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1. User Manual About Action Action Record everything Video Recording e Press to start stop video recording Thank you for choosing Action product e ieee aie Action allows real time recording capture and a a U live streaming of Windows desktop In a superb e 3 j Use Perfect Video Match mode SplashProEx 10 31 20_ Desktop 10 31 2011 1_ SplashProEx 10 31 20_ HD video quality With Action you can eee benchmark and display game framerates record cs nee i or stream your gameplay add live audio A commentary to create high quality tutorials rel gt oe ara remotely control your PC with mobile devices gon GOL P miiia iik Lele OGA m and more 00 08 Action is compact stylish and user friendly With outstanding performance and sleek design Action defines a new standard of user experience for real time gameplay and desktop recording and streaming software TABLE OF CONTENTS Minimum system requiremMents ccccceeeeees 4 Recommended system requirements 5 Ece lamers eceeeare eee eae sree ere ee eae eee ieee 6 POCUCA UAOO stascocdesscsocbosesse eesatosaescg soo soecesocosee rosso socose 1 User Interface Action HUD ccccceesscsseeeres 8 User Interface Action window OVEerVIEW 9 User Interface ACTION TAIDS c ccceeesssssseeeesseen 10 Video Recording INtTrOGUCTION cc ececcceeeseees ik Games and applica2. hotkey F4 WEBCAM This setting allows to select webcam or other device to be recorded Select Do not record option to disable webcam recording CAPTURE RESOLUTION Allows to change webcam capture quality Please note that higher resolution may impact overall recording performance POSITION Allows to set webcam destination position VIDEO SIZE This option allows to control size of the webcam picture in final video recording AUDIO SETTINGS Action Audio settings MICROPHONE AUDIO DEVICE This setting allows to select recording device from list of system recording devices MICROPHONE VOLUME This setting controls the microphone input volume RECORD MICROPHONE INTO SEPARATE AUDIO TRACK This setting allows to record microphone commentary to separate audio track Recording microphone to separate audio track is not available with Action LIVE Streaming enabled SYSTEM SOUNDS AUDIO DEVICE This setting allows to select audio device from list of system playback devices AUDIO BALANCE Audio balance controls the balance between microphone and system sounds Adjust this option to record clear live audio commentary Click volume and audio balance to default Settings icon to reset microphone AAC BITRATE This option is used for M4A audio recordings MP4 video recordings and video recordings export HUD SETTINGS Action HUD settings HIDE HUD DURING DESKTOP RECORDING Enable
3. S Open Previous File PageUp Ctrl ArrowUp Jump Forward ArrowRight Jump Forward x2 Shift ArrowRight Loop On Off L Volume Down Next audio track A Exit Full screen Enter Esc 50 100 200 Video Size eZ Exit Alt F4 Shift X MICROPHONE WEBCAM 43 REMOTE ACTION Settings Mirillis Account Authorized devices Record streamed video to disk Enter your Mirillis acount username For security reasons every device This option allows to save streamed and password and press Login that connects to your PC for the first videos to the local hard disk in MP4 time must be authorized format If you do not have Mirillis account yet please click Create anew account Remember password link Remembers your Mirillis Account password Device authorization popup Learn more about Remote Action online Remote Action connection in http mirillis com en products tutorials action_tutorials_remote_control html progress OPERATING SYSTEMS RESTRICTIONS Operating systems and hardware configurations restrictions Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows XP Windows 8 8 1 7 10 Action is not available for Windows XP DESKTOP RECORDING Windows Aero is required for high quality recording on Windows Vista and Windows 7 RECORDING WEB AND MEDIA PLAYERS VIDEOS May not be available for copy protected HD content TROUBLESHOOTING Performance Recording PERFORMANCE GAMES amp APP
4. this option to split your recordings into parts and upload parts separately to meet video duration restrictions on your YouTube account HOTKEYS SETTINGS 4 E O Action Hotkeys settings HOTKEYS To change a hotkey move your mouse cursor over specific hotkey field and press keyboard buttons to enter new hotkey Please press button to show next hotkeys settings page Hotkeys provide fast access for the most important Action features e Start Stop video recording e Start Stop audio recording e Start Stop Benchmarking e Capture Screenshots e Reset average framerate e Show Hide HUD panel e Change HUD display position e Change active desktop e Enable microphone recording e Detect framerate e Pause Resume video recording e Cancel Recording e Add Bookmark e Mark recording as favorite e Record webcam DEFAULT HOTKEYS All default hotkeys are available in the next section Default hotkeys BASIC ACTIONS Start Stop audio recording F10 _ Start Stop benchmarking FT Capture Screenshots F12 Change active desktop FB Detect framerate Ctrl F9 Pauselresume video recording Sh Save Time Shift to a file Left_Alt F9 Cancel videorecording rk Add bookmark Ctrl B ACTION HUD Show Hide FPS panel F6 Change FPS panel position FT REGION CONTROL Resize region Shift Arrows Default region position and size 0 ACTION PLAYER SHORTCUTS Stop
5. this option when you do not want HUD to be included in your desktop recordings With this option enabled Action hides HUD automatically when desktop recording Starts DO NOT RECORD HUD IN GAMES amp APPLICATIONS With this option enabled Action will display HUD in games and applications but HUD will not be included in your recordings HIDE HUD ON ACTION STARTUP Enable this option to automatically hide HUD on every Action startup HUD STARTUP POSITION This setting lets you decide where Action displays HUD on startup When Action is running you can change HUD display position with a hotkey default hotkey F7 Please note that changing HUD display position with a hotkey does not change HUD Startup Position setting SHOW RECORDED WEBCAMS PREVIEW With this option you can enable recorded webcam preview tn Action HUD and Action RCU app EXPORT SETTINGS HARDWARE ACCELERATION EXPORT OUTPUT FOLDER Use hardware acceleration for video This option lets you change the encoding to speed up exporting destination folder for exported files process and lower CPU consumption EXPORT MOUSE CURSOR With this option enabled Action will Action Export settings include recorded mouse cursor In exported video UPLOAD SETTINGS Selecting Remember password option will securely store in encrypted form your YouTube account password In Action configuration files Automatically split files into parts Enable
6. your region size and position Click and hold mouse button on icon to move region You can precisely control region size and position with keyboard use arrows to move region use SHIFT arrows to resize region Green region frame indicates that region is accepted and Action is ready to start recording Grey frame indicates that current region cannot be recorded Region cannot be recorded when it includes area of 2 different desktops Enable Snap to windows e option to easily fit region to applications windows Start recording Press start recording icon or press F9 on keyboard to start desktop region video recording Region frame turns red during recording process Capture screenshots Press capture screenshot icon or press F12 on keyboard Desktop region recording in progress SELECTED APPLICATIONS WINDOW RECORDING Introduction Selecting window start recording With Active desktop region heal In region recording mode please Press start recording icon CS or recording mode you can easily enable Snap to windows e option press F9 on keyboard to start active record selected applications hotkey S to easily fit region to desktop region video recording windows applications windows Region frame turns red during recording process You can stop video recording by pressing recording icon or F9 hotkey again Move mouse cursor over applications Recordings options windows and region will To record sel
7. EMORY 512MB GRAPHICS CARD REQUIREMENTS Direct3D 9 0 compatible with Pixel Shader 2 0 support SOUND CARD DirectX compatible CPU Intel Celeron 1 4GHz or equivalent processor SSE2 required RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS OPERATING SYSTEM Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8 1 Windows 10 DirectX and latest graphics card drivers Windows Aero enabled for high quality desktop recording on Windows Vista and Windows Running Action requires administrator rights Action LIVE Streaming and Remote Action require internet connection RAM MEMORY 1024MB 1GB GRAPHICS CARD REQUIREMENTS Full Direct3D 10 0 compatible with Pixel Shader 4 0 support SOUND CARD DirectX compatible CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2 0GHz or equivalent processor HARDWARE ACCELERATED VIDEO RECORDING DIRECTLY TO MP4 FILE FORMAT HD STREAMING AND REMOTE CONTROL Intel processor with Intel Quick Sync Video support NVIDIA graphics card with NVENC support AMD Radeon with AMD Video Codec Engine VCE support The latest graphics drivers HARDWARE ACCELERATED VIDEO ENCODING FOR EXPORT PROCESS Intel Sandy Bridge processor with Intel Quick Sync Video support NVIDIA graphics card with NVENC support NVIDIA graphics card with NVIDIA CUDA support AMD Radeon with AMD Video Codec Engine VCE support INSTALLATION Welcome to the Action Setup Setup will guide you through the installation of Act
8. HUD display settings You can hide show Action HUD with F6 hotkey Reset average framerate Average framerate value can be easily reset with F5 hotkey Status ICONS Action HUD status icons Ve Bote Normal status for active screen game or application Ve Bote Normal status for not active screen game or application BA Recording in progress mareal Recording paused Ma Bore Time Shift recording Vat pote Saving recording to a file eur Benchmarking In progress Hing Capturing screenshot Vest Bote Detecting framerate Live streaming in progress USER INTERFACE ACTION WINDOW OVERVIEW Original 60 Duration Use Perfect Video Match mode record system sounds Allow multi channel audio recording FNN y m E E Do not record Action Tabs 1 Tabs panel Action tabs provide access to all Action features video recording audio recording benchmarking capturing screenshots and Action settings 2 Options panel All options available for selected tab Action Manager 3 Output folder Allows to change output folder for recordings benchmarks and screenshots 4 List of recordings benchmarks and screenshots All your recordings available in selected output folder 5 Manager buttons Buttons to manage your recordings USER INTERFACE ACTION TABS Video Recording Video Recording tab provides all basic options for desktop gameplay and applicatio
