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2. A If the bit rate is set too low the resulting video may just show a black screen as it is simply not possible to save all the data Unless you are using Media Player 9 or above too high a bit rate will give you unnecessary large video files since even data that has not changed is saved in the video If you are using Media Player 9 or above you may enter a higher bit rate since Media Player 9 only saves the changed data giving you in effect a variable bit rate Please see the paragraphs related to the Media Player and WMV videos in Questions and answers for more information Embed markers When this option is checked all the markers you might have added to your recording are exported to the WMV video as cue points Cue points are a standard feature of WMV files In some programs such as MatchWare Mediator you can use them to trigger specific actions during playback To find out how to add markers to your recording see Using markers Flash SWF format Audio options If you have selected the Flash format clicking the Configure button Audio opens the following dialog Flash Export Audio Options Channels Mono C Audio compression high compression ratio results in smaller files but lower sound quality The default ratio is 1 11 Audio compression ratio 1 11 76 Channels Choose between Mono one channel and Stereo two channels d If the recording was made without sound the Channel sett
3. Currently uploading Europe lreland 4_jpq_ swf Upload progress HHEHHEHHHEH 45 06Kb of 130 56Kb total uploaded If upload is completed successfully the following dialog appears 95 s Upload Manager The files were successfully uploaded Upload progress 130 56Kb of 130 56Kb total uploaded cms Close gt Click Close to return to ScreenCorder The FTP Upload Manager remembers your FTP address Username Password and Destination If you make changes to your presentation and would like to upload it again click Update existing project to upload only the files that have changed since your last upload 96 Exporting snapshots Once you have created a desktop recording ScreenCorder lets you capture snapshots of some of its frames during the editing phase You can then choose to export all the snapshots selected either as image files in the folder of your choice or embedded in a preformatted Microsoft Word document Defining snapshot points To identify the frames to capture you need to set snapshot points while viewing the recording gt Browse through the recording and whenever you want to take a snapshot press Alt S You can also choose Edit Snapshots Add to Current Frame or right click the visual display and choose Add Snapshot to Current Frame A snapshot symbol appears on the visual display gt Continue setting snapshot points by navigating through the recording and pressing
4. Because the recording frame rate is slowed down you may experience a decrease in performance when using 22 or 44 48 KHz We recommend 22 KHz but you should also experiment to find out which setting is best for you When working with speech only 22 KHz is entirely sufficient Q In most cases the Mono 22 KHz setting gives a very satisfactory result If the audio component of your recording is only made up of speech there is no reason to use a higher setting With a lower setting the speech quality would however deteriorate significantly Mouse settings While making your screen recordings you will probably use both left mouse clicks and right mouse clicks To help your viewers distinguish between the two ScreenCorder displays a red marker when you click the left mouse button and a green marker when you click the right mouse button By default ScreenCorder also adds a click sound to your screen recording whenever you click a mouse button Mouse v Visualize left mouse click v Visualize right mouse click V Mouse click sound effect Visualize left mouse click Uncheck this option to prevent ScreenCorder from adding a marker whenever you click the left mouse button 32 Visualize right mouse click Uncheck this option to prevent ScreenCorder from adding a marker whenever you click the right mouse button Mouse click sound effect Uncheck this option to prevent ScreenCorder from adding a click sound whenever you click a mouse butto
5. Click the Select Window button ScreenCorder disappears and a frame appears around the selected window or frame gt Move the mouse pointer until the window or frame you want to record from is highlighted then left click to select it Q The rule of thumb when defining the recording area is that it should be as large as necessary but as small as possible If your final video does not need to have a specific width and height we recommend that you resize the application window to make it as small as possible yet large enough to show all the menu items buttons and other elements which you need to access during the recording If on the other hand you are creating a video for integration on a web site for instance it will need to fit exactly in the space allocated for it on the web page You will need to determine the required dimensions in advance and make sure you set the application window to these exact dimensions to avoid any scaling or resizing when playing back the video Scaling and resizing usually results in loss of quality Unfortunately Windows does not let you specify how big an application window should be You therefore need to use the mouse to resize the window to the required dimensions or use a freeware tool such as Sizer http www brianapps net sizer html to set the application window to the required size Defining your own recording area You can also define your own recording area with the mouse Click the Selec
6. Trademarks MatchWare MatchWare Mediator MatchWare OpenMind and MatchWare ScreenCorder are trademarks or registered trademarks of MatchWare A S Microsoft Microsoft Windows Microsoft Word Windows Media Player Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Macintosh Mac and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Flash is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc formerly Macromedia Inc Other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders MatchWare License Agreement This program is copyrighted 1993 2007 by MatchWare A S All rights reserved MatchWare and MatchWare ScreenCorder are trademarks or registered trademarks of MatchWare A S Other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Information given in this documentation can be changed and represents no obligation on MatchWare its Publishers or Agents This documentation is copyrighted 1993 2007 by MatchWare A S All rights reserved This documentation is not to be copied photocopied reproduced translated or transferred to an electronic media or machine sensible form without a written authorization from MatchWare or its Publishers IMPORTANT You should read the following MatchWare License Agreement EULA carefully If you install copy download or use this software product you agree to be bound by the
7. If you click Adjust ScreenCorder will round up the width and or height of your capture area so it complies with the suggestions given above To leave the capture area as it is click Don t Adjust Don t show this again Click Adjust to let ScreenCorder resize the window automatically You are then returned to the Recording Settings dialog where the adjusted values appear in the Width and Height fields up to 3 pixels extra in each field Click OK to go to the main window and start your recording If you click Don t Adjust ScreenCorder leaves your recording area unchanged and takes you straight to the main window When you come to export your recording however the video codecs installed on your PC that do not support odd window sizes will be disabled 28 If you disable the display of this capture tip you can re enable it by choosing Options Show Capture Tip on the main menu Defining the video settings The Video tab of the Recording Settings dialog lets you modify the default video settings if necessary This dialog appears whenever you open ScreenCorder or click File New to create a new desktop recording Recording Settings Video NS Audio Mouse b Capture area A Y Select Window 1681 E 200 E Width Height 1205 I 734 Oo Full Screen Video Frames per sec 8 v Video settings Video Frames per sec 8 v Frames per
8. Web Builder Template Size NS Select 800 x 600 This size is suitable for displaying videos with a width of 640 pixels or smaller Larger videos will be scaled to fit 1024 x 768 This size is suitable for displaying videos with a width of 800 pixels or smaller Larger videos will be scaled to fit You have two different sizes to choose from for your web site 800 x 600 and 1024 x 768 The templates are optimized for different video sizes Read the text shown under each choice to find out what template size to choose for your video The template size determines the size of the web pages e If you choose a web site of 800 x 600 the maximum video width will be 640 e If you choose a web site of 1024 x 768 the maximum video width will be 800 If the selected video is larger than the maximum values it is scaled to fit the video frame If it is not as wide as the video frame it is centered inside the frame This means that a good display is guaranteed as long as the video width is less or equal to the maximum width possible Q When working with videos showing an application s user interface make sure the videos do not need to be resized as this leads to a dramatic loss in quality Instead you should choose to create the recordings from a smaller capture area If you are editing an existing project If you select a new size for your web site you will need to choose a template in Step 3 again Changin
9. You can also choose Edit Markers Add to Current Frame on the main menu or right click the visual display and choose Add Marker to Current Frame You can redefine the key combination used to add a marker to your own choice of keys with the Options Shortcut Keys command See Customizing ScreenCorder for more information Markers are identified by small down arrows on ScreenCorder s visual display Listing all markers gt To list all the existing markers choose Edit Markers List Markers This command displays a dialog listing all the existing markers with their exact position on the track Markers Marker name Time min sec ms Go to Marker Start 00 00 000 Marker 3 00 01 375 00 05 375 Marker 1 00 12 500 Delet End 00 12 500 Delete All 2 Help Close Going to a marker You can go to a particular marker thereby locating the corresponding frame of the recording in different ways e Choose Edit Markers List Markers on the main menu select the required marker and click the Go to Marker button 58 e Use the slider and the visual display to browse through the recording and locate the marker e Right click the marker on the visual display and choose Go to Marker in its local menu V You can also press Ctrl Tab to navigate forward from one marker to the next The keys Ctrl Shift Tab let you navigate backwards through the markers Moving a marker gt To move a
10. Alt S whenever you want to take a snapshot jg You can redefine the key combination used to add a snapshot point to your own choice of keys with the Options Shortcut Keys command See Customizing ScreenCorder for more information Listing all snapshot points gt To list all the existing snapshot points choose Edit Snapshots List Snapshots This displays a dialog listing all the existing snapshot points with their exact position on the track 97 Snapshots Snapshot time min sec ms 00 10 625 00 11 250 Delete Delete All 00 11 500 2 Help Going to a snapshot point You can go to a particular snapshot point thereby locating the corresponding frame of the recording in different ways e Select the required snapshot point in the Snapshots dialog shown above and click the Go to Frame button e Usethe slider and the visual display to browse through the recording and locate the snapshot point Exporting the snapshots gt Once you have set all the required snapshot points choose File Export Snapshots on the main menu You now have two options e Choose To Folder to export the snapshots as a series of image files in the folder of your choice e Choose To Microsoft Word to embed the snapshots into a preformatted Microsoft Word document ready for you to enter suitable headings and descriptions 98 Deleting a snapshot point If you set a snapshot point by mistake you c
11. Arial Font size 18 Font style Regular Text color 2 9 gt Enter the text to be displayed in the top field The text will be automatically centered and wrapped within the object The other fields of the Text tab let you modify the font attributes and text color as required Just click the relevant field and choose the setting you need Copying or moving a webcam object to a different frame You can easily re use or move a webcam object to a different frame without recreating it from scratch gt Right click the webcam object and choose Copy to re use it or Cut to move it in its local menu Position the main recording on the exact frame on which you want to add the copy of the webcam object Right click the frame and choose Paste in its local menu Edit the properties and set the duration of the new webcam object as required 56 Saving a webcam object gt To save a webcam object for re use in a different project locate a frame on which it appears right click it and choose Save Video Object as AVI in its local menu Note that you will only be able to import the webcam object in a different project if they both have the same audio sample rate Deleting a webcam object gt To delete a webcam object locate a frame on which it appears select it and press Delete on the keyboard You can also right click it and choose Delete in its local menu This operation deletes the webcam object and its audio track if you c
12. Flash Video As for SWF this format requires that the Adobe Flash Player version 8 and above is installed on the viewer s computer Exporting to FLV creates a SWF file and a FLV file In the FLV export the sole purpose of the SWF file is to load the FLV file into the Flash Player The main advantage of this export format over the Flash SWF export format is that the FLV file contains all the video information required including any graphical objects you might have added and can therefore easily be integrated as a standalone file into other Flash projects made with Adobe s Flash authoring environment This cannot be done easily with the SWF export because in that case the video data is not held in a single file Other than that this format has the same advantages and disadvantages as Flash SWF except for the following e It does not support ScreenCorder s interactivity and quiz features e Fade in out effects are not recommended as they increase the file size AVI Audio Video Interleaved AVI is the right choice when the video needs to be of high quality especially as regards colors It is also a good format to use if you have included one or more webcam objects in your recording The disadvantage is that the file size of an AVI video can become very large particularly compared to a WMV video AVI is therefore only recommended for CD ROM or hard disk presentations Select this format if you intend to distribute your deskt
13. The better the quality the larger the file becomes Format This is where you select the actual codec All the codecs installed on your PC are listed and you can select any one of them However some of the audio codecs may not be compatible with the video codec selected You also need to choose the codecs that are the most likely to be available on the viewers computers PCM uncompressed audio and Microsoft ADPCM lightly compressed are the only AVI audio codecs that can be expected to be installed on all Windows computers With both these formats you can set and change the quality level of the recorded audio Just try different options to see which combinations of audio and video codecs are available Attributes Select the audio output quality in KHz or Kb sec Depending on the codec selected in the Format field you may choose between 8 11 22 and 44 KHz 44 KHz gives the highest sound quality and 8 KHz the lowest However 44 KHz also uses four times as much space as 11 KHz and twice as much as 22 KHz If you do not want to compromise quality for size experiment to find out which setting is best for you Some of the codecs such as ADPCM only allow one quality option Video options Select ideo Compression x Compressor Microsoft Video 1 Cancel Compression Quality 75 Configure al m B About diii IV Key Frame Every fi 5 frames Data Rate jo KB sec Compressor Select your preferred cod
14. a path and file name or click the Browse button to select a picture from your hard drive The picture will be placed on the left part of the home page next to the description text JPG and GIF images are supported If you are editing an existing project You are free to change the title and or the description of your project and to select a new image or you can leave everything as it is gt Click Next 87 Step 5 Add Video Files Web Builder Add Video Files Video title list Drag items to rearrange their order Add Remove E dit Cancel This dialog lets you add the actual content to the web site in other words the videos gt Click the Add button The following dialog appears Web Builder r Video file D Browse r Video title Video file This allows you to choose the video to add gt Entera path and file name or click the Browse button to select a video file from your hard drive 88 All four ScreenCorder export formats are supported WMV Flash FLV and AVI Video title This title will be inserted on a button in the menu bar that is automatically generated for your web site Therefore you should not make the title too long gt Enter a title for the video and click OK You are back in the Add Video Files dialog Its video list now contains the selected video Click Add to select another vi
