Video capture - SnapzPro best option?

I have been using SnapzProX to capture video from my desktop. It works pretty much as advertised but I notice a loss of quality from the original and it slows my machine to a crawl. Does anyone know of a better option for grabbing video from a portion of the computer desktop? I understand QT only allows for capturing the entire screen.

As far as I can tell, SnapzPro dos not offer any way of modifying the options for grabbing video.
After stopping your recording, a window opens that allows you to set the audio and/or video compression format(s) in which to save your "source" file for later editing as needed/desired. For example...
I have no idea what compression algorithms they use.
I believe the original default is Apple Animation. In my example, I switched to AIC (Apple Intermediate Codec) because the newer versions of iMovie have a problem exporting this compression format after editing.
You just click on a box and it captures whatever you're looking at. At least, that's all I've discovered in using it. The interface is very simple and the preferences list is short.
The number and type of compression formats available are dependent on your system's specific QT component configuration.
To be clear, this is about grabbing live video from my desktop, not capturing video that I am importing from another device.
I too am referring to Snapz Pro X which I use to create "quickie" video tutorials. If you have not already done so, I suggest you re-read the manual paying particular attention to the section that begins on Page 44 ("Video Settings").

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