Multiple tools have been devised to record desktop activity. These can be employed in a wide variety of settings, from aids for technical support teams to educational purposes, and even for pure entertainment.

For developers intending to further this trend, Screen2Video Pro ActiveX Control provides a powerful library toolkit that can be integrated into most source codes.

The component is compatible with most commonly used languages, including C#, Delphi, VB, or VBScript.

More-so, the development kit includes several samples that can be employed to assess the power of the final product.

The screen recorder can save all desktop activity to a local multimedia file of MP4, SWF, FLV, AVI or WMV format.

Recording the mouse activity is supported and various default magnification levels can be hardcoded into the final program.

What’s more, developers are free to configure quality settings for each type of output format, including resolution values and the codecs employed.

Standard pause/play operations are allowed and software engineers will appreciate the rich customization options available, such as the ability to draw texts, images and even timestamps during clip recordings. The latter items can even be adjusted with regard to the date format used.

As for the clips actually saved, the library supports capturing the entire screen, a user-selected area or just the window with the current focus.

Compression settings can also be adjusted before the local multimedia film is written to disk.

On the whole, the library benefits any developer wishing to build screen recording applications in languages that support ActiveX controls.

Most common playback features and options are available and a noteworthy aspect is the ability to customize most settings.