Don't rule out CamStudio. Just because it's free doesn't mean it's not good. I use it to record all of my screen capture videos and the quality is the same as Camtasia. Here's what I do to upload videos to YouTube: 1. Record the video in .avi format. The file size will be large, but not to worry, that's where step 2 comes in. 2. Use Windows Movie Maker (not Windows LIVE Movie Maker) to convert the file to a .wmv file. This will literally take a 300MB avi and turn it into a 25MB wmv, and the quality won't be comprosied very much at all. 3. You can then upload the wmv to YouTube quicly and easily. 4. If you want to use the video to add to a product, then just use CamStudio to convert it to a swf file. That's the format that most internet marketers use to put videos into their products. I love CamStudio, and there is no need to pay $200+ for Camtasia once you know how to use CamStudio properly. Trust me.