9. LICATIONS RECORDING If you experience any performance problems during If you experience any problems with games and recording or your recorded video is not smooth please try applications recording please try to run a game or one of the following solutions application in windowed mode and try recording with e change recording file format to AVI if MP4 is selected Active desktop region mode e disable graphics overlay and or webcam recording e reduce output video size e reduce output video framerate e hide FPS panel etry with Use multicore encoding enabled and disabled e make sure that Aero is enabled for Windows Vista and Windows 7 desktop recording MULTIDISPLAY PERFORMANCE If you experience any performance problems on multidisplay setup and the above general performance solutions do not work please try the following solution e disable disconnect one or more display device s TECHNICAL AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT Purchase Activation FAQ If you have any questions or problems with Action purchase or activation please read the product purchase and activation FAQ or contact us If you do not find an answer for your problem question Pruchase Activation FAQ page http www mirillis com en support purchase_fag html Technical Support If you have any questions or problems with Action please read Action FAQ or contact us if you do not find an answer for your problem question Action FAQ page http mirillis com en p
10. OX VERSION Serial number is included tn the box ELECTRONIC VERSION You can also purchase Action product online to get a serial number Valid e mail address will be required for product purchase Action is available for purchase at Mirillis online store http mirillis com en store Product activation Click activation button La to open About window select Activate tab and enter your name nickname and product serial number Please make sure that you have entered the product serial number correctly Click Activate button If you have any questions or problems with Action activation please read Purchase Activation FAQ on Mirillis website or contact us at support mirillis com Remember to keep your serial number safe USER INTERFACE ACTION HUD Head up display About Action HUD The Action user interface consists of 2 parts Action window and HUD HUD Is displayed when Action ts connected to your desktop games or applications and provides following Information 1 current framerate 2 average framerate 3 3D engine detected 4 status icon 5 progress bar available for time limited recordings _3 eo HUD display position When Action is running you can adjust HUD display position to your needs with F7 hotkey Please note that changing HUD display position with a hotkey does not change HUD Startup Position setting To change HUD Startup Position please check
11. ecording Start source video playback and press start recording icon or press F9 on keyboard to start desktop video recording You can stop video recording by pressing recording icon or F9 hotkey again Motion Sample Clips Piease download 1280x720 sample Recording video in Active desktop region recording mode WEB VIDEOS RECORDING WITH PERFECT VIDEO MATCH MODE Introduction Perfect Video Match mode is dedicated to record web videos or videos from various media players and it provides a perfect match of recorded tramerate with source video framerate To enable Perfect Video Match mode switch to Active screen Higa mode Detecting framerate To use Perfect Video Match mode it is required to set a proper Video framerate in Video recording options the framerate value must match source video framerate If you do not know the original video framerate you can detect it with Action To detect source video framerate change recording mode to Active desktop region He and adjust your region size and position to include source video picture only Start source video playback and press Ctrl F9 hotkey to start framerate detection Action HUD status icon will change and HUD will display detected framerate Press Ctrl F9 hotkey again to stop framerate detection Pima Detecting framerate Recordings options Video framerate Set video framerate to source video framerate and make sure to enable Perfect Video Match