15. and or height values A Resizing a recording alters its quality and appearance and increases file size Text in particular may appear distorted when scaled Resizing by more than 25 33 is not recommended although this figure depends on your content You should only resize the recording if you have recorded a large area e g 1280 x 1024 or larger which you need to reduce to a smaller video size e g 640 x 512 or if general meaning is more important than perfect quality during playback Be particularly careful when resizing recordings of application windows since user interfaces always look better in their original size than when scaled and the compression codecs are optimized to give the best possible quality when working with unscaled recordings Although ScreenCorder lets you resize the recording at this stage we recommend that you always record using the correct size from the start as this will give you the best quality gt Click Next to go to Step 3 of the Export Wizard 73 Creating a video Step 3 Compression Settings The third step of creating a video is to choose the necessary audio and video settings in the Compression Settings dialog Export Wizard Compression Settings Audio options Windows Media Audio 9 Voice 5 Kbits s 8000Hz Mono Video options Windows Media Screen 7 Keyframe every 100 frames coe Bit rate 66 Kb per sec set automatically Embed markers Tip You may need to increase the bit r
16. any of the user s particular standards requirements or needs In no event shall MatchWare s liability exceed the amount paid by you for the Software To the extent that applicable law does not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you U S GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS This Software and documentation are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS The Software and documentation are developed at private expense and no part of them is in the public domain Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 and 2 of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52 277 19 or subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 Manufacturer is MatchWare A S Vestergade 48F 8000 Arhus C Denmark GENERAL This agreement is governed by English law and any dispute connected with this agreement and or the Software is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts The export of this product is governed by U S and UK export regulations Table of Contents Trademarks i ii n e ota ite idt iter eei ern ade een dbi 1 MatchWare License Agreement ssssssssesssseeeeeeenen ener 2 lici c x 8 What s new in ScreenCorder 5
17. appear differently in your recording Is there a size limit on AVI videos Yes AVI files are limited to 2 GB or 4 GB depending on the file system This is not a ScreenCorder limitation but an AVI standard limitation How many minutes of video these sizes correspond to depends on frame rate resolution etc Your videos are however very unlikely to get near this limit 108 Getting help The ScreenCorder documentation is provided as online help in the program It can also be found as a PDF file in the ScreenCorder installation folder The FAQ knowledge base If you require support from MatchWare please refer to our FAQ Knowledge Base http faq matchware com en As well as answering the most commonly asked technical questions concerning ScreenCorder this database allows you to post comments and send questions to MatchWare The MatchWare web site On the MatchWare web site you will find all kinds of information about MatchWare products including tutorials videos and comparisons More details are added whenever necessary Please see http www matchware com 109 Reporting a problem To report a problem bug or any other error in ScreenCorder please send a message to MatchWare via our FAQ Knowledge Base http faq matchware com en MatchWare BugBuster This is a small program that runs in the unfortunate event of a ScreenCorder crash If this happens BugBuster displays a form pre filled wit
18. at the same time as you create the video desktop recording or add the sound track later to comment your recording or give step by step audio instructions e You can add a variety of objects to your screen recording including animated objects still images webcam recordings speech bubbles and magnifiers which you can customize according to your needs e Once you have created your initial screen recording you can edit it in many different ways You can for instance remove sections at the beginning or at the end cut out a section in the middle insert new audio and or video material or freeze particular frames e You can make your recordings interactive by inserting markers at particular points and by placing actions pause go to a specific marker send an email and so on on its objects e You can export your recording in different video formats WMV AVI Flash SWF and FLV Flash amp Video e You can assess your viewers understanding of your material by inserting quizzes at various points of the recording which you can then export to a SCORM 1 2 compliant Learning Management System LMS e Finally you can save your desktop recordings as projects This enables you to re open them at a later date to expand them edit them and recreate videos from them either in the same video format as the original recording or in a different format MatchWare ScreenCorder also comes with a Web Builder This is a separate program for use with Sc
19. can also click the slider bar to move the slider indicator in the direction of the click 10 clicks move the slider indicator from one end of the recording to the other The direction buttons LK lt lt b M e The Go to Beginning button EKU lets you go to the beginning of the recording e The Go to End button LL lets you go to the end of the recording e The Step Back button V moves one frame backwards in the recording e The Step Forward button P gt moves one frame forward in the recording Note that you can also navigate through your recording with the arrow keys of your keyboard left right up and down The Page Up and Page Down keys let you move through the recording in bigger steps 36 In addition the control panel contains e A position timer Position 0 17 1 This shows the precise location in minutes and seconds of the current frame within the recording e A duration timer Duration 0 35 1 This shows the total length of the recording in minutes and seconds e A visual display This display is a more precise version of the slider Here however it is the recording that moves and the vertical indicator remains centered at all times Moving the indicator left or right does change the current frame but the indicator always returns to its central position the new current frame being positioned under it The display shows the amplitude volume level of the recorded audio much like an audi
20. different file name for the new one Click Next 90 Step 7 Create Website Web Builder Create Website ee Export web site to gt Enter a path for your web site or click the Browse button to select one Since the exported HTML web site will contain many different files it is recommended that you export to an empty file folder You can create a new file folder by clicking the New Folder button in the bottom right corner of the Browse dialog You are now back in the Create Website dialog Insert Get Flash Player button in menu This option which is selected by default is only active when your Web Builder project contains Flash videos If this is the case Web Builder automatically inserts a Get Flash Player button in the menu of your web site This button will allow the users of your site to download the Flash Player software from the Adobe download center Uncheck this option if you do not want a Get Flash Player button to be inserted in the menu of your web site gt Click Next to start the HTML export The web site is created and the following dialog appears Web Builder ee Upload with FTP 91 You now have the following options Click Open Folder to open the folder containing all the exported files and videos The file index htm is the start page for the entire web site Click View Project to view the completed web site in your default brows
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22. effects or other special features you must open the exported video in a video editing tool or in a sound editor that can also edit video sound There are a number of suitable programs available including some that can even edit WMV sound Can I export ScreenCorder recordings to QuickTime It is not possible to export directly to the QuickTime format MOV You can however export to AVI and then export the ScreenCorder AVI to MOV in a video editing tool that supports QuickTime Converting to QuickTime however is not really necessary since most Mac computers now support AVI videos and a Windows Media Player capable of playing WMV files is available for the Mac d If you intend to convert a ScreenCorder AVI make sure that you use a codec that is optimized for MOV conversion Otherwise the result may not be satisfactory and the file size may become very large Can I export ScreenCorder recordings to DVD You cannot export to DVD directly from ScreenCorder You can however export your recording to AVI choosing codecs with low compression or no compression to avoid any loss of quality and import the AVI video into a suitable video editing program to obtain an MPEG2 DVD file A recording area of 720 x 576 area DVD size will give the best results since you will not need to scale the video Bear in mind that only the central part of the recording will be shown on the TV You should therefore avoid dealing with recording elements placed clos
23. environment for one or more videos in a few minutes only complete with navigation design using the predefined templates included title description and so on Starting the Web Builder You can open the Web Builder in two different ways e Choose File Open Web Builder in the ScreenCorder main menu e Click Open Web Builder in the Export Wizard dialog at the end of an export Export Wizard Your video has been created successfully Play Video Open Folder Open Web Builder The following dialog appears 83 Step 1 Create Project Web Builder Create Project NS Select New project Open existing project In this first dialog you can choose between creating a new project or opening up an existing project New project gt Select this option if this is the first time you are creating a web site for your video s or if you wish to create a whole new environment Open existing project gt Select Open existing project if you have already created a web site and saved the corresponding project and want to e add more videos to the web site e make other changes to the web site such as editing the title page e edit the web site to create a presentation gt Enter a path and file name or click the Browse button to select an existing project extension wbp on your hard drive Click Next 84 Step 2 Template Size
24. is highlighted then click to select it 16 If necessary you can now define the recording area more precisely with the X Y Width and Height fields Instead of using Select Window you could also use Select Area to define your own recording area Step 2 optional Defining the audio and mouse settings Click the Audio Mouse tab at the top of the Recording Settings dialog Recording Settings Video Audio Mouse Audio v Record audio Mono Samples per second C Stereo 22kHz v Mouse v Visualize left mouse click I Visualize right mouse click v Mouse click sound effect gt If you do not want to record sound uncheck Record audio gt Click OK at the bottom of the Recording Settings dialog to save the settings and exit the dialog d The Capture Tip dialog may appear Just click the Don t Adjust button to continue Step 3 Creating the recording You are now in the main window 17 Il Untitled MatchWare ScreenCorder File Edit Options FullScreen Help VvIGSWILINW ScreenCorder 9 Video Preview Area Empty nothing recorded yet WVO983M Please click the Record button in the lower left hand side corner to start y our recor ding gt Click the Record button 9 to start recording capturing An information screen may appear After reading it click Begin Recording Now ScreenCorder hides itself A red flashing frame appears around the recording region you def
25. main recording starts playing back from the insertion point so that you can comment on it during your webcam recording If you have chosen not to record sound in your webcam recording the sound of the main recording is also played back This could be used for instance to interpret the audio of the main recording in sign language while it is being played back A red flashing frame around the webcam recording window indicates that recording is in progress If your webcam recording extends past the end of the main recording the main recording stays frozen on its last frame until the webcam recording ends gt Click the Stop button when you have finished your webcam recording d As well as using the recording buttons you can also use the default key combinations provided by ScreenCorder or define you own combinations For more information see Keyboard shortcuts and Customizing ScreenCorder gt Using the slider or the direction buttons LS 9 9 of the main ScreenCorder window go back to the beginning of the webcam recording and click the Play button E to check it 54 You now have several options e Ifyou are happy with the recording click the OK button V of the webcam recording window to accept it The webcam object is now definitively integrated to the main recording and the webcam control bar disappears e To redo the webcam recording click the Redo button a This deletes your webcam recording and repositi
26. make sure the Recording Mode is set to Audio and Video Overwrite Ee and click the Record button lt To insert new material within the recording locate the frame at which you want to insert the new footage set the Recording Mode to Audio and Video Insert Eis and click the Record button u s To overwrite the entire recording go to the first frame LKU make sure the Recording Mode is set to Audio and Video Overwrite Pi and click the Record button 9 To insert new material at the beginning of the recording go the first frame uM set the Recording Mode to Audio and Video Insert Eix and click the Record button B Adding and inserting new material audio only ScreenCorder also lets you overwrite part of the audio track or insert new audio material while freezing the underlying video for the duration of the sound If you have created your initial video recording without sound you can also add an audio track separately during the editing phase 39 d You can only add or re record sound if you have enabled the Record audio option of the Recording Settings dialog before creating the video recording If this setting was unchecked when you created your video recording the Audio only Overwrite and Audio Only Insert buttons mentioned below will be inactive See Defining the audio and mouse settings for more information on the Record audio option e To overwrite part of the audio track locate the frame from which you
27. second This is the number of pictures to be recorded per second The default value is set to 8 This is ideal in most cases especially when recording from an application window A smaller number 29 of frames may cause the transition between the recording frames to become jerky a higher number of frames is usually not beneficial and results in an unnecessarily large file gt Tochange this value select your preferred frame rate from the drop down list If you are recording large screen areas we recommend using a lower frame rate Recording full screen with a large screen size takes a lot of computer power To get the most accurate recording in this situation you should not try to capture more than 4 frames per second However performance depends also greatly on your graphics card and your CPU so if your recording is not satisfactory try lowering the frame rate On the other hand a higher frame rate may be used if the computer can keep up and you feel there is a definite gain in quality and appearance Be aware that unless your content requires it you will not necessarily gain anything from a high frame rate The following values should give a satisfactory result even on slower computers Full Screen 800 x 600 or above 2 8 frames per second Large area window up to 800 x 600 6 12 frames per second Small area window less than 640 x 480 8 20 frames per second V When recording moving objects for instance a
