Capture using software Video Camera

Hello,
I want to record screeb actions and insert them in my webhelp
project. These are the steps I followed:
1. Double click on the software video camera tool
The software video camera opens
2. Define the capture area
The help instructs that I should click on the "Record" button
once this has been done. However the Record and Stop button appear
dimmed and Iam unable to take the screen captures. am I missing
something?
Thanks
CP.

Hi CP
I stand to be corrected, but I believe that little tool can't
handle the newer screen color depths. I think the tool came about
back when it was a luxury for some to have a display that was
capable of running 256 colors. So it expects a maximum of 256
colors.
You should probably investigate Adobe Captivate for this
purpose.
Cheers... Rick

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