12. ected application automatically match application window area please select Active window area If you need to adjust desktop region moa recording your region size or position click e mode or press S hotkey to disable Snap to windows and adjust your region This mode switches Action window using mouse or keyboard to region recording mode If you wish to switch back to main Action window press Close region recording mode button x Selecting application window wtin Snap to window option enabled WEB VIDEOS RECORDING IN 60FP5 Introduction With Action you can record videos from websites and other applications in real time Action allows to record videos from defined display region selected application window or in fullscreen mode For the best results It Is recommended to record videos in following ways e with Video framerate set to 60 in Action Video Recording settings ewith Video framerate set to original source video framerate Recordings options Video framerate To record videos with 60fps please set Video framerate value to 60 Recording mode For fullscreen video recording it Is recommended to set Active screen La mode If source video is not played in fullscreen please change recording mode to Active desktop region and adjust your region size and position to fit the source video picture Enable Snap to windows e option hotkey S to easily fit your region to source video area Start r
13. en Action General settings enable Action RCU and restart Action Run Action RCU app on your mobile device and select your PC from Action RCU computer list Action RCU app features e Start stop and pause recordings e Start and stop LIVE Streaming e Display recorded webcams preview e Display FPS information e Display video recording time e Display 3D engine e Display free disk Space AUDIO RECORDING Introduction Action can record everything you hear on your PC Audio recording function allows to record music and audio sounds from games applications or videos Using microphone you can easily create podcasts Action window Audio recording in progress Recording options Duration Enable this option when you want to record audio for a specific time duration Output format You can select WAV or MP4 Audio output format MP4 Audio format makes your recordings compact and ready to playback with modern audio playback devices Allow multi channel audio recording When enabled allows multi channel audio recording i e 5 1 audio Record silence Activate this option to let Action record audio even when there Is no system sound playing Microphone Enable microphone to add live audio commentary to your audio recordings Start recording Press start recording icon or press F10 on keyboard to start audio recording You can stop audio recording by pressing recording icon or F10 hotkey a
14. eos or fullscreen videos recording narrow input range 16 235 may give a better result USE MULTICORE ENCODING Action uses an optimized multicore video encoding algorithm for video recording In some cases single core encoding may result in better performance Disable this option to let Action encode video during recording utilizing only a single CPU core RECORD MOUSE CURSOR This option adds mouse cursor to recorded video VISUALIZE MOUSE CLICKS This option helps to create fantastic and clear tutorials by adding animated mouse clicks visualizations to recorded video Mouse click visualizations are only available for desktop recordings in original video size OVERLAY GRAPHICS SETTINGS Overlay graphics settings allow to add custom logo and other overlay graphics to recorded video Supported file formats BMP JPG PNG with alpha channel Maximum supported input graphics resolution is 1920x1200 WEBCAM SETTINGS Action Webcam Settings Webcam settings allow to include picture from webcam in gameplay and desktop recordings Preview screen button EB available at the bottom of the settings page opens webcam preview screen showing webcam position and size in video recording RECORDING MODE This setting allows to disable webcam recording enable webcam recording enable option to record webcams on button down default hotkey F4 enable and disable webcam recording on button down default
15. gain VIDEO amp AUDIO RECORDINGS PLAYBACK Video recordings playback Audio recordings playback Action includes internal fast player Select an audio recording and click dedicated for video recordings play icon i or use mouse double playback click on a thumbnail to start Select a video recording and click recording playback play icon gt use mouse double click on a thumbnail to start video Audio recording will be played using recording playback system default application for WAV MA4A audio file format To playback all Action video recordings in AVI and MP4 format you can also use one of Splash media players Splash PRO and Splash PRO EX provide additional features like SmartSeek Audio boost Screen capture and more All Splash products are available for download at Mirillis website Splash PRO EX playback http mirillis com en downloads BENCHMARKING Introduction Action allows to benchmark desktop and all supported DirectX or OpenGL games and applications performance Benchmark results are saved in popular CSV file format Action window Benchmarking in progress Benchmark Tiles Select a benchmark file in manager list and click open icon or use mouse double click on a thumbnail to view selected benchmark results Benchmark file will be opened using system default application for CSV file format Benchmarking options Duration Enable this option when you want to record benchmar
