Yet another screen shot tool (and recording): Extensoft Screen Capturer

Extensoft Screen Capturer
http://www.extensoft.com/?p=free_screen_capturer

Already in a crowded field, the Extensoft Screen Capturer (awkward name, but I'll bite..) is a pretty handy screen capture and recording tool.

Pretty much a beefed up Gadwin Printscreen with some added features; like recording your screen in WMV or AVI format (with audio!). An additional plus I have to mention is that the GUI to Screen Capturer is reminisce of SnagIt.

Like Gadwin PrintScreen, there are no annotation features available with Screen Capturer, but if you have a need to only perform screen grabs quickly, then Screen Capturer should fit your bill.

Capture modes:

• Full Screen
• Current Window
• Window
• Region

Output modes:

• Clipboard
• Image File
• Email
• Printer

Image File output types supported:

• BMP
• PNG
• JPG
• GIF
• TIFF

Video output type supported:

• AVI
• WMV
  

Screen Capturer is easy to use and is very configurable, i.e. you can set your favorite hotkey combination to trigger the capture. Also, when capturing to an animation, you can use your codec of choice (like XVid!).

Likes

• Modern interface
• Ease of use - similar to SnagIT
• Records Desktop
• Desktop recording abides by window, full-screen, active window, region rules
  

Dislikes

• No way to set the automated save image format...it always defaults as PNG
• Have to register for a free serial number (not a huge deal, but is it necessary?)
  

Want to check out some other screen capture tools: The Great Screen Capture Shootout