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Re:Show HN: A simple recording program with the ability to r... by Royi on Thursday September 02, 2021 @02:33PM (#28395640)
Windows has a built in Video Compression optimized for Screen Cast / Screen Capture (See [Windows Media Video Screen][1]). It yields much better results than x264 for this task.

It is used by [FastStone Capture][2].

I wish modern codecs had this as well (A mode optimized for screen casting).

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Video#Windows_Me... [2]: https://www.faststone.org/FSCaptureDetail.htm

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