16. in any of YouTube s public spaces such as search results your channel or the Browse page but the link can be shared with anyone Private only specific YouTube users can view Please read the Terms of Use displayed at the top of the window and press START button to upload a file to the selected service EXPORTING TO FACEBOOK EE Facebook profile Facebook Login moe hoe fe To export and upload video recording to Facebook Login window appears after Facebook please select a recording In pressing START button Login to your main Action window and click ca Facebook account to start the uploading button In Export window Facebook profile process will be automatically selected click next button to show Facebook settings Login is required only once per each page Action startup Privacy controls You may be asked for SplashUploader Public Everyone authorization when using Action for the Private first time Friends Only Friends of Friends Facebook upload setup Please read the Terms of Use displayed at the top of the window and press START button to login to Facebook and upload a file GENERAL SETTINGS START APPLICATION MINIMIZED TO TRAY When you are familiar with hotkeys you can select this option to start Action minimized to tray To show Action window double click Action tray icon Action General settings HIDE ACTION WINDOW ON DESKTOP RECORDING START Select this option to hide Action windo
17. ion It is recommended that you dose al other applications before starting Setup This wil make it possible to update relevant system files without having omputer to reboot your Click Next to continue Action Installer Installation Please remember to use Action installation file from a trusted source Mirillis website or box version disc Run Action installation file and follow the instructions on the screen Action installation should take a minute or two Trial version After installation Action will be available as a 30 day trial and all video recordings will include a watermark Product activation is required to remove the watermark and continue using the application after trial period Video playback Action includes internal basic player dedicated for video recordings playback To playback Action video recordings In AVI and MP4 file format you can also use one of Splash media players Splash PRO and Splash PRO EX provide additional features like SmartSeek Audio boost Screen capture and more All Splash products are available for download at Mirillis website http minilis com en downloads For more information please see chapter Video and audio recordings playback PRODUCT ACTIVATION DESKTOP amp GAMEPLAY RECORDING About window Activate tab Serial Number A trial version of Action can be activated to full version with a product serial number B
18. k results for a specific duration Start benchmarking Press start benchmarking icon oo or press F11 on keyboard to start recording benchmark results You can stop benchmarking by eo or F11 hotkey pressing Icon again Benchmark button is not available for Games amp applications recording mode selected in Video recordings tab Please note that in this mode game or application must be active to start or stop benchmarking using a hotkey CAPTURE SCREENSHOTS Introduction Action allows to capture screenshots of your desktop and all Supported DirectX or OpenGL games and applications Select a screenshot in manager list and click open icon E or use mouse double click on a thumbnail to view selected screenshot Action window Capture screenshots tab Capture options File format Allows to select one of available output file formats BMP PNG JPG Current Action version provides only BMP format for screenshots in Games and applications mode Screenshot area For multi display setups it is possible to select to capture a screenshot from all screens or from a single screen only This option is available for Active screen recording mode selected in Video Recording tab Capture screenshot Press capture screenshot button or press F12 on your keyboard to capture a screenshot Capture screenshot putton IS not available for Games amp applications recording mode selected in Video recordings
19. ming option is checked Press start streaming icon or press F9 on keyboard to start live streaming You can stop streaming by pressing recording icon or F9 hotkey again Application recording button IS not available for Games amp applications recording mode Use F9 hotkey to start streaming and stop video streaming by pressing F9 hotkey again Please note that game or application must be active to start or stop video streaming Action HUD After live streaming start HUD status changes showing that live streaming IS IN progress LIVE HUD displays LIVE status 3D engine detected current framerate and streaming duration Please note that for streaming Action HUD displays current framerate only Average framerate Is not displayed REMOTE ACTION Remote Action Settings Introduction With Remote Action you can remotely acces your PC to control your Windows desktop applications and to play your PC games from a mobile device or other PC To remotely control your PC it Is required to install Remote Action app on your mobile device or PC and to create a Mirillis Account If you do not have Mirillis account yet please click Create a new account link in Remote Action tab Enable Remote Action To enable remote PC access functionality open Remote Action tab and check Enable Remote Action option Please note that Action restart is required to apply changes for this setting Subscrip
