So, I wanted to try recording something that I could not with fraps, so I tried out CamStudio. I was sorely disappointed. It was fairly easy to use on the surface; but once I had finished recording everything, I went to use the files that I had finished recording..
And they were not there. The ‘save as’ showed the proper file directory, and could play them internally, but it had deliberately hidden the files so that I could not use them externally. I attempted to look online to see what was going on, and found that there was no knowledgeable answer as to what the problem was. The best I could find were users who had nothing to do with the creators of the program speculating on why this happens.
I get that it’s free, so I can’t exactly say that I feel ripped off, but I do feel like my time was seriously wasted. I would not recommend this program to anyone else.