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On the standard Windows operating system, pressing the Print-Screen key will copy an image of the entire screen to the clipboard, holding the Alt key and pressing the Print-Screen key will capture the currently selected window. Vista and Windows 7 come with a screen capture utility pre-installed. Other operating systems may also offer a similar utility for screen capture. As an alternative to the utilities that come with the OS, the freeware products in this review cover most of the following useful features and functions which users may find they need.

Windows: The Official Magazine

"Camtasia (video capture/editing) - Windows, Mac - SnagIt (screen capture/recorder/editing) - Windows - Fee "

You can capture your screen and record your voice to make screencasts (tutorials, e-lessons, etc.). Only available for Windows computers

Using SMART Recorder, you can record the actions you take on the interactive screen. If you connect a microphone to your computer, you can record your narration. After you create a recording, you can play the recording on any computer using SMART Video Player or Windows Media Player, or you can share the recording with others."

" About QuickScreenShare.com: QuickScreenShare.com is the simplest way to share screens with anybody: No registration required and completely free. Nothing to install for sharer or sharee (assuming you have Java). Works on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Even lets you remotely control mouse and keyboard! This free service is a side project from the creators of Screencast-O-Matic.com and is still in BETA. We use it extensively for remote user support and collaboration. The current version creates a direct peer-to-peer connection, so if you're on a super duper secure school or company network it may or may not be able to connect, but in most cases you'll find it works quite well so give it a shot! "

Pencil is an animation/ drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation ( cartoon ) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Pencil is free and open source. it requires download.

"Embeds a Google Map into your site and lets you add map markers with custom icons and information windows."

"Screencast-O-Matic is the original online screen recorder for one-click recording from your browser on Windows, Mac, or Linux with no install for FREE!"

"As the title indicates, converts a PDF to a Word Document. - Free - Windows"

" Video capture/processing - Windows - Free "

"Screen capture - 3 products, Fee to Free - Windows"

"Instant screenshots and screencasts, save to HD or upload to a TechSmith server to share the URL with others. - Free, Fee - Windows, Mac"

"Screen capture - captures SU tool cursors - Free - Windows"

Naturally Beautiful Reduce glare and wrinkles. Remove red-eye and blemishes. Air-brush for a smoother skin-tone. Use Citrify to bring out your natural beauty without damaging the integrity of your photos. Eye-popping Effects Ever wonder how you would look as the Incredible Hulk? How about turning your Italian vacation photos into an artistic pencil sketch? And don't forget to check out our popular "Obamify" effect. Simplicity and Power Quickly adjust photo brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, size, and orientation. Citrify's highly polished user interface puts you in the driver seat. Accepted Everywhere Citrify works wherever Flash is supported. That includes Mac OS X, Windows XP/Vista/7, and Linux.Eye-popping Effects Ever wonder how you would look as the Incredible Hulk? How about turning your Italian vacation photos into an artistic pencil sketch? And don't forget to check out our popular "Obamify" effect. Simplicity and Power Quickly adjust photo brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, size, and orientation. Citrify's highly polished user interface puts you in the driver seat.

This in similar to dumpr in terms of the special effects it allows you to create. Some features of Image EmbellisherHere are the main features that Image Embellisher offers to its users: It is freeIt does not require any registrationIt is simple to useIt allows you to apply special effects to imagesYou do not need to install any special software on your computerYou can run it on Windows, Linux, Mac and other systemsYou can download the final version of your image to your computer

Mac: There are plenty of file conversion utilities for the Mac, but Smart Converter is probably the easiest. Simply drag your file onto the window, select the destination device, and click convert. Smart Converter handles the rest.

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" Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users."

Similar to Jing by the looks of things

"Video editing - Free editor from Pinnacle, but the codecs will cost something "