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29. that the score has not been tampered with when sending the email To verify a code received by email the recipient needs to open the project containing the quiz in ScreenCorder choose Edit Quizzes Verify Quiz Score Code type in the code and click Extract Score The score obtained should match the score received by e mail 64 e The Print score card option is also only enabled if you choose to show the cumulative score card When you select this option a Print Result button is added on the cumulative score card When the viewer clicks this button the score card is printed on his default printer gt optional Click the Messages tab Quiz Wizard Flash Export Only Questions j Settings Reporting This panel lets you customize the default labels related to quizzes Back Back Next Next The answer is correct The answer is correct The answer is wrong The answer is wrong The correct answer is The correct answer is Your score is Your score is You passed this quiz You passed this quiz You failed this quiz You Failed this quiz Commulative Score Cumulative Quiz Score Email Result Email Result Print Result Print Result Answer Answer Selected Selected Non selected Non selected Use Last Customized Messages Reset All Messages This last tab allow
30. this data had changed or not Determining the optimum bit rate usually involved trial and error With Media Player 9 only the changed data is written to disk This means that you are free to choose a bit rate that is large enough to accommodate all the peaks in your data stream without worrying about file size In other words the same recording will always produce the same file size regardless of whether the bit rate chosen is 120 Kbits s or 1 Mbits s Videos created in this way can still be viewed with Media Player 6 4 but the end user will also benefit from installing Media Player 9 Can I edit exported ScreenCorder videos ScreenCorder videos can be edited in video editing programs that support the appropriate file type In other words you can normally use any video editing program to edit an AVI video but WMV videos can only be edited in video editing programs supporting WMV import export You need however to make a careful note of the exact parameters of the video size width height codec number of frames per second and so on when recording and exporting it in ScreenCorder as you must use these same values to save the video in the video editing program If you use other values the video will have to be re calculated resulting in quality loss and large increase in file size A good solution is to use AVI with PCM uncompressed audio and Full Frames uncompressed video when exporting from ScreenCorder This prevents the quality lo
31. transitions especially when recording photos are simplified e WMV is a Windows only format and is not immediately accessible on other platforms although a Player Plug in is available for the Mac Note also that the WMV format does not support ScreenCorder s interactivity and quiz features Flash SWF This format is also very suitable for the web and can be used on different operating systems Its main advantages are e The required plug in Adobe Flash Player version 8 and above is available on most PCs and Mac computers e There is also a plug in for Linux though not yet widespread e This format is the only format that supports ScreenCorder s interactivity and quiz features To find out how to add interactive objects and quizzes to your recording see Adding interactivity and Adding quizzes This format also lets you create a SCORM 1 2 package to upload to a SCORM 1 2 compatible server e Learning Management System or LMS Note that the SCORM package created can only be viewed from the SCORM server It has the following disadvantages e Larger file size than WMV export The file size is greatly affected by the number of images if the file contains many images or a constantly changing background the file size can become very large e tis not a recommended format if your video contains webcam recordings as their content high number of colors changing graphics has a significant impact on file size 71 FLV
32. without any material being overwritten The still image can be either a solid color or a picture selected from your hard drive Inserting still images is a useful way of structuring a recording or adding content to it Inserting a still image gt Position the recording on the frame after which you want to insert the still image Click the Multimedia tab shown on the right of the ScreenCorder window to open the Multimedia Catalog d Although the Multimedia Catalog opens on the top right of the ScreenCorder window you can move it anywhere on the screen To close it click the cross icon X on the right of its title bar gt Click the Still Images tab S9 You can also open the Still Images tab directly by choosing Edit Add Still Image on the main menu gt Fill in the fields as described below Please select C Image Color Select a background color This color will fill the entire recording area If you also select an image the background color will be shown in the areas not occupied by the image Image optional Here you may enter a path and file name or use the Browse button to select an image from your hard drive The image is automatically resized to fit the recording while maintaining its aspect ratio 48 Text Font name Arial v Font style Regular v Font size 2a Font color ey Text optional Enter the text that you would like to show on top of the color image T
33. Audio settings ScreenCorder can record speech music and other sounds from the microphone or the line input You don t however have to record the audio at the same time as the video You can choose to make your initial recording without sound and add a sound track later Audio V Record audio Mono Samples per second Stereo 22kHz v Record audio Uncheck this option if you want ScreenCorder to ignore sound input during your video recording Recording without sound will reduce the size of your output file 31 Notes e Ifyou don t want to record the sound when creating your video recording but intend to add a sound track later do not disable this option It must be checked before you start your video recording e If you choose to record without sound ScreenCorder will not add mouse click sounds Mono Check this for mono audio recording Mono sound only takes up half of the space used by stereo Since it is adequate in most cases and optimizes performance it is the recommended setting Stereo Check this for stereo audio recording two channels Stereo recording needs twice as much space as mono recording Q Speech should always be recorded in mono Stereo is only necessary for music or two channel sound effects Samples per second Use the drop down list to choose between 11 22 44 and 48 KHz 44 48 KHz gives the best sound quality but uses twice as much space as 22 KHz and four times as much as 11 KHz
34. allouts pointing to the different menus commands and buttons you select while making your recording These callouts appear on the recording slightly before you actually click the menu or button and disappear shortly afterwards Auto disable Hardware Acceleration This option automatically turns the hardware acceleration off when ScreenCorder is recording giving you more computer power for the recording Important In the unfortunate event of a computer crash during recording while this option is enabled you may receive an error message from your graphics card when restarting the machine This is due to the fact that the crash prevented ScreenCorder from resetting the hardware acceleration parameter to its previous value In that case you should reset it manually yourself as described in the topic Setting up the environment When set this option may cause system crashes if your PC does not allow third party applications to alter the hardware acceleration setting If this is the case hardware acceleration should be turned off manually Please see Setting up the environment Show Capture Rectangle This option causes the display of a red frame around the capture area during recording unless you are recording Full Screen The frame flashes during recording and stays visible when the recording is paused The frame is of course not visible in the final video You are free to disable this option Show Capture Tip When you are setting
35. ame from which the object should disappear Right click the object and choose End at Current Frame in its local menu Now the object is shown from the point at which you dropped it onto the recording and hidden again from the frame you just selected Copying or moving an object to a different frame If you have created and customized an object you can easily re use it or even move it to a different frame without recreating it from scratch gt Right click the object and choose Copy to re use it or Cut to move it in its local menu gt Position the recording on the exact frame to which you want to insert the copy of the object Right click the frame and choose Paste in its local menu Edit the properties and set the duration of the new object as required Deleting an object gt To delete an inserted object locate a frame on which it appears select it and press Delete on the keyboard You can also right click it and choose Delete in its local menu a This operation cannot be undone 47 Inserting still images As well as letting you add pictures speech bubbles and animated objects on top of your recording see Adding multimedia objects the Multimedia Catalog allows you to insert still images between specific frames When you insert a still image the recording is interrupted the image is placed over the entire frame at the point of insertion and the part of the recording following the image is moved along
36. an delete it in different ways e Choose Edit Snapshots List Snapshots on the main menu select the snapshot point to delete and click the Delete button e Right click it on the visual display and choose Delete Snapshot in its local menu You can also delete all the snapshot points in one go by choosing Edit Snapshots List Snapshots and clicking the Delete All button 99 Customizing ScreenCorder The Options menu lets you change some of ScreenCorder s default settings and recording options MatchWare ScreenCorder aie FullScreen Help Shortcut Keys Buffer Size Temporary Files Folder v Add Click Callouts Automatically Auto disable Hardware Acceleration v Show Capture Rectangle wv Show Capture Tip Capture Layered Transparent Windows Shortcut keys The Shortcuts dialog allows you to redefine the default shortcut keys or key combinations used by ScreenCorder for some of its actions Shortcuts This dialog lets you redefine ScreenCorder s shortcut keys Select a field and press the new key you want to use Note that you can use SHIFT ALT or CTRL in combination with the key Start Recording key F2 Pause Recording key F3 Stop Recording key ESC Add Marker key ALT M Add Snapshot key ALT 5 100 gt Click the field corresponding to the shortcut key you want to redefine gt Press the new key or key combination you wish to use e g Ctrl E Sta
37. arting playback This option specifies how much of the video in seconds has to be downloaded before it can start playing The best value to choose depends on the bit rate of the video the speed of the user s connection and the length of the video if the video is played from a local source a small buffer should be sufficient if it is played over the Internet you should increase the buffer if it is likely that the bandwidth of the user connection will not be sufficient compared to the bit rate of the video On the other hand a bigger buffer means that the user has to wait longer for the video to play If the buffer is too small the video may stop during playback restarting only once enough data has been downloaded SCORM manifest settings SCORM Manifest Settings Course title Course title Course description Movie title Movie title Comma separated keywords Manifest identifier MY_MANIFEST_ID Cancel This dialog is only available if you have selected the option Create as SCORM 1 2 package in the previous step of the Export procedure It lets you enter information that the SCORM e Learning Management System can use to categorize the course 78 Course title The name of your course Course description The description of your course Movie title Enter a title which can be the same as the course title Comma separated keywords This field lets you enter keywords that users
38. ate Click Help for more information 1 Cancel The Compression Settings dialog shows the currently selected audio and video codecs and other relevant options Its contents differ according to the video format you chose in the previous step The above dialog shows the settings applicable to the WMV video format d If you have chosen to create your recording without sound see Defining the audio and mouse settings the audio options are grayed out gt Click the relevant Configure button to select a different codec or make other changes to the audio and video output settings The settings dialogs you then obtain also differ according to your chosen video format and are all described below gt Once you have finished reviewing the audio and video settings for your chosen video format click Next to go to the last step of the Export Wizard 74 WMV format Audio options The default audio codec is Windows Media Audio 9 Voice which is recommended for speech and produces small file sizes Using the Format drop down list you can choose between different KHz formats The Kbits s numbers tell you how much space each format takes up per second of recorded sound The codec Windows Media Audio 7 is suitable for high quality sound Select Audio Compression Codec Windows Media Audio 9 Voice v Format 16 Kbits s 16000Hz Mono v Video options Select Video Compression C
39. current recording thumbnail You can change the order of the recordings by dragging and dropping the corresponding preview thumbnails gt optional Click the thumbnail of the recording you wish to move and drag it to the desired point A wide gray beam shows you the position where your recording will be dropped when you let go of the mouse button Export Wizard Setup D Export options C Export current recording Export multiple recordings Add multiple recordings Rec 1 Rec 2 Rec 3 Select Add Recording to add another screen recording Add Recording to the current one To change the order drag and drop thumbnails into place To remove a recording from the Add multiple recordings area select it and press Delete on the keyboard A Chaining multiple projects is only possible when they share identical values for all the following e Recording area size for instance 640 x 480 pixels e Color for instance 24 bit e Video settings e Audio settings 69 You can check the video and audio settings of an existing project by opening it and choosing File Properties on the main menu Click Next to go to Step 2 of the Export Wizard Creating a video Step 2 Format The second step of creating a video is to choose the video format required in the Format dialog Export Wizard Format NE Export to WMV C Flash SWF pu C FLY Flash Video C AMI Small file size Streamin
40. deo by repeating the steps above Video title list Drag items to rearrange their order Welcome Add Getting Started Lesson 1 Remove To delete a video from the list select it and click the Remove button To re arrange the selected videos in the list select a video and drag it up or down as required If you are editing an existing project The videos you have previously selected are shown in the list You are free to add more videos as described above or to delete existing videos from the list You may also change the video titles gt Click Next once the list is complete and ordered to your satisfaction 89 Step 6 Save Project Web Builder Save Project NC lt is recommended you save your project before exporting to HTML This will enable you to add videos to your menu or edit your title page later Save Project Cancel This dialog serves only one purpose making sure that you save your project and all its settings before creating your web site This will enable you to re open the project later and make changes to it as described in the steps above Click Save Project to save your settings in a Web Builder file wbp gt Enter a folder and file name for the Web Builder project in the Save dialog that appears and click Save If you are editing an existing project If you do not want to replace your old project with the new project make sure you choose a
41. ding to identify particular frames during the actual recording or during the editing phase You can use these markers to single out frames on which you want to do further work isolate a section of the recording which you need to delete or add interactivity to your recording For a full description of this new feature see Using markers Interactivity With ScreenCorder 5 you can add interactivity to the objects placed on your recording during the editing phase This enables you to create navigation menus for your viewers and let them perform specific actions by clicking particular objects For more information see Adding interactivity Note that this feature is only supported by the Flash SWF video format Quizzes ScreenCorder lets you assess your viewers understanding of your video material by inserting quizzes at key points of the recording Quizzes can also be used to provide feedback on the information given in the video You can choose whether the scores should be presented at the end of each quiz or on a cumulative score card displayed at the end of the last quiz You can also choose to receive the scores by e mail or to store them on a SCORM compliant Learning Management System LMS For a full description of this feature see Adding quizzes As this feature relies on interactivity it is only supported by the Flash SWF video format Snapshots You can now capture still snapshots of your screen recording during the editing pha
