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1. User Manual About Action Action Record everything Video Recording Ml ooo soriano rios e Thank you for choosing Action product EZ g y gt MA Action allows real time recording capture of R oes Windows Aero desktop in a superb HD video quality With Action you can benchmark and File format AVI v 2 Use Perfect Video Match mode SplashProEx 10 31 20_ Desktop 10 31 2011 1_ SplashProEx 10 31 20_ Y Record system sounds Allow multi channel audio recording display game framerates record your gameplay Seam tee noe l add live audio commentary to create high quality am tutorials and more onana anna Sra T onna stele A rae aa m Action is compact stylish and user friendly _ With outstanding performance and sleek design Action defines a new standard of user experience for real time gameplay and desktop recording software TABLE OF CONTENTS Minimum system requirements cccoconenencnconenenencosonenes 4 Recommended system requirements 5 aa retort eee a ee eee 6 AQUA EU Eo Asc aoa a e e sobs a us0r9 se seen soe E ssuoseRosebs6 K User Interface Action HUD s sessesrsresrsresresesrsesreresres 8 User Interface Action window overview 08 9 User Interface Action wclle Sere settee ere 10 Video Recording A O TE T a nos ileal Games and applications recordino ccoconenenoononos ES Active Aero desktop re2. WEBCAM SETTINGS Action Webcam Settings Webcam settings allow to include picture from webcams in gameplay and desktop recordings Action allows to record picture from 2 different webcams at the same time avallable Preview screen button at the bottