the image as you like Optional: Image \> Mode \> Indexed to change colors reducing filesize File \> Export as… \> Animated GIF Check the “As animation” flag Export

The GIF can now be published on forums, WordPress.com or any image hosting provider.

https://web.archive.org/web/20161215000000*/http://camstudio.org/

https://web.archive.org/web/20161215000000*/http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/

https://web.archive.org/web/20161215000000*/https://www.gimp.org/