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44. e Score page is displayed automatically The If failed go to marker option lets you direct the viewer to a specific part of your recording identified by a marker for instance the start of an easier quiz To find out how to set markers see Using markers 63 gt Click the Reporting tab Quiz Wizard Flash Export Only Show cumulative score card after final quiz Report scores by email requires user to click button after last quiz Email address jsmith matchware com Email subject line Office 2003 Quiz C Print score card requires user to click button after last quiz e The Show cumulative score card option allows you to display a cumulative score card at the end of the last quiz summarizing the results obtained to the quizzes taken as a whole e The Report scores by email option is only enabled if you choose to show the cumulative score card When you select this option an Email Result button is added on the cumulative score card When the viewer clicks this button a new message window opens in his or her default email program pre filled with the address and the subject you specify here as well as the test results and a score verification code d This reporting feature is only useful if you intend to host the video on a web server If the video is not played from a web server the subject line and the message body are not filled in The score verification code can be used to check
45. e object you are editing allows you to check the effect of your changes straight away To close the Properties dialog click the cross icon X on the right of its title bar The Text tab lets you add a comment or a prompt to the object Properties Genera Y Tex Display text Font Arial Font size 18 Font style Regular Text color z gt Enter the text to be displayed in the top field The text will be automatically centered and wrapped within the object 45 The other fields of the Text tab let you modify the font attributes and text color as required Just click the relevant field and choose the setting you need The General tab lets you modify the general properties of the object Properties General X Tex Line color Es Line width 3 Fill color 1 L1 Fill color 2 Rotation 0 Transparency 0 Fade in out L Gray out background F Display to end of recording Close e Line color and Line width These fields let you change the color and the width of the object s border e Fill color 1 and Fill color 2 These fields let you set up a color gradient inside the object by choosing two different colors Note that some objects only have one Fill color e Rotation This property is only available for arrow shaped objects Click the clockwise icon E to rotate the arrow clockwise in increments of 45 degrees and click the anticlockwise icon 9 to rotate it in the other direction e Loop This prop
46. e of the server activations the share name on the server COMPUTERNAME will be replaced with the client computer name Problem applying a patch Q Nothing happens when I double click the patch file ex patch msp A The msp file extension may be allocated to an application other than the Windows installer In this case you can apply the patch as follows gt Chose Start Run gt Type the following command msiexec exe p c temp patch msp assuming that you have copied the msp file to c temp 14 Quick Start Tutorial This tutorial will guide you quickly through your first desktop recording The features and options mentioned here are all described in detail in this documentation When you open ScreenCorder the first window that appears is the Welcome window gt Click the New Project button to begin a new recording The ScreenCorder Recording Settings dialog appears Step 1 Defining the recording area The Video tab is selected by default Recording Settings Video AS Audio Mouse i Capture area A ir Select Window 161 200 Width Height 1205 734 Full Screen 4 lt gt 4 4 Video Frames per sec 8 v gt Click the Select Window button to select your recording area ScreenCorder disappears and you can now select a window or frame with the mouse pointer gt Move the mouse pointer around until the window or frame you want to record from
47. e to the edges Why does my WMY video suddenly stop or turn black You have set the bit rate too low There is too much data to be read too fast and the computer is not able to compress the recording To solve this increase the bit rate see also the paragraph about Media Player at the start of this topic 106 Can I give an exact size to the window I want to record from Unfortunately Windows does not let you set program windows to precise sizes Instead you must use the mouse to resize the window to the approximate width and height There are however freeware tools that can be used to set exact window sizes One such tool can be found at http www brianapps net sizer html How do I change the number of screen colors gt Double click Display in your PC Control Panel or right click your desktop gt Select Properties gt Click Settings and select the color resolution Click OK Why is my screen recording not smooth If you are trying to record too many frames per second your PC is unable to capture your actions and save them on the hard disk at the desired rate There are several solutions to this e Reduce the recording area or the number of colors e Lower the frame rate Recording Settings dialog Video tab e Increase the buffer size if it is near the maximum Options Buffer Size e Make your recordings on a faster PC preferably one with dual processors Another common mistake when recording mouse m
48. ec from the list Clicking the Configure button on the right gives access to more options for the selected codec 80 The default codec is Microsoft Video 1 Although it may not give you the best level of compression you should not change it without a good reason as Microsoft Video 1 and Uncompressed Full Frames are the only AVI video codecs that can be expected to be installed on all Windows computers The MatchWare Screen codec is an internal codec used by ScreenCorder when creating the recording It offers a good level of compression but is only available on computers on which ScreenCorder is installed You should therefore only choose it if you intend to play back the exported video on your own computer or on computers where ScreenCorder has been installed Keyframe every Specifies how often a full picture keyframe is saved Normally only changes from one frame to the next are saved thereby minimizing the file size Fewer keyframes e g every 30 frames makes the video file size smaller but slows the navigation during playback More keyframes gives better quality and faster navigation but also increases the file size Data rate Indicates how many kilobytes the file takes up per second of recorded video d If you do not have any AVI codecs installed or if the codecs installed are not compatible with your recording colors window size the entire dialog except the Compressor field is grayed out and the Uncompressed Full F
49. ecord audio property Q Some webcams have their own built in microphone To ensure that the audio from the webcam recording sounds the same as the audio from the main recording you should set the webcam software to use your normal microphone rather than the webcam s built in microphone 53 gt Once you have filled in all the fields according to your needs click the Insert button at the bottom of the dialog A webcam window is now inserted on the current frame of the recording ready for you to create the webcam recording For preview purposes the webcam window shows a live picture from the webcam A small control bar at the bottom of the webcam window lets you create the webcam recording see the next section By default the webcam window is placed in the top left of the recording with its control bar underneath You can however move the webcam window anywhere else on the frame and resize it as required To avoid loss of quality in the exported video do not make the webcam window larger than the resolution size you specified in the Video Format dialog described above You can also move the control bar independently even outside the ScreenCorder window so that it does not obscure the recording Creating the webcam recording To create the actual webcam recording you use the webcam control bar which contains the following buttons gt Once you are ready to start the webcam recording click the Record button e The
50. eek through the video with the control bar slider However a low keyframe interval also results in a significantly larger file size Depending on the length of the video keyframe intervals between 10 seconds and 60 seconds are recommended Maximum time between keyframes 10 000 sec en Time to buffer before starting play back sec Add a control bar to the exported video Check this option to include a standard control bar in the video This choice depends on how you intend to use the exported SWF file 77 e If you wish to use the SWF file as is on a web site or publish it with the Web Builder we recommend adding the control bar S9 The control bar is placed in a separate SWF file This file must not be renamed after export and must reside in the same folder as the video SWF file e Ifyou intend to use the SWF file in a multimedia program that has its own control bars such as MatchWare Mediator you can uncheck this setting and include your own control bar in the program in question Allow seeking If this option is enabled the viewer will be able to navigate between keyframes within the video Maximum time between keyframes This option specifies the maximum gap between 2 keyframes The smaller the time interval the smaller and more precise the steps when seeking through the video but the larger the file size The default of 10 seconds is a good compromise for most videos Time to buffer before st
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52. ent format Saved projects are stored in a proprietary ScreenCorder format as opposed to one of the standard video formats with the extension scpr The scpr project file and all the files associated with it are saved in the same folder You should not delete or move any of these files as doing so would damage the integrity of your project gt Choose File Save Project to save the current recording as a ScreenCorder project Q To avoid mixing the scpr file and its associated files with other files it is advisable to always save projects in empty folders If you have a project open ScreenCorder asks you whether you want to save your changes before opening a new project You can only have one project open at a time 41 Deleting projects You can delete unwanted projects and all their related data files from within ScreenCorder as follows gt Open the unwanted project gt Choose File Delete Project This command is only available if the project has already been saved a The Delete Project command cannot be undone 42 Enhancing a recording Adding multimedia objects Once you have created a screen recording you can enhance it by placing different elements on specific frames such as speech bubbles animated objects magnifiers and still images from the Multimedia Catalog or even your own pictures This topic describes how to add pictures and objects such as speech bubbles animated objects and magnifiers to y
53. er Click Upload with FTP to start the FTP Upload Manager This will help you upload your exported HTML video presentation to the web See FTP Upload Manager for more information Click Close to close the dialog 92 FTP Upload Manager The FTP Upload Manager allows you to transfer your video presentations to the web as quickly and effortlessly as possible Starting the FTP Upload Manager Once the Web Builder has finished exporting your video presentation to HTML the following dialog appears Web Builder TUE TM gt Click Upload with FTP The FTP Upload Manager dialog appears sS Upload Manager FTP server address User name Password Destination folder Browse Attempt to reconnect if connection is lost g Upload entire project Close gt Inthe FTP server address field enter the FTP upload address that you have received from your Internet Service Provider ISP gt Enter your user name and password in their respective fields If you do not have an FTP address user name or password or have lost them contact your ISP 93 gt Clicking the Browse button next to Destination folder will connect you to the Internet Once online search for the remote folder you wish to upload your presentation to Browse FIP Folders Select the destination folder for the project and click OK a Austria C Denmark France C Germany E Greece Italy E Norway Portu
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55. erty is only available for animated objects e Transparency This setting allows you to give a degree of transparency to the object e Fade in out If you check this property the object appears gradually during playback for a smoother transition Unless the object is meant to stay visible until the end of the recording it will also disappear gradually d Fade in out effects are not recommended if you intend to export your recording to the FLV format Flash Video as they increase the file size If you still want to use them for instance because you also plan to export your recordings to other formats ScreenCorder allows you to disable them at the time of the export to FLV 46 e Gray out background When you check this property the entire contents of the recording frame except for other objects or callouts are overlaid with a gray filter This is useful when you want to give more prominence to the object placed on the frame than to the underlying recording The effect lasts from the frame where the object appears to the frame where it disappears e Display to end of recording and Duration By default the objects you insert on the recording stay visible until the end of the recording If you want to show the object for a shorter time uncheck this property and indicate the required amount of time in the Duration field You can also set the duration of an object very precisely as follows gt Scroll forward in the recording to the exact fr
56. etup Once you have created and edited your desktop recording you can create a video for distribution in four easy steps d Before creating the video it is a good idea to save your recording as a project This will allow you to continue editing the recording at a later stage if necessary and re export it in the same format as the original video or in a different format See Saving the project for more information gt Choose File Export Video on the main menu to launch the Export Wizard This is the first dialog that appears Export Wizard Setup NY Export options Export current recording C Export multiple recordings ScreenCorder lets you chain several projects to create a single video This dialog lets you choose whether to export the current screen recording only or whether to append other projects to it before creating the video Export current recording Keep this option checked if you only want to export the current recording and proceed to Step 2 68 Export multiple recordings Check this option if you want to add other projects to your export When you select this option a thumbnail preview of your current recording is added to the Add multiple recordings area and the Add Recording button becomes active gt Click Add Recording to select another project gt Choose the project you want to add in the Open dialog A thumbnail preview of the project selected now appears to the right of the
57. ey when you have finished recording You are now returned to the main ScreenCorder window ready to view your recording d As well as using the recording buttons you can also use the default key combinations provided by ScreenCorder or define you own combinations For more information see Keyboard shortcuts and Customizing ScreenCorder Viewing a recording To view your screen recording you use the control panel of the main ScreenCorder window Position Duration 0 09 B 0 18 RARA nnnm 35 Using the ScreenCorder controls The ScreenCorder control bar consists of the following elements The recording buttons BR moo e The Recording Mode button Exe is used when editing your recording See Editing a recording for more information e The Stop button LE is used to pause the recording or play back e The Play button E is used to play the recording from its current position If the recording is positioned on its last frame it is automatically rewound and restarted from its first frame e The Record button 9 is used to add audio or video footage to the recording or replace it with new material See Editing a recording for more information The slider E The slider shows the position of the current frame within the recording You can drag the slider indicator in either direction to browse through your recording or to locate a specific frame from which to play the recording or record new material You