20. mode Recording mode For fullscreen web videos recording select Active screen La mode If source web video is not played in fullscreen change recording mode to Active desktop region Pe and adjust your region size and position to fit the source video picture For media players video recording set Games amp applications PA mode Start recording Start source video playback and press start recording icon or press F9 on your keyboard to start desktop video recording You can stop video recording by pressing recording icon or F9 hotkey again ADDING WEBCAMS TO VIDEO RECORDINGS Action Webcam Settings Action allows to add picture from webcams and other capturing devices to all real time gameplay and desktop screen recordings Open Webcam Settings to setup webcam recording Webcam settings allow to select webcam device and set webcam picture position and size in final video recording Adding webcam is very easy with user friendly options and webcam preview screen To open webcam preview screen please use the following button You can also enable real time recorded wecam preview for Action HUD To enable webcam preview In HUD please go to Action HUD settings LIVE STREAMING INTRODUCTION Introduction Enable Action LIVE Streaming To enable LIVE Streaming open Action LIVE tab and check Enable Action LIVE Streaming option You can not only record everything on your PC but you can also sha
21. ned profiles Video bitrate Action default video bitrate setting provides high quality video You can lower the video bitrate setting to create smaller files or set higher bitrate for better video quality Audio Track and Output With audio settings you can disable audio output Output size Shows the estimated size of exported file Green color indicates that the exported file will be smaller than the input file red color indicates that the exported file will be larger than the input file EXPORT RECORDINGS EXPORT COMPLETED VIEW Hardware acceleration The green GPU icon gi is displayed whenever hardware acceleration for video encoding is used during exporting Export completed Export completed view contains short Information about exported file and Icons providing fast access to popular actions PLAY Starts playback of the exported file OPEN FOLDER Opens the folder where the exported Export completed file has been saved EXPORTING TO YOUTUBE YouTube upload setup YouTube profile To export and upload video recording to YouTube please select a recording in main Action window and click button In Export window YouTube profile will be automatically selected click next button to show YouTube settings page Privacy Public anyone can search for and view recommended Unlisted means that only people who know the link to the video can view it The video will not appear
22. ns recording Use the manager to play delete or export your recordings ev mm Live Streaming Live Streaming tab provides all options for Action Live Streaming functionality You can check streaming status and setup all streaming options using this tab E Remote Action Remote Action tab provides all information and options for remote PC access functionality Audio Recording Audio Recording tab provides all options for audio recording functionality With audio recordings manager you can play and delete your recordings eee Benchmarking Benchmarking tab provides options for games and applications benchmarking With the manager you can preview and delete benchmarks saved on your hard disk OW Capture Screenshots Capture Screenshots tab provides options for capturing screenshots Use the manager to preview and delete screenshots saved on your hard disk ME S Settings Settings tab provides access to several Action settings categories E Activation button Use Activation button to activate Action with product serial number em About button This button is available after product activation and provides basic information about activation status and current product version VIDEO RECORDING INTRODUCTION Video recording Recordings manager With Action you can record your List of video recordings gameplay desktop and applications List of recordings contains thumbnail in a supe
23. ode allows to record everything that happens on your screen all Select active screen applications games all windows For multi display setup Action allows and user actions You can record to select which screen will be live audio commentary and create recorded Use F8 hotkey to select tutorials with ease active desktop Action window Desktop view with Action HUD Active screen recording in progress Active screen recording in progress Start recording Press start recording icon or press F9 on keyboard to start screen recording You can stop video recording by pressing recording icon or F9 hotkey again TO pause resume video recording use Shift F9 hotkey Action HUD If you do not want to include Action HUD in recordings please check Hide HUD during desktop recording option in Settings HUD or hide HUD manually before recording start with F6 hotkey ACTIVE DESKTOP REGION RECORDING Important Windows Aero desktop must be enabled to perform desktop recording Recordings options To record desktop region please select Active desktop region recording mode This mode switches Action window to region recording mode If you wish to switch back to main Action window press Close region recording mode button x Select active desktop For multi display setup Action allows to select which desktop region will be recorded Use F8 hotkey to select active screen desktop Select region Use mouse to adjust
