Recording Skype-calls

We had one evaluation discussion which had to be recorded. Student was abroad and we had to save this discussion to be used later in a project report.

Main idea was to use Connect Pro but the student did not manage get in Connect Pro (I found out reason later). So as a backup we had Skype. Only problem was that I had to save that discussion.

I googled for Skype recorders and first one was this Skype Recorder. It is made by Extra labs www.extralabs.net. Price is $18.95. You can test this software 15 days for free.

I had good experience using this program. Program is very simple and it starts recording automatically when the Skype call starts. Program creates automatically MP3-encoded files after the call.

Our discussion lasted about one hour and it worked fine during that time. After this session I browsed latest Skype's extras menu. I found out that there's also a free call recorder available. I'll have to test that also later. I found also solutions for sharing desktop and capturing screen.