58. g format Windows Media Player 6 4 or higher required for playback Player available for Mac Interactivity and quizzes are not supported Resize v Keep original size d 1 Cancel This dialog lets you select your desired video format If necessary you can also resize the recording before creating the video Choosing the video format gt Select the required video format WMV Flash SWF FLV or AVI The advantages and disadvantages of the different formats are described below For specific questions see also the Questions and answers topic WMV Windows Media Video WMV is a streaming video format with very good compression It has gone from being a web format to being an all round format that is equally suitable for web and full screen playback 70 It has the following advantages e As a streaming format meaning that the video data is downloaded while the video is being played back it is ideal for web sites and multimedia presentations e The video file size is very small e The new Windows Media Video 9 codec is a good option for videos that contain a lot of photographic and webcam content and it produces much smaller files than most AVI codecs However the text of a typical screen is not quite as clear with this codec e You can assume that the required Media Player Version 6 4 and later is available on all PCs However compared to AVI it has two disadvantages e Color
59. g the size has no other consequences on the rest of the project gt Choose the desired template size and click Next 85 Step 3 Select Template Style Web Builder 00000 Select Template Style insert Title uu You can choose between 5 different templates for your web site When you click a template on the right of the dialog a preview of it appears on the left S9 All templates have an identical layout in the sense that they have a large area available for the video and the accompanying text If you are editing an existing project If you changed the template size in Step 2 you must choose a template again If you did not change the size in Step 2 the previously selected template is displayed on the left part of the dialog You are free to keep it or to select a new one gt Choose the desired template and click Next 86 Step 4 Customize Title Page Web Builder Customize Title Page Title Description r Add picture Recommended maximum size of image is 200 x 200 Format should be JPG or GIF Cancel This dialog lets you design a title page for the web site Title required Enter a title that will appear in the title bar on all the pages of your web site Description optional Enter a description for the web site The description will be placed on the right part of the home page Add picture optional Enter
60. gal Spain E Sweden New Folder Cancel gt Select the folder required and click OK to return to the Upload Manager dialog If you would like to upload the presentation to a new folder click New Folder to create a new remote folder on the server Click OK to return to the Upload Manager dialog New Folder new folder will be created in the selected folder Please enter a name for the new folder Great ritain Cancel Q To quickly create a new remote folder enter a forward slash and the name of the new folder in the Destination folder field Destination folder E urope lreland Browse 94 If your Internet connection goes down often you are advised to check the option Attempt to reconnect in the Upload Manager dialog to ensure a successful upload o P P Max number of reconnection attempts for any one file 5 You can also set the number of reconnection attempts you want the Upload Manager to perform for a given file If upload is still unsuccessful after this number of attempts it is cancelled Uploading your presentation gt Ifyou are uploading your presentation for the first time click Upload entire project to connect to the FTP server and upload all the files You can follow the progress of the upload in the Upload Manager dialog s Upload Manager Uploading files to FTP server
61. go to marker When the viewer clicks the object the video jumps to the marker you select here and continue playing from that marker position To find out how to set markers in your recording see Using markers Click to pause and open URL When the viewer clicks the object the video is paused and a new browser window opens with the URL you specify here Click to send email When the viewer clicks the object the default email application of his or her PC starts and a message is created pre filled with the email address and subject line you specify here Testing the interactive object Once you have included one or more interactive objects in your recording you can test that they work as expected by playing back the recording in the ScreenCorder window as usual see Viewing a recording However while testing the recording in this way a single click on an object normally selects that object for editing To trigger the specified action while in playback mode you therefore need to press the Ctrl key while clicking the object Once the Flash video is created the viewer of course only needs to click the object to trigger the action specified a Because of the security restrictions implemented in the Flash Player the actions Click to pause and open URL and Click to send email are not operational when the video is run locally They are only operational once the video has been uploaded to a web server and run from that server Add
62. h specific information about the problem Enter a description of the circumstances of the crash and give as many details as possible A step by step description will help us quickly locate and fix the bug If the crash is particularly severe BugBuster may not work MatchWare does not send individual responses concerning BugBuster reports If you want to contact MatchWare about a technical issue please send a message via the FAQ Knowledge Base 110 Shortcuts 111 Keyboard shortcuts The table below lists all the default keyboard shortcuts provided by ScreenCorder Note that you can define your own key combinations for some of these with the Options menu See Customizing ScreenCorder Keyboard Shortcut Description Fi Display the online documentation F2 Start recording F3 Stop recording momentarily Pause Esc Stop recording and go to editing mode Alt M Add a marker to the current frame Alt S Add a snapshot point to the current frame Ctrl M List all the existing markers Ctrl Tab Go to the next marker in the recording Ctrl Shift Tab Go to the previous marker in the recording Ctrl click Test an interactive object during the editing phase in ScreenCorder 112 Index Adding iere eee te pe tete s ee ie 43 animated objects essen 43 Hinr peo teases SEE rE S EE ESEE 43 3UdIQ ce eerte e teri ETT 38 allouts 5 e eee eris retreat 100 ex
63. hat should appear at the top of the quiz page presented to the viewer Type the first quiz question and press Enter optional Double click the Points column and type in a points value for the question Typically you would assign higher values to harder questions 62 Continue typing in questions and points values If necessary you can change the order of the questions with the Move Up and Move Down buttons For each question enter the set of answers that the viewer will be able to choose from adding a checkmark next to the correct answer Click the Settings tab Quiz Wizard Flash Export Only Settings M Reporting Questions settings C Allow backward movement to revisit questions in this quiz Inform user if answers were correct incorrect after each question If an answer was incorrect show the correct answer after each question C Maximum time allowed For this quiz s Score card settings Minimum score percentage to pass eo 215 If failed go to marker Show score card after this quiz Show pass message Show fail message Display percentage score Cancel gt Fill in the fields as required If you enable Allow backward movement to revisit questions thereby allowing the viewer to step back to a previous question and retry it the next two options about showing the correct answer to the viewer are disabled If the Maximum time allowed elapses before the viewer has completed the quiz th
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65. he text will be automatically centered both horizontally and vertically within the color image Font attributes optional Use these fields to specify how the text should be formatted Timing Duration Is wj se Insert ati Current frame he Duration Enter the length of time during which the still image should stay visible Remember that inserting a still image does not overwrite the existing video material but just moves it along so that it restarts as soon as the still image disappears Insert at Choose whether to insert the still image e Atthe current frame e At the beginning of the recording e At the end of the recording gt Once you have filled in all the fields click the Insert button at the bottom of the dialog The still image now covers the entire frame of the recording at the point of insertion 49 Once the still image has been inserted in the recording you can also set its duration very precisely as follows gt Scroll forward in the recording to the exact frame from which the still image should disappear gt Right click the still image and choose End at Current Frame in its local menu Now the still image is shown from the point at which you inserted it and hidden again from the frame you just selected Editing a still image gt To view and edit the properties of a still image double click it in the recording or choose Properties in its local menu The Properties dialog that opens shows
66. hose to include one and restores the underlying audio track of the main recording Ay This operation cannot be undone Using markers ScreenCorder lets you set markers in your desktop recording to identify particular frames both during the actual recording and during the editing phase Setting markers may help you in many different situations such as the following e To identify the frame from which you intend to overwrite the existing recording or insert new footage so that you can easily go back to that frame to check the new material e To isolate a section of the recording that you need to delete e To add interactivity to your recording by letting the viewer jump to particular sections of the video identified by markers For more information see Adding interactivity In addition to any markers you may add ScreenCorder always sets a Start marker at the beginning of the recording and an End marker at the end If you add footage to your recording at a later stage the End marker is automatically moved to the end of the new recording Adding a marker You can add markers to your recording while you are making the recording or during the editing phase e To add a marker on a particular frame while you are recording press Alt M ScreenCorder names markers inserted in this way automatically e g Marker 1 Marker 2 etc 57 e To add a marker during the editing phase locate the required frame and press Alt M
67. ined in the Recording Settings dialog to indicate that recording is in progress S9 If you are recording full screen the red flashing frame does not display as it would otherwise be visible in the recording itself You can move the pointer around left and right click with the mouse use the keyboard open menus and so on Any action taking place within the recording region you defined in the Recording Settings dialog is now recorded Q A common mistake when recording mouse movement is to move the mouse too quickly When you are recording mouse movements make sure that you move the mouse slowly This will make it easier for the viewers of your video to follow your speech and on screen actions gt Press the Esc key when you have finished recording Click the Play button E to check the recording 18 If you are satisfied with the recording proceed to Step 4 If not you can restart from the beginning and remake your entire recording or just re record the part you are unhappy with To do this move the slider to the point from which you want to start re recording and click the Record button Step 4 Saving the project Exporting the recording Before you create a video from your desktop recording it is a good idea to save it as a project Saving your recordings as projects allows you to re open them a later date continue working on them and re export them as videos in the same format as the original video or in a different for
68. ing it and choosing File Properties on the main menu 34 gt To start recording click the Record button e gt An information screen may appear After reading it click Begin Recording Now ScreenCorder hides itself A red flashing frame appears around the recording region you defined in the Recording Settings dialog to indicate that recording is in progress S9 If you are creating a full screen recording the red flashing frame does not display Otherwise it would also be visible in the recording itself You can move the pointer around left and right click with the mouse use the keyboard open menus and so on Any action taking place within the recording region is now recorded d You can customize ScreenCorder so that it automatically adds callouts pointing to the different menus commands and buttons you select while making your screen recording These callouts appear on the recording slightly before you actually click the menu or button and disappear shortly afterwards You can enable or disable this feature as well as the display of the red frame around the recording region with the Options menu See Customizing ScreenCorder for more information Q A common mistake when recording mouse movement is to move the mouse too quickly When you are recording mouse movements make sure that you move the mouse slowly This will make it easier for the viewers of your video to follow your speech and on screen actions gt Click the Esc k
69. ing quizzes ScreenCorder lets you assess your viewers understanding of your video material by inserting quizzes at key points of the recording Quizzes can also be used to provide feedback on the information given in the video You can choose whether the scores should be presented at the end of the quiz or if you include several quizzes in the recording on a cumulative score card displayed at the end of the last quiz You can also choose to receive them by e mail or to store them on a SCORM compliant learning management system LMS 61 BA Since this feature relies on interactivity it is only supported by the Flash SWF video format Therefore you should only use it if you intend to export your desktop recording as a Flash SWF video To view a recording exported as a SCORM 1 2 package you will need access to a SCORM server See Creating a video Step 2 for more information Setting up the quiz gt Position the ScreenCorder recording on the frame on which you want to add the quiz gt Click the Quiz tab shown on the right of the ScreenCorder window or choose Edit Quizzes Insert Quiz on the main menu The Quiz Wizard dialog opens on its Questions tab Quiz Wizard Flash Export Only Reporting Quiz title Questions Question Points Add Question Answers set the check mark at the correct answer Numbering of answers 1 2 3 v Cancel Specify the title t
70. ings are grayed out If the recording was made in Mono default Stereo is grayed out Audio compression Here you set the compression level of the audio output Higher compression gives you a smaller file but a lower sound quality The default settings Mono Compression 1 11 give you a good combination of size and quality when you are working with speech only or if medium quality music is acceptable If file size does not matter or if you need more sounds or high quality music in the video you should choose a lower audio compression and possibly also select the stereo mode Only select stereo however when this gives a genuine advantage since stereo not only generates twice the amount of data but also demands twice as much computer power during playback If file size is unimportant a ratio of 1 4 will give a satisfactory level of sound quality Video options Flash SWF Export Video Options Video playback control bar Adding a control bar to the video allows users to play pause and seek through the video during playback If this option is checked 40 pixels will be added to the video s height to accommodate the control bar An additional sw file defining the control bar will be generated This file must not be renamed and it must be kept in the same folder as the main swf file s containing the video Add a control bar to exported video ja Video settings The specified keyframe interval affects how precisely the user can s
71. ions require that you locate specific frames in your recording You can do this in many different ways depending on the precision required e Drag the slider indicator in either direction to browse through your recording until you reach the required frame You can also click the slider bar to move the slider indicator in the direction of the click 10 clicks move the slider indicator from one end of the recording to the other e Play back your recording using the Play button D and press the Stop button EE once you have reached the required frame 38 If you have already set a marker on a particular frame in order to locate it again choose Edit Markers List Markers select the marker in the dialog and click Go to Marker See Using markers for more information For precision positioning use ScreenCorder s visual display Click the visual display indicator and drag it in the required direction This technique enables you to locate frames containing little or no sound before inserting or deleting material to ensure that transitions between old and new material are as smooth as possible Note that the visual display indicator always remains centered within the display Adding and inserting new material video and audio To add new footage at the end of the recording go to the last frame WPA and click the Record button To overwrite part of the recording locate the frame from which you want to start re recording
