Video Capture

I am currently working with Flash MX. (And am open to working with any software or video editors that you recomend)
You know how you can press the PrintScreen Key and capture whatever happens to be on screen as a still image? Is there a program that would allow me to capture in video the animations taking place on screen at any given moment and then import them into a video editor to work with? I have developed so many effects and animations in Flash 5 and MX, and would love to capture some of these animations and interactions as I am playing with them or viewing them, to layer them and work with and manipulate them all together in a video editor of some sort.
This question was brought on when my father asked me to do some internet propaganda hype for his business (natural herbal supplents, aloe, etc.). I have agreed and have been thus forced to push my previous boundaries and do something a bit more exciting, and would love to have some input.
~Thank you in advance for you help
Eric

You can export a Flash movie as an avi. If yo go into the file menu in Flash, then export movie, you can choose for the Flash movie to be saved as an avi. Once you have this any video editing software can be used to add the avi and save it in any format you like.

I have successfuly added animation to a SVCD home movie using this method.

I found that sounds were very poor in the exported movie. This is not a problem however as I simply removed all sounds from the movie and added them using the video editing software later.

Hope this is of help
Lee

Exporting and .avi does help, but there are also instances where the files I made are not automation but interactive, and recording the interaction to video would be a plus, and Im not sure how you that.
Example:An interactive .swf Allows you to pull and play with text and while your playing with the file would then be recorded to later play with in an editor of your choice, not sure if this is possible, but it would be cool.
Thanks for the reply Lee.

You could export as QuickTime with a Flash layer. That way you could retain the interactivity. QT only supports Flash 5, so MX video won't work with this.

one(poor) solution is that you start somekind screencapturing utility which records what happens on the screen. I have tested one, and it was really processor intensive. if you have video out, record via that. Video out -> video in :)
If somebody knows better solution, I want to know it too!

Yeah Ive played with Camtasia, and another program called FlashScreen or something like that. Really processor intensive, and pretty poor capturing ability. Like you said, defenitely interested in an alternative, if you ever find one, let me know and Ill do the same.
~Best wishes