1. From Media menu select Convert/Save
![VLC VLC Media Player](http://jurgielewicz.info/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/VLC_SC01-300x115.png)
2. Open Media dialog will be presented and you have to switch to Capture Device tab.
![VLC - Open Media Open Media](http://jurgielewicz.info/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/VLC_SC02-204x300.png)
3. Select Capture Mode: Desktop
4. Set desired frame rate. I used 25 fps.
5. Press Convert/Save button and you will see Convert dialog. Source will be preselected to screen://
![VCL - Convert Convert](http://jurgielewicz.info/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/VLC_SC03-300x206.png)
6. Browse to select destination file
7. In Settings you need to choose profile. I got best results with "Video - MPEG-4 + AAC (MP4)"
8. Hit settings icon to edit profile.
![VLC - Profile Profile](http://jurgielewicz.info/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/VLC_SC04-300x241.png)
9. My preferred settings are:
- Encapsulation MP4/MOV
- Video codec H-264, 25fps
- Audio codec unchecked since I am not going to record any audio
10. Press Start to begin recording then stop when you finished.
That's all, you got screencast.
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