72. m object are overlaid with a gray filter This is useful when you want to give more prominence to the webcam recording than to the underlying material The effect lasts from the frame where the webcam object appears to the frame where it disappears Freeze background When you check this property the main recording remains frozen on the frame shown at the point of insertion until the end of the webcam recording This can be useful when you want to obtain the full attention of the viewer while you introduce the next section of the main recording When you select this option you can also choose a solid color to fill all the areas of the frame not occupied by the webcam object and or a picture from your own hard disk Fade video in out If you check this property the webcam object appears and disappears gradually during playback for a smoother transition s Fade in out effects are not recommended if you intend to export your recording to the FLV format Flash Video as they increase the file size If you still want to use them for instance because you also plan to export your recordings to other formats ScreenCorder allows you to disable them at the time of the export to FLV Record audio By default the audio from the webcam recording replaces the audio from the main recording The audio from the main recording only resumes once the webcam recording ends You can however keep the main audio track during the webcam recording by unchecking the R
73. marker just click it on the visual display and drag it to its new position within the display Renaming a marker You can rename a marker in different ways e Choose Edit Markers List Markers on the main menu select the marker to rename and click the Rename button e Right click the marker on the visual display and choose Rename Marker in its local menu Deleting a marker You can delete a marker in different ways e Choose Edit Markers List Markers on the main menu select the marker to delete and click the Delete button e Select it on the visual display and choose Edit Markers Delete Selected on the main menu e Right click it on the visual display and choose Delete Marker in its local menu You can also delete all the markers in one go by choosing Edit Markers List Markers and clicking the Delete All button a If you try to delete a marker that you have used when adding interactivity to an object ScreenCorder displays a warning If you go ahead and delete the marker any object referring to that marker will no longer be interactive See Adding interactivity for more information 59 Adding interactivity ScreenCorder allows you to add interactivity to the objects placed on your desktop recording during the editing phase This enables you to create navigation menus for your viewers or let them perform specific actions by clicking particular objects You can for instance e Have the video pause automatically whe
74. mat gt Choose File Save Project on the main menu choose a path and name for your project in the Save As dialog that opens and click Save You are now ready to export your recording as a video gt Choose File Export Video on the main menu The Setup dialog of the Export Wizard appears Export Wizard Setup De Export options Export current recording C Export multiple recordings Make sure Export current recording is checked and click Next The Format dialog appears to let you select your preferred video format Click Next The Compression Settings tab appears with the standard compression settings gt Click Next 19 The Destination dialog appears gt Enter a path and name for your video or browse for a specific folder gt Click Export to start creating the video gt Once the export is complete click Play Video to view the video in the built in ScreenCorder Player d You must close the Player before you can continue working in ScreenCorder 20 Optimizing Tips You can start recording as soon as ScreenCorder is installed To help you get the best possible results we have listed here the main points to pay attention to when recording Following the tips given in the topics mentioned below should ensure a perfect outcome 1 Computer settings See Setting up the environment in the chapter Setting up a recording 2 Size of recording area See Defining the rec
75. n Notes e Thislast option is disabled if you have unchecked the Record audio option e Recorded click sounds are not overwritten when you record new audio on top of an existing recording Restoring the default settings The Use Defaults button allows you to restore the audio and mouse settings to their ScreenCorder defaults 33 Creating a recording Starting a recording Once you have defined your recording area and checked the video audio and mouse settings ScreenCorder displays its main window 3 Untitled MatchWare ScreenCorder File Edit Options FullScreen Help VIO3WLLTQW ScreenCorder 9 Video Preview Area Empty nothing recorded yet WVO2B3M Please click the Record button in the lower left hand side corner to start your recor ding e En C3 CIETESES This window allows you to create your desktop recording view it edit it and export it to different video formats namely WMV Flash SWF FLV Flash Video and AVI A If you intend to combine your new recording with existing recordings to create a single video all the recordings must have identical audio and video settings including the size of the recording area They must also be created with the same display color setting e g 16 24 or 32 bit colors If some of these values are different you will not be able to merge the recordings in the same video You can check the video and audio settings of an existing recording by open
76. n a particular object appears e Create a menu to let the viewer jump to different parts of the video e Let the viewer pause the video and open a specific URL by clicking an object a This feature is only supported by the Flash SWF video format Therefore you should only use it if you intend to export your recording as a Flash SWF video To find out how to add objects to your recording see Adding multimedia objects Adding interactivity to an object gt Locate a frame containing the object to which you want to add interactivity gt Right click the object and choose Interactivity in its local menu The Interactivity dialog opens Interactivity Flash Export Only Pause when shown Click to continue Click to pause click to continue Click to go to marker Click to pause and open URL Click to send email Email address Email subject BJ Hep 60 You can now specify the action that you would like the object to trigger when the viewer plays the exported video Pause when shown click to continue If you choose this option the video pauses as soon as the object is shown When the viewer clicks the object the video starts playing again Click to pause If the viewer clicks the object while the video is playing the video is paused Click to continue If the viewer clicks the object while the video is paused the video starts playing again Click to
77. ndicate the amount of time you want the frame to last This operation is equivalent to inserting new video material The video and audio footage following the frame in the initial recording is just moved along in the recording and the length of the overall recording increases by the duration of the frozen frame 40 Deleting parts of the recording There are three ways of deleting parts of a recording e To delete the beginning of a recording locate the first frame you want to keep and choose Edit Cut Away Beginning e To delete the end of a recording locate the last frame you want to keep and choose Edit Cut Away End e To delete a specific section set markers to delimit the beginning and the end of the section to delete choose Edit Cut Away Interval and select the two markers See Using markers for more information A These operations cannot be undone It is therefore advisable to create a backup copy of the project File Save As before deleting any material in case you need to go back to the old version Saving the project Once you have created a screen recording it is a good idea to save it as a ScreenCorder project This allows you to work on it over several ScreenCorder sessions before exporting it as a video Even if you decide to export your recording as a video straight away saving it as a project will allow you to edit it at a later date and re export it in the same format as the original video or in a differ
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79. o editing program It also indicates the location of any markers that have been set in the recording For more information about markers see Using markers To find out how to use this display to locate a specific frame within the recording see Editing a recording Viewing your recording in Full Screen mode gt To view your recording in Full Screen mode click Full Screen on the main ScreenCorder menu This compresses the main menu and the control panel to a small window displayed on top of your recording 37 training MatchWare ScreenCorder File Edit Options Non Full Screen Help Position i Duration 0 09 0 18 TELIES Gae Drag this reduced ScreenCorder window wherever convenient gt Click Non Full Screen to return to the window mode d If the recording you are viewing was not made in Full Screen mode the recording is shown in its actual size in the middle of the screen The rest of the screen appears as black space Editing a recording Once you have completed your initial desktop recording you can append or insert new footage overwrite or delete parts of the recording that you are unhappy with or replace the entire recording You can also re record some or all of the sound track Saving your recording as a project will allow you to perform these editing operations at a later date See Saving the project for more information about ScreenCorder projects Locating a particular frame Most editing operat
80. odec Windows Media Screen 7 v Keyframe every 100 frames a Bit rate Kbps V Set automatically V Embed markers as cuepoints in WMY file Codec Choose between Windows Media Video 9 and Windows Media Screen 7 e Windows Media Video 9 produces good results when your recording includes photographic images and webcam content but is less crisp for text and lines e Windows Media Screen 7 is well suited to typical screen recordings not too many colors gradients or photographic images 75 Keyframe every Specifies how often a full picture keyframe is saved Normally only changes from one frame to the next are saved thereby minimizing the file size Fewer keyframes e g every 30 frames makes the video file size smaller but slows the navigation during playback More keyframes gives better quality and faster navigation but also increases the file size If navigation precision is not important a keyframe every 10 seconds or so should be sufficient Bit rate Indicates how many kilobits the file takes up per second of recorded video By default ScreenCorder suggests the best bit rate value automatically This suggested bit rate depends on the size of the recording area resolution its content and how often large parts of the recording area change The suggested bit rate is not necessarily the best value in all situations but can be used as a starting point To enter your own value uncheck the option Set automatically
81. of its title bar gt Click the Objects Animated Objects or Magnifiers tab depending on the type of object you want to insert S You can also open the relevant tab directly by using the Edit Add command from the main menu and choosing the required sub menu item gt Click the object required and drag it onto the recording The object is now inserted on the current frame of the recording Moving an object within the frame e To move an inserted object within the recording frame just drag it to the desired location with the mouse or use the keyboard arrow keys to move it by small increments To move the object in bigger jumps keep the Shift key down while pressing the required arrow key 44 Note that you can also extend the pointer of some of the speech bubbles or make it point somewhere else on the frame by dragging its extremity with the mouse as shown below e To resize it pull the relevant handle in the required direction e To resize it proportionally thereby keeping its aspect ratio unchanged pull one of the corner handles e To rotate it arrow shaped objects only right click it and choose Rotate Clockwise or Rotate Anti Clockwise in its local menu Editing an object gt To view and edit the properties of the object double click it on the frame or choose Properties in its local menu d As for the Multimedia Catalog window you can move the Properties dialog anywhere on the screen Moving it away from th
82. of the e Learning System can search for when looking for particular courses Keywords can include spaces Manifest identifier This string uniquely identifies the course to the e Learning System It should be changed every time a new course is created The Manifest ID has no specific format In SCORM 1 2 but it cannot be blank and must not contain spaces S9 These variables may be used in different ways on different e Learning Systems and may not be implemented on all of them FLV Flash amp Video format The audio and video options applicable to the FLV Flash amp Video format are identical to those described above for the Flash SWF format apart from these two differences in the video settings e There is an additional option namely Disable fade in out on objects to reduce file size e The Time to buffer before starting playback option is not available AVI format Audio options If you have selected the AVI format clicking the Configure button Audio opens the following dialog Select Audio Compression p x Name A 0 Remove Format PCM Attributes 11 025 kHz 16 Bit Mono 21 kb sec Cancel Name The Name field lets you select the quality by type Each of the options automatically selects a different bit rate in the Attributes field 79 The available options are e None CD 172 Kb sec Radio 43 Kb sec e Telephone 21 Kb sec CD gives the highest quality Telephone the lowest
83. ons the main recording at the insertion point ready for you to make a new attempt e To discard the webcam recording click the Cancel button X This deletes your webcam recording and closes both the webcam recording window and its control bar Once a webcam object has been inserted in the main recording you can set its duration very precisely as follows gt Scroll forward in the recording to the exact frame from which the webcam object should disappear Right click the webcam object and choose End at Current Frame in its local menu Now the webcam object is shown from the point at which you inserted it and hidden again from the frame you just selected Editing a webcam object gt To view and edit the properties of a webcam object double click it in the main recording or choose Properties in its local menu d You can move the Properties dialog anywhere on the screen Moving it away from the object you are editing allows you to check the effect of your changes straight away To close the Properties dialog click the cross icon X on the right of its title bar The General tab shows you the properties you chose when you inserted the webcam object as described above 55 Properties Transparency 0 Fade in out O Gray out background L1 Display to end of recording O Duration 16 125 seconds Close The Text tab lets you add text to the webcam object Properties Genera Jj Display text Font
84. op recording to other operating systems or older PCs Note that the AVI format does not support ScreenCorder s interactivity and quiz features Resizing the recording optional The Resize section of the Export Wizard Format dialog lets you resize your screen recording if necessary You can choose whether to resize it proportionally i e maintaining its X Y aspect ratio or not Resize Keep original size New width New height V Keep aspect ratio 1205 734 The Keep original size option is checked by default preventing you from resizing the recording gt Uncheck Keep original size to enable the resizing options 72 You can go back to the size and quality of the original recording at any time by checking Keep original size again regardless of how many times you have resized the recording up or down Even after you have created the video you can use this option to restore the size and quality of the original recording before creating a new video in the same format or in a different format The Keep aspect ratio option is checked by default meaning that when you change the Width value the Height value is modified automatically Conversely any change you make to the Height value modifies the Width value automatically gt optional To be able to modify the Width and Height values independently from each other thereby squeezing or stretching the recording uncheck Keep aspect ratio gt Enter the new width
