I'm not sure, but something like Camstudio might work as well! It is free as well, and i'm quite pleased with the results for something that is free. http://camstudio.org/
they mention at the end of the slides a free version with a free maya plugin..so it looks like they're thinking about getting it into the art community's hands...
The course is fully uploaded and will be available very soon. Get the free material now: http://bit.ly/1LlP83F Includes a summary pdf and the scenes for free!
You're welcome. I moved the download to gumroad, but its still free, of course. I will upload some more stuff soon. There will be free and paid stuff as well.
Start with Blender. Its free, has tons of free resources and the community is superb. Its not as heavy on space and customizing everything is great. Modo is a sexy beast too