24. rb HD video quality view of all Action video recordings from For recorded video playback selected folder Use mouse double click instructions please see chapter on athumbnail to start selected video Video and audio recordings playback playback on page 20 Manager buttons The manager contains several buttons providing access to following actions Delete selected recording s Start playback of selected video Open output folder Export selected video Export selected video to Facebook Export video to YouTube Action window Video recording tab Video recording options File format AVI very high video quality using Mirillis proprietary FICV video codec MP4 small file size ready to upload to YouTube Video size This option allows to select output video recording resolution Video scalling does not work for OpenGL and DirectX 8 games and applications recording in AVI file format In this cases video is recorded in Original game or application resolution VIDEO RECORDING INTRODUCTION Video framerate Allows to select video recording framerate Recording mode Recording modes available Games amp applications Active screen Hoon Active desktop region Game view with Action HUD Games amp applications mode Time Shift With Time Shift you will not lose any spectacular video game action Please see Time Shift Recording chapter page for more information Perfect Video Match Mode Dedicated to
25. re it online with LIVE Streaming functionality With Action you can Please note that LIVE Streaming option enabled forces Action to record all videos in MP4 file format with settings from Action LIVE Streaming Settings tab easily live stream your gameplays or Action Live Information tab desktop activity to streaming services like Twitch TV or YouTube Trial version lets you test LIVE Streaming functionality for free but Action watermark will be added to all streamed videos Watermark will be removed after activating Action with serial number LIVE STREAMING BROADCAST SETTINGS Action Live Streaming settings streaming settings Record streamed video to disk This option allows to save streamed videos to the local hard disk in MP4 format Auto reconnect Allows to automatically restore lost connection with streaming service Video size You can select broadcasted video size please note that maximum video size available for LIVE streaming is 1080p Framerate amp Bitrate Options allow to select video framerate and bitrate Broadcast settings This options allow to setup streaming service where your live stream videos will be published You can select one from several popular predefined streaming services or setup your custom service LIVE STREAMING Action Live Streaming in progress Start streaming Setup all streaming options and make sure that Enable Action Live strea
26. record web videos and videos from various media players Please see page 19 for more Information Action HUD on desktop Active screen mode Duration Allows to limit your recording time to a Specific duration Audio options Audio options allow to enable or disable system audio recording select to record multichannel or stereo audio and enable microphone to add live audio commentary during video recording Mobton perfecty smooth vdeo Motion Sample Clips Action HUD and region selection Active desktop region mode GAMES amp APPLICATIONS RECORDING Introduction Recordings options Games amp applications recording Select Games amp applications mode is dedicated to record recording mode to let Action gameplay and other DirectX or automatically select DirectX and OpenGL applications This mode OpenGL games and applications for allows for multiple simultaneous recording When this mode Is recordings For the best performance selected Action HUD will be it is recommended to perform only displayed in all supported games one recording at a time and applications Action window Game view with Action HUD Gameplay recording in progress Gameplay recording in progress Start recording Application recording button IS not available for Games amp applications recording mode Use F9 hotkey to start recording stop video recording by pressing F9 hotkey again Please note that game or application m
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28. tab Use F12 hotkey to capture screenshots of your active games and applications EXPORT RECORDINGS INTRODUCTION Introduction Exporting to YouTube and Action allows to export your video Facebook recordings to all popular formats and YouTube and Facebook export profiles Gevicecen VOU ACEO re Cornee ene contain 2 settings pages export and exported to MP4 file format and the upload settings and automatically exported video is coded using upload the exported file after export H 264 AVC video compression standard process is completed Use 00O exported audio is coded using AAC buttons to navigate through YouTube compression standard supported outputs profile settings pages are Stereo or 5 1 Export window To start exporting select a recording on your recordings list and click Export button ko To hide all Action windows click hide icon in the top right corner of the Export window Use close icon to close the window using close icon will stop all exporting or uploading processes Export window Export settings EXPORT RECORDINGS SETTINGS Export window Export in progress Output profile Action output profiles contain popular video resolutions and pre defined profiles for popular devices providing fast and easy exporting setup Video quality Available video quality settings Fast Normal High Using video quality settings you can also change the output video resolution for pre defi
29. tions Action Trial version or active subscription is required to use Remote Action Functionality To purchase Remote Action subscription please run Action and open Remote Action tab Click Extend subscription time or Buy subscription link to open Mirillis online store website REMOTE ACTION FAVORITES Favorites tab You can access this favorite lists with Remote Action app on your Android mobile device to quickly run your games or apps Remote Action Favorites tab Is available only when you are logged In To check your Remote Action login status open Remote Action Information tab BS Remote Action Favorites tab p3 dn With Favorites tab you can easily FX BlackCove create your favorite PC games and pee oe applications lists anamma To add a new game or application Favorites in Remote Action Android mobile app please click Add a new item button and browse for your application or shortcut Action RCU Action RCU mobile app Introduction Free Action RCU app allows to control your Action gameplay and screen recordings with Android mobile devices Start stop pause video recordings display framerate Statistics webcams preview and video recording time To install Action RCU on your mobile device search for Action RCU on Google Play Please note that your mobile device and PC must be connected to the same local network Enable Action RCU To enable Action RCU please op
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31. ust be active to start or stop video recording To pause resume video recording use Shift F9 hotkey Action HUD If you do not want to include HUD in recordings please check Do not record HUD in games and applications option in Settings HUD or hide HUD before recording start with F6 hotkey TIME SHIFT RECORDING Action Window with Time Shift option enabled Introduction Time Shift option keeps recording all your current gameplay action ina short loop buffer providing possibility to instantly save your last gameplay actions to a file with a single hotkey With Time Shift you will not lose any spectacular video game action Please note that Time Shift duration is limited minimum duration is 10 seconds and maximum duration Is limited to 12 minutes Time Shift recording To use Time Shift switch Action to Games amp applications recording mode enable Time Shift option and select your preffered Time Shitt Curation Run a game and check the Action HUD status Time Shitft recording Is Indicated with the following icon To save Time Shift recording to a file press a hotkey Left ALT F9 Please note that saving Time Shift takes more time than saving standard video recording ACTIVE SCREEN RECORDING Introduction Recordings options Windows Aero desktop must be To record your screen please select enabled to perform desktop Active screen PB recording mode recording Active screen recording m
32. w LANGUAGE Allows to change Action user interface to tray mode before desktop recording Starts language SHOW ACTION WINDOW WHEN DESKTOP RECORDING IS FINISHED This option shows Action window when CHECK FOR UPDATES This option enables automatic updates Product update availability is checked on desktop recording is finished You can application start and application will ask immediately start playback delete you to install the update when it Is recordings or export and upload available recordings to popular devices YouTube or Facebook RUN ACTION ON WINDOWS START This option allows to automatically run Action on system startup FORCE 30BPP DESKTOP RECORDING Use this option only on systems with 30bpp graphics cards and displays Please note that using this option on not 30bpp system may reduce video recording performance ENABLE ACTION RCU Enable this option to remotely control recordings with free Action RCU app VIDEO RECORDING SETTINGS Action Video recording settings VIDEO QUALITY Allows to select output video quality for your recordings Select Low quality to reduce output file size and increase recording performance BITRATE MP4 Allows to control output MP4 recordings video bitrate Set lower bitrate values to reduce MP4 output file size INPUT RANGE For most video recordings It is recommended to use wide input range 0 255 However in some cases in example web vid
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