85. ording area in the chapter Setting up a recording 3 Recording settings Video See Defining the video settings in the chapter Setting up a recording Audio See Defining the audio and mouse settings in the chapter Setting up a recording 4 Exporting the video ScreenCorder supports four different export options WMV Flash SWF FLV Flash Video and AVI See Creating a video Step 2 Format for a description of the advantages and disadvantages of each format Tips for WMV export See the paragraph WMV format in Creating a video Step 3 Compression Settings Tips for Flash SWF export See the paragraph Flash SWF format in Creating a video Step 3 Compression Settings Tips for FLV Flash Video export See the paragraph FLV Flash Video format in Creating a video Step 3 Compression Settings 21 Tips for AVI export See the paragraph AVI format in Creating a video Step 3 Compression Settings 5 Resizing the recording See the paragraph Resizing the recording in Creating a video Step 2 Format 22 User Guide Setting up a recording Setting up the environment Although you can start your desktop recording straight away see Defining the recording area the tips below will ensure that you get the best possible results 1 Close all unnecessary programs Almost all system resources are being used during recording To free up as much computer power as p
86. ossible close all programs and tasks that are not being used in the recording You should also use as powerful a PC as possible for the recording jg Although recording takes up a lot of computer power playing back the recorded video is not particularly resource demanding and can be done on less powerful PCs 2 Disable hardware acceleration On many PCs it is recommended to disable hardware acceleration during recording in order to get the best possible results On Windows 2000 XP this is quite simple just make sure that the command Options Auto disable Hardware Acceleration of the main menu is checked A Some PCs suffer a system crash when a third party application tries to alter this setting If you experience a system crash when trying to record with the Auto disable Hardware Acceleration option checked uncheck it and use the following manual procedure instead to disable hardware acceleration Open the Control Panel Double click the Display icon Click the Settings tab Click the Advanced button Click the Performance tab Move the hardware acceleration slider all the way to the left None Vv Vv VV ON ON WV Click OK and you are ready to start recording 24 3 Screen resolution Your screen resolution 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 and so on is irrelevant as long as you are not recording a large area If you have a high screen resolution you should always try to record a specific window or area rather than f
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88. our recording To find out how to add still images see Inserting still images Note that you can also add webcam recordings and external AVI videos to your recordings For more information see Adding webcam objects Once you have added objects to your recording you can make them interactive This will allow the viewers of your exported video to trigger various operations This feature however is only supported by the Flash video format For more information see Adding interactivity Adding your own pictures ScreenCorder lets you add your own pictures to the recording The allowed formats are WMF EMF JPG GIF BMP and PNG s Only pictures in the vector format WMF or EMF can use transparency gt Position the recording on the frame on which you want to add the picture gt Drag the picture from the Windows Explorer onto the recording The picture is now inserted on the current frame of the recording Adding an object from the Multimedia Catalog gt Position the recording on the frame on which you want to add the object Click the Multimedia tab shown on the right of the ScreenCorder window to open the Multimedia Catalog The Multimedia Catalog opens on its Objects tab 43 T v Objects S9 Although the Multimedia Catalog opens on the top right of the ScreenCorder window you can move it anywhere on the screen To close it click the cross icon x on the right
89. ovement is to move the mouse too quickly When you are recording mouse movement move the mouse slowly to ensure that your recording stays smooth How can I capture real videos so that they look smooth when played back Most of the systems currently available are not powerful enough to capture smoothly large e g 720 x 576 real videos such as can be viewed in the Media Player within a recording Many systems graphic cards will only show a black area instead of the real video and others will lose a large number of frames making the video jerky A solution to this problem is to import the real video later create the recording as normal then import the real video on top of the area occupied by the black or jerky captured video adjusting its size so that it covers that area exactly When exporting to WMV the Windows Media Video 9 codec is the best choice for real video content 107 How do I avoid the Unable to write video data to AVI file error message gt Go to Control Panel Add Remove Programs Windows Setup Multimedia gt Click the Details button Make sure that the Video Compression box and any Audio Compression boxes are checked Why is my mouse pointer not displayed correctly Sometimes a mouse pointer change does not show when you play back an unsaved recording However once your video is exported the pointer change will appear Some programs handle the pointer in a non standard way This may cause the pointer to
90. rames codec is automatically selected This codec will create a very large file and is therefore not recommended Creating a video Step 4 Destination The last step is to choose the path and file name of the exported video Export Wizard Destination NG Export Destination file C Documents and Settings Genevieve My documents My video lt Back _ L Export T Cancel 81 Destination file Enter the complete path and file name or click the Browse button to select a folder on your computer Click Export to create your video file When export is complete the following dialog appears Export Wizard Y our video has been created successfully Play Video Open Folder Open Web Builder Click Play Video to open the video in the built in player S9 When exporting to SWF with the SCORM packaging option selected the video cannot be viewed immediately at the end of the export It must first be uploaded to a SCORM 1 2 compatible e Learning System and viewed from the SCORM server ScreenCorder also includes a Web Builder which lets you quickly create a web site to present your videos See the topic Web Builder for more information jg You must close the Player before you can continue working in ScreenCorder 82 Creating a website Web Builder The Web Builder is a separate utility programmed for use with ScreenCorder Its purpose is to help you create a web presentation
91. reenCorder which allows you to create a web presentation environment for one or more of your videos complete with navigation design using the predefined templates included title description and so on What s new in ScreenCorder 5 ScreenCorder 5 has many new features which are fully described in the appropriate sections of this documentation Here is a brief description of the most important enhancements User Interface The ScreenCorder 5 interface has been improved with a new visual display and new navigation controls See Viewing a recording for a full description of ScreenCorder controls and navigation facilities Multimedia Catalog ScreenCorder 5 includes a new Multimedia Catalog with an enhanced interface It contains a variety of text bubbles arrows animated objects and magnifiers which you can customize as you wish by resizing or rotating them changing their border color fill color level of transparency and so on For more information on these objects see Adding multimedia objects and Inserting still images Webcam objects ScreenCorder 5 lets you create one or more webcam recordings for insertion into your video You can save these webcam recordings for use in different ScreenCorder projects and even import other AVI videos into your recordings To find out how to create and insert a webcam object into your screen recording see Adding webcam objects Markers ScreenCorder 5 allows you to set markers in your recor
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93. rt Recording key The Start key is the key you press to start recording The default Start key is F2 Pause Recording key The Pause key lets you pause the recording at any time During the pause the recording is frozen on the last frame recorded and you may display another window change the background or simply take a break The recording is paused until you hit the Start key again The default Pause key is F3 Stop Recording key The Stop key is the key you press to stop recording When you start recording ScreenCorder disappears to make way for the window or area you are recording from Since the ScreenCorder control bar is no longer visible the only way to stop recording is therefore to press the designated Stop key By default the Stop key is set to Esc Add Marker key The Marker key lets you set a marker on the current frame of your desktop recording either during the actual recording or later on while editing it The default Marker key is Alt M For more information about markers see Using markers in the chapter Enhancing a recording Add Snapshot key The Snapshot key lets you set a snapshot point on the current frame of your recording The default Snapshot key is Alt 4 S For more information about snapshots see Exporting snapshots Buffer Size During the recording ScreenCorder saves temporary files on the hard drive The Buffer Size dialog lets you modify the amount of RAM in MB available to ScreenCorder
94. s you to customize the messages displayed at the end of each quiz as well as on the cumulative score card including the Email Result and Print Result buttons mentioned above This feature might also be useful if you want to create a quiz in a language other than English e Clicking Use Last Customized Messages sets all the labels to the last set of customized messages you saved e Clicking Reset All Messages returns all the labels to their default values gt Once you have filled in all the required fields click OK to insert the quiz on the current frame 65 Testing the quiz Once you have inserted a quiz in your recording you can test that it works as expected by playing back the recording in the ScreenCorder window as usual see Viewing a recording Playback stops as soon as a quiz is reached You can now e Test the quiz by selecting answers and navigating through its question pages S9 Since a single click on an object normally selects that object for editing you need to press the Ctrl key while clicking the relevant item during your testing e Bypass the quiz by clicking the Play button nm Before exporting the quiz as a SCORM package you can also test it by exporting it as a standard Flash SWF video See Creating a video Step 2 for more information When playing the Flash video the viewer can only navigate within a quiz by using the Next and Back button if you have enabled backward movement The viewer
95. screen To close it click the cross icon X on the right of its title bar gt Fill in the fields as described below Video Source This opens the Source Settings dialog of the webcam installed on the PC The exact content of the dialog depends on the webcam software 52 Video Format This opens the Format Settings dialog of the webcam installed on the PC which lets you set the resolution of the webcam recording as well as its compression level If you intend to make your webcam recording window quite large make sure that the resolution size you choose here is high enough Although you can make the webcam recording window smaller than the resolution specified here without any negative effects making it larger would cause quality loss in the exported video To give an example a 320x240 webcam recording will look fine when displayed in a window of size 320x240 or less It will not look so good when displayed in a 400x300 window Ay High webcam resolutions will result in large file sizes With some webcams this dialog also lets you set a frame rate for the webcam recording Note however that if the value specified here is higher than the frame rate of the main recording ScreenCorder will adjust it automatically On the other hand you should avoid lower values to ensure that your webcam recording stays as smooth as possible Gray out background When you check this property the entire contents of the recording frame except for the webca
96. se You can then export all the snapshots selected either as image files in the folder of your choice or embedded in a pre formatted Microsoft Word document For more information see Exporting snapshots Notes The 8 bit color resolution which most computers do not offer any more is not supported by ScreenCorder 5 The Animated GIF and AVI 8 bit export formats which were only available for desktop recordings made in 8 bit color resolution have therefore been removed from the formats available In order to support all the new features mentioned above the file format of ScreenCorder projects has been changed This means that projects created in ScreenCorder 4 or earlier versions can no longer be opened in ScreenCorder 5 10 Installation ScreenCorder Installation Stand alone installation gt Insert the CD ROM in the CD ROM drive gt Follow the instructions on the screen when the ScreenCorder Install program starts If the ScreenCorder Install program does not start automatically gt Choose Start Run gt Type the following X start exe where X represents the CD ROM drive letter Administrative installation system administrators only The Windows Installer can perform an administrative installation of an application or product to a network for use by a workgroup An administrative installation installs a source image of the application onto the network that is similar to a source image on a CD ROM The admini
97. ss that would otherwise occur if the data was being compressed twice once when exporting from ScreenCorder and a second time when exporting from the third party video editor Can I record WAVe sounds that are played back during recording The answer to this question depends on the sound system installed on your computer On newer computers the sound system often allows several sources of sound to be recorded at the same time In that case you don t need to choose between for instance Microphone or Line In but can select both In addition some newer sound systems offer an audio source such as stereo mix that allows the recording of all the sounds played by the computer If you have such a sound system just select the sound source required and mute all the unwanted sources 105 If on the other hand your sound system only allows the recording of one sound source at a time here are some workarounds e Set the loudspeaker so loud that the microphone picks up the sound e Do not plug the microphone directly into the soundcard but use the Mixer Line In In the Mixer you can then switch on the computer sound output e Record all sound speech and sounds via an external recorder Computer Out gt Recorder Put the mixed sound onto the recording later Can I edit the sound in ScreenCorder videos You can already edit sound from within ScreenCorder see the topic Editing a recording If you wish to edit the sound track with sound
98. ssen nnne nnne 60 Adding quizze8s ttr Hr e p E ep ie 61 Creating a VideO uedi aaa aa aea entrent aa aiai aa aaa ein 68 Creating a video Step 1 Setup eee 68 Creating a video Step 2 Format sss eene 70 Creating a video Step 3 Compression Settings sssssssss 74 Creating a video Step 4 Destination 81 ChEALING A Webslte 2 inea er ena ex IHR E ce ERI NEEE Aa aE 83 Web Bullae 3 5 3 nir E ERE a a a O EE 83 FTP Upad Manage ti 3 red hec et o een eeu earn 93 Exporting snapshots 5 ciem p crm ite ERE p ed eis 97 Customizing ScreenGOrdar er iter t rct ue patr i erp 100 SUP POM m P 104 Questions and answers sssssssssssseseseen enne nnne eerie nnn 105 Getting helps aiii Ett ed a e tiie hats fee at eb fe Stee hes 109 Reporting a problem mai eaaa e aa ae entr nennen nennt a nnns 110 shbjgsrieee te 111 MINOX 113 Welcome MatchWare ScreenCorder is a desktop recording tool for capturing on screen activity Everything that takes place on the screen including keyboard actions speech mouse clicks and movement is recorded ScreenCorder lets you create tutorials on line training videos software demos CBT material and more recording directly from your own desktop Here is a list of ScreenCorder s main features e You can record a sound track
99. sting webcam recording in AVI format or any other video in AVI format directly by dragging it onto the recording for instance from Windows Explorer provided that the imported video and the main recording have the same audio sample rate You can find out what the audio sample rate of your main recording is by choosing File Properties If the video you import is longer than the main recording it will be truncated when the main recording ends However if you then insert new footage either within the main recording or at the end of it the playback of the imported video will also be extended by the same amount 51 Setting up the webcam recording gt Make sure your webcam is installed correctly connected to your PC and switched on gt Position the ScreenCorder recording on the frame on which you want to add the webcam recording gt Click the WebCam tab shown on the right of the ScreenCorder window or choose Edit Add Webcam Recording in the main menu The Webcam Settings dialog opens WebCam Settings Preview Video Source Video Format Settings C Gray out background CO Freeze background O C Fade video in out E Record audio The Preview area shows a live picture from the webcam enabling you to check the effects of the webcam settings before you make the actual recording d Although the WebCam Settings dialog opens on the top right of the ScreenCorder window you can move it anywhere on the
100. strative installation package can then be pushed by system administrators to client computers in a domain via Group Policies This is only possible from Windows 2000 Server onwards To find out more about Windows Installer and administrative installations please refer to the Microsoft web site Creating an administrative installation Administrators can create an administrative installation from the command line by using the a command line option gt Choose Start Run gt Type the following msiexec exe a X install setup msi where X represents the CD ROM drive letter please check the location of the setup msi on the CD ROM 12 gt Specify the following in the dialog that appears e Where you want to unpack the msi file e The user name and company name to use as default e The serial number gt optional Check Force activation when ScreenCorder is run if you want ScreenCorder to be automatically activated the first time the program runs gt optional Check Automatically activate during installation if you want to activate ScreenCorder during installation S9 These two activation options are silent i e they do not display any messages V The above options are stored in a file called admin ini in the destination folder You can edit this file using a text editor like Notepad if you want to change the options without making a new administrative installation Applying a patch package to an administra
101. t Area button 26 ScreenCorder disappears and the mouse pointer becomes cross shaped gt Place the mouse pointer in the top left corner of your desired recording area Click and keep the left mouse button down while dragging out the area gt Let go of the mouse button once you have reached the bottom right corner of the recording area The recording area is now defined by a red frame shown on top of the Recording Settings dialog If necessary you can adjust this recording area by dragging one of its sides or one of its corners You can also move it elsewhere by dragging its title As soon as you drag the recording area ScreenCorder disappears again to let you see the underlying screen content Recording in full screen mode Click the Full Screen button to select the entire screen d Full screen recordings have the same size as the screen Adjusting the recording area Once you have selected a recording area ScreenCorder displays its coordinates in the X Y Width and Height fields of the Recording Settings dialog You can use these fields to adjust the position or size of the recording area one pixel at a time or enter new values to define a new recording area You can also use these fields before using the Select Window Select Area or Full Screen buttons ScreenCorder always remembers the coordinates of the last recording defined even after you close and restart the program X and Y These fields show the coordina
102. ternal videos erii rte tote 43 interactivity 5e feed eere eet 60 TMA STIULIETS oo auct c ipee peter Hee 43 multimedia objects eese 43 pictures sega pomanet men 43 48 QUIZZES scien nein pret ene atat 61 Sound mieten 38 stllamiages ain ei tte pesci 43 text bubbles eite 43 Video ao esie Ob TORO 38 webcam objects 51 Animated objects esee 43 JNTTOWSS tro cote ERO MO toe hares PREIS 43 ASpeCt FdtlO eost ep REED 70 Adi iate RR rtuum 30 34 38 AOU Gs ssh annie SR Ran 38 CODECS sath set reto ioter etre een 770 74 105 COmpressiOnD ceesceesceeeceseeeeeeeeeeeseeneeeneeees 74 CLEANS enc eter avai 34 dubbing 3 recette etre tenes 38 ipi 105 INSET bosses ce rettet Hebe tes 38 overwriting eeseeeeeeeeeenetn enne 38 Quality x 3 scheint 30 Seti gs c ret t treten 30 SOUECBS 1 2 recentis eit tecti eerte drea 105 Audio and Video Insert 38 Audio and Video Overwrite 38 Audio Only Insert eee 38 Audio Only Overwrite eese 38 AVI exporta ect hee re e tee ae 70 Bitrate 3t dett 74 105 Buffer SIZE 4 et ettet ree eee 100 juri eH 35 38 Audio and Video Insert ss 38 Audio and Video Overwrite 38 113 Audio only Insert eee 38 Audio only Overwrite sssr 38 Go to Beginning ee
103. tes of the top left corner of the recording area For instance the coordinates X261 Y 113 indicate that the top left corner of the recording area starts 61 pixels from the left edge of the screen and 113 pixels from its top x Y a IE S g gt To move the recording area to the right increase the X value To move it to the left decrease the X value gt To move the recording area down increase the Y value To move it up decrease the Y value Changing the X or Y value of the recording area does not change its size i e the Width and Height values 27 Width and Height The Width and Height fields allow you to resize the recording area Width Height 1278 ss9 g d Resizing the recording area does not change the position of its top left corner i e its X and Y values Capture Tip When you click OK to go to the main window and start your screen recording ScreenCorder may display the following message Capture Tip The WMV windows Media Video 3 codec and various AVI video compression codecs require the recorded video to have specific dimensions width and height In order to have the widest variety of video codecs at your disposal when exporting this recording we recommend that you choose width and height values that are greater or equal to 32 and divisible by 4 Alternatively you can resize your recording at export time but this may degrade the picture quality of the final result
104. the properties you chose when you inserted the still image as described above Properties en 2 4 Solid color EERHI Show image O CJ Duration 5 000 seconds d As for the Multimedia Catalog window you can move the Properties dialog anywhere on the screen Moving it away from the object you are editing will allow you to check the effect of your changes straight away To close the Properties dialog click the cross icon X on the right of its title bar gt Use the Properties dialog to edit the still image as required Deleting a still image gt To delete an inserted still image locate a frame on which it appears select it and press Delete on the keyboard You can also right click it and choose Delete in its local menu A This operation cannot be undone 50 Adding webcam objects Once you have created your main recording ScreenCorder lets you create webcam recordings to be added to it This is a useful way of personalizing your tutorials and presentations and making them more engaging for the viewer Howe Fecsenbersents Tang D Q Webcam recordings take space and do not compress very well For this reason they are best suited to the AVI and possibly WMV video formats If you intend to export your recording as a Flash SWF or FLV video you should keep the webcam recording window as small as possible and use a low recording frame rate S9 You can also import an exi
105. tive installation gt Choose Start Run gt Type msiexec exe p path to msp file gt a path to administrative msi file gt Members of the workgroup using ScreenCorder must then reinstall the application from the new administrative source image to receive the update To completely reinstall the application and cache the updated msi file on their computer users may enter either of the following commands e msiexec exe fvomus server administrative msi file gt e msiexec exe I server administrative msi file REINSTALL ALL REINSTALLMODE vomus Troubleshooting Changing the location of the activation file By default the activation data is stored in C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data mwas ScreenCorder5 0 mwas 13 In some rare situations client computers may be setup with restricted access to the above folder and this will cause the activation file not to be saved If you have a client server system setup in this way you can move the activation file to another location by adding an entry to the admin ini file as follows Activation mwas c Ndifferent folder with write accessNScreenCorder5 0 mwas Storing several activation files on the server You can store several activation files in the same folder of the server by adding an entry to the admin ini file as follows Activation mwas server activations ScreenCorder5 0_ COMPUTERNAMES mwas Where server the nam
106. ull screen Should you want to record full screen you should use the lowest possible screen resolution usually 800 x 600 Defining the recording area The first step when creating a new recording is to define the recording area This is done from the ScreenCorder Recording Settings dialog which appears whenever you open ScreenCorder or click File New to create a new desktop recording The default video audio and mouse settings should be adequate for most recordings However this dialog also lets you modify these defaults if required See Defining the video settings and Defining the audio and mouse settings for more information Recording Settings Video NE Audio Mouse ne Capture area A m Select Window 1681 I 200 Width Height 1205 amp 734 e Full Screen Video Frames per sec 8 v 25 Selecting the recording area The Video tab of the Recording Settings dialog lets you define the screen area from which to record This is referred to as the recording area or capture area You have three possibilities described in detail below Capture area x m Select window 161 S 200 j Width Height Select Area 1205 i 734 e Full Screen Selecting another application window This lets you record all the activity taking place in another application window to create for instance a tutorial on how to use a particular software application
107. up a new recording ScreenCorder displays a Capture Tip dialog whenever the Width or Height values you have defined for the recording area are not divisible by 4 gt To always skip this tip uncheck this option or check Don t tell me again in the Capture Tip dialog Capture Layered Transparent Windows This option is unchecked by default which means that ScreenCorder only records the standard content on the desktop ignoring other content such as the Microsoft Agents small help icons that appear now and then gt To record everything that is displayed on the screen check this option Activating this option slows the recording performance significantly You should only activate it when really necessary 103 Support 104 Questions and answers Does it matter which version of Media Player I have on my computer ScreenCorder automatically makes use of the resources available on your computer For this reason you are advised to install Media Player 9 or later if you only have versions 6 4 or 7 0 because of the significant improvements made in Media Player 9 when it comes to handling screen videos With versions prior to Media Player 9 you had to make sure that the bit rate you specified when exporting was large enough to accommodate all the peaks in your data stream while staying sufficiently low to keep the file size to a minimum This is because the same amount of data was always written to disk regardless of whether
108. video you will need to experiment to find out the number of frames per second required to make the recording look good You will also need to test that the computer has enough power to play and record the video content simultaneously Recording a real video of 320 x 240 for instance should give satisfactory results on standard computers However very few computers would be powerful enough to record a real video of 600 x 400 and above without loss of quality even with a frame rate of 25 fps If the frame rate is too high for the computer to handle ScreenCorder simply drops the frames that it cannot record jg The value 25 fps corresponds to the PAL video standard Europe and other countries The value 30 fps corresponds to the NTSC standard USA Japan and other countries Defining the audio and mouse settings The Audio Mouse tab of the Recording Settings dialog lets you modify the default audio and mouse settings if necessary This dialog appears whenever you open ScreenCorder or click File New to create a new desktop recording The audio options allow you to define the audio mode and output quality whereas the mouse options let you add markers and sounds whenever the mouse is clicked 30 Recording Settings Video Audio Mouse Audio v Record audio Mono Samples per second C Stereo 22kHz v Mouse v Visualize left mouse click I Visualize right mouse click v Mouse click sound effect
109. want to start re recording the audio set the Recording Mode to Audio only Overwrite WD and click the Record button 9 The video recording is now played back from the frame you selected allowing you to record your speech or sound effects on top of it e To insert new audio material within the recording locate the frame at which you want to insert the new audio set the Recording Mode to Audio only Insert freeze video Ra and click the Record button L9 The video recording is now frozen on the frame you selected and will stay on this frame for the duration of your new sound e To add an audio track or overwrite the existing one entirely go to the first frame set the Recording Mode to Audio only Overwrite WD and click the Record button 9 jg You can continue to record sound even once the video has reached its last frame In that case the video stays frozen on that last frame for the duration of the additional sound Extending a frame If you discover during play back that you should have stayed longer on a particular frame you can extend the duration of that frame during the editing stage Let s suppose you are demonstrating how to initiate a particular operation Extending the frame where you open the relevant menu item will ensure that the viewer has enough time to register the exact location and contents of the menu gt Locate the frame to extend gt Choose Edit Freeze Frame gt In the dialog that opens i
110. while recording 101 Buffer Size Specify the amount of memory you want to allocate to ScreenCorder for buffering data while recording 8 MB Show buffer state during capture You can visualize the current buffer status during recording unless you are recording Full Screen by checking Show buffer state during capture Current Buffer Status Used buffers 1 Available buffers 2 Press ESC to stop recording The buffer size is sufficient if the usage bar never comes close to the maximum i e the right side of the dialog If the usage bar is constantly across the middle or nearing the maximum allocate more RAM to ensure a more fluid recording In general you should never allocate more than 50 of your RAM to the buffer Temporary Files Folder During the recording ScreenCorder creates one or more temporary files These files can become very large when the recording area is big and the level of quality required high If you have several hard drives or partitions on your computer this command lets you choose the largest one for the storage of these files thereby giving you as much space as possible Notes e You should always select a local hard drive so that the temporary data is not sent across the network for storage e You must close ScreenCorder and restart it to activate the new setting 102 Add Click Callouts Automatically This option customizes ScreenCorder so that it automatically adds c
111. will not be able to move forward to view the answers to the quiz before taking it and unless you have enabled backward movement will not be able to move backwards to the question pages after having completed a quiz Editing a quiz Once a quiz is inserted in the recording you can display the Quiz Wizard again to view and edit its properties e Locate the quiz to be edited and double click its frame or e Choose Edit Quizzes List Quizzes on the main menu select the quiz required in the dialog that opens and choose Edit Quiz The Quiz Wizard dialog opens on the Questions page Copying or moving a quiz to a different frame You can easily copy a quiz to place it at a different point of your recording and adapt it without recreating it from scratch or move a quiz on a different frame Right click the quiz frame and choose Copy to re use it or Cut to move it in its local menu Position the recording on the exact frame after which you want to insert the copy of the quiz Right click the frame and choose Paste in its local menu Double click the quiz frame to edit its properties as required 66 Deleting a quiz gt To delete an inserted quiz locate its frame within the recording select it by double clicking the frame and press Delete on the keyboard You can also right click it and choose Delete in its local menu A This operation cannot be undone 67 Creating a video Creating a video Step 1 S

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