"Action! is currently the most popular gameplay and screen recording software." lol, this convinced me to not bother downloading it.

I'm very upset that this is no longer working, the key is blacklisted.

...And Action! 1.3.0.0 quit working TODAY, "Serial Number Blacklisted" I sent an email to them to see if they will honor the GOTD offer, which worked GREAT until now. We will see if they respond!

Despite a couple minor issues, this is the best screen recording software I've tried so far, due largely to the following features:

1. "Use Perfect Video Match mode" - the ability to match the captured frame rate to the frame rate of the source, provided the average frame-rate is entered by the user. This decreases duplicated frames, so smoother playback. The method to find the average frame rate, if not known, is explained, however I do not find it intuitive. When the correct frame rate is entered, however, this feature works very well.

2. Snap to Window - In region capture mode, clicking on the magnet icon in the toolbar automatically creates a capture region around the window. For video embedded within a window, however, the region needs to be adjusted manually.

3. An overall uncluttered interface, compared with some of the alternatives.

Issues and recommendations:
- Saved custom regions are lost upon restarting the cpu.
- Non-intuitive names: Pop-up tool-tips could be used to explain features such as "Enable Action! RCU" rather than having to resort to a web search. "Perfect Video Match mode" could be named something more intuitive such as "Variable Frame Rate Capture Mode" (presuming that's what it is; it seems to be, per description and behavior).

this software is not working . it is not recording screen at all .

Would it be possible to add some info to the Overlay in Future versions? I would like to see GPU and CPU Usage as well as the system clock and Memory usage / free memory. For CPU I would like to see CPU Usage and Temperature (for each core). For GPU I would like to see GPU Usage, Temperature, Memory Usage and fan RPMs. Would be nice if that would be possible.

I have this to make some video

I've been playing with this Action! 1.30 for a while and it seems to be quite fun and impressive, on win7, 64 bit. Thanks GAOTD and Mirillis. Appreciate it.

Installed, opened, registered then closed. Uninstalled and it left 1 folder and 57 files behind.

Lovely app

It works, but the watermark is still there.

Downloaded without issue. Windows Vista.
When I try to run the program I get an error: "A referral was returned from the server"
Anyone have a thought?

Awesome Polish software ! Big Thans to Mirillis Sp. z o.o. and Giveawayoftheday. :)

Not a bad program at all and does pretty much what it says very well.

I did however find one issue.

When trying to capture the Kodi interface when playing a demo video, it recorded the sound but the screen capture was just a black screen whilst playing the video.

Those who are having problems getting the download to run, download the trial from home page, instal and then activate using the name and passworf in the free download

I recording movie from cs:go and action have got good quality :D thats why i want that :D

It's clear from the instructions that this program is meant to be registered BEFORE the clock runs out. That being the case, does this mean that, if you reinstall your Windows operating system at some future point, this software won't successfully reinstall on the basis that its 'use by date' has passed?

Just a thought....

Almost the same happened to me!
I open setup.exe, it does the verification and then appears "Action Installer stops working". I deactivated the stuff where you can allow Windows to run some programs without it closing for protection, but still, same result. :(

Anyone, please help!

Strangely, I can't start the installer included - no matter how many times I downloaded it, it always gives me "integrity error"... W10 x64, No problems with connection. Still, good giveaway.

Thanks for a good program, it installed in no time (Win 10/64) and works great. There are very few GAOTD programs that I have much use for, but this is a welcome exception, thanks again.
ukd.

Thank you for a good recording program

I downloaded it, but when I try to run setup.exe, it asks permission to modify my hard drive (which I grant it, because it has to install itself) and then it does nothing. I've been waiting for 15 minutes. Is there something I should be doing? I got it downloaded off the site just fine, I just can't install it properly.

Thanks GAOTD & Mirillis, this is a very exciting offer for all gamers. Installed with pleasure on an Acer Predator.
BarrysCool

Installed on three different computers with no issues. The user interface is a bit strange and they could do with employing some experts there, but it works well and is IMHO worth the download. BTW didn't crash even before I told the Firewall about it.

Recording ... works fine and looks good. As game RECORDER it is a keeper for me
Streaming...... a joke right? Although it claims to be streaming live to Twitch, Twitch says I am offline. Program crashed after stopping the "stream". tried different settings to no avail. Furthermore, after restarting the program it did not save any of my stream settings or stream key. As streaming device it is a toss away, use overwolf or OBS instead

As recorder a thumbs up, as streamer a thumbs down so no thumb from me today in either direction

I bought this on Steam a while ago. Best game recorder out there IMO.

Tried installing a few times from different extracted locations. Same negative result some others have reported. The process opens two small GOTD windows, one of which say the program has been activated, and my browser opens to the page saying it has been activated, BUT the program did not install. W10 Pro x64.
THEN I turned off AVG anti-virus temporarily, and the program DID install. AVG had NOT given a complaint during the previous attempts.

I download this twice, it gives me a error message when opening, then go to the activation page.. what should I do?
win 10-64

Installation/activation worked smooth, for me (W7, 64)
First thing i noticed was that even though i ticked 1920p on, it recorded in 1728 width, 1080 high. Second try worked, I was able to get 1920x1080. Pushing settings to the limit crashed the software.
The file is nicely compressed, only 172 mb.
The recording looks smooth enough, and I am definitely happy with this software, very useful!

Install on windows 7-64 was quick and smooth. I have never used a video-recorder before. I was able to successfully record a youtube how-to video using screen capture mode within seconds of installing. Sound and picture were identical to original youtube playback. VERY impressed and Very pleased.

Where can I put the Registration key? I can't find it

has anyone TRIED installing Action! to XP ????....I know,it says it is not compatible......

Starting setup as usual it gave me the GotD window with registration details, then transferred me to the GotD page.
All without installing a single thing. There is no folder in my C drive either, as some have reported. Really weird.
I was only mildly curious anyway, but you might wanna fix this...

Win 10, 64 bit, i5 4440, 6 GB RAM

Installed ok, but only creates 256K files with no video. I have tried all options that I can see. Is there something I'm missing? Win-10 64 bit 16G RAM, i5 3.2Mhz.....

First time I've had trouble installing a GOTD. Setup.exe does nothing but open up the acivation page.

windows 7-64 won't install. It creates a folder on C/ but no exe file. rather a few folders inside for audio, video, etc. but no way to use the software. HUGE waste of time for me so I'll move along.

Didn't see the "fine print"...and downloaded twice, trying to intall THEN I discover it DON'T work on XP.
Been looking for a better "capture" pgm but guess this isn't it...........

Installation fails on my Windows 7 machine. I get to the "install software informer" screen showing registration info, cancel out of malware install, GTD web screen generates, and nothing is installed on my machine.

How to make backup license after activation if I make reinstall Windows in future?

Installs to C:/ I didn't see an option to put it where I wanted it. I've heard that this isn't a good thing.

Otherwise, it seems good. The sound is good and the copy seems nice and clear. The watermark goes away after registering.

after installing is it free to use indefinitely without updates or there is a yearly limit to use this software ?

Installed without difficulty on both Win7 and Win10 machines.

Haven't tried to use the software yet, but activated without issue.

*COMPLAINT 1* Installs to C: drive and does not give an option to install anywhere else.
*COMPLAINT 2* (obvious lie, with minimal google search)
"Action! is currently the most popular gameplay and screen recording software."

Really very impressed, it would be nice to have a "special" reduced GOTD price for the lifetime version, I usually buy software I like after trying on GOTD, not only to get the updates, but to help support the company, but as I do have another program that does similar capture I would not pay full price for the "extras", though I would say, for me, this is better and easier to use.

Nothing more to add that has not already been said, easy to see why it is scoring well. Thanks GOTD and Mirillis

Downloaded easily. A popup window says successfully activated and includes a registration name and key. Opening the program did not ask for this information. Do I need to register further, & if so, how?

Impressed by how well it worked; recorded streaming video and audio with out any difficulty, accomplished without any input on my part.
Often find that it is necessary to adjust the display and audio settings with this type of program, so this was a nice change.

My only complaint is that it did not appear to offer a choice of where it would be installed, don't think I missed it.
A program I'll be happy to keep.

Windows blocks the installation this program > DEP remote execution, which can damage the computer.

Action! has built-in live streaming and remote access to PC! nicely done mirillis!
I can play pc games on my mobile now :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHZzzVb39IM

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tYBqnLGdQY

for a talk on Action!30 to Fraps.

Or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNdDcPuRgWc
for a comparison of Fraps, Bandicam, Action, Playclaw 5 and OBS.

Thank you so much to Giveaway of the day + Mirillis, this works very well :)

Thank you for this giveaway.

If anyone has problems starting the program after installation with "Failed to initialize product. Please try reinstalling." you have to remote "dwm.exe" from you firewall. This was the case for me with Binisoft Windows Firewall Control.

Source for the fix: http://forum.mirillis.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=34793