FastStone Capture is a screen capture tool and screen video recorder developed by FastStone Corporation. According to the vendor, it is a lightweight yet full-featured solution designed to meet the diverse needs of businesses of all sizes. The product allows users to capture and annotate various screen elements, including windows, objects, menus, full screen, rectangular regions, freehand regions, fixed-size regions, scrolling windows, and web pages. It also provides the capability to record screen activities, such as onscreen changes, speech from the microphone, audio from speakers, webcam footage, mouse movements, and clicks, which can be saved as highly compressed video files in MP4 and WMV formats.
Capture Panel: The Capture Panel provides quick access to the capture tools and output options of FastStone Capture.
Capture windows, objects, menus, full screen, rectangular/freehand/fixed-size regions, and scrolling windows/web pages: According to the vendor, FastStone Capture allows users to capture various screen elements, enabling them to capture the desired content accurately.
Capture multiple windows and objects including multi-level menus: Users can capture multiple windows and objects simultaneously, including multi-level menus, facilitating comprehensive screen captures.
Record screen activities including onscreen changes, speech from microphone, audio from speakers, webcam, mouse movements, and clicks into highly compressed video files (MP4 and WMV): The vendor states that FastStone Capture enables users to record all screen activities, providing them with the ability to create informative video files.
Schedule recordings using a timer: According to the vendor, users can schedule screen recordings by specifying start and end times, allowing for automated and timed capture of screen activities.
Screen Recorder video editor: The built-in video editor in the Screen Recorder tool allows users to annotate screen videos, apply zoom effects, and cut unwanted sections. Additionally, it provides the ability to convert screen videos to animated GIF files.
Convert to MP4 tool: The Screen Recorder provides a "Convert to MP4" tool that allows users to convert or resize video files (MP4 and WMV) under various resolution and quality options, as claimed by the vendor.
Output options: FastStone Capture offers various output options, including sending captures to the internal editor, clipboard, file, printer, email, OneNote/Word/Excel/PowerPoint documents, or uploading them to a website.
Annotation tools: FastStone Capture provides a range of annotation tools, such as callouts, text, arrowed lines, highlights, watermarks, rectangles, circles, step numbers, and emojis, allowing users to annotate their captures with ease.
Effects: Users can apply various effects to their captures, including spotlight, drop shadow, frame, torn-edge, and fade-edge effects, as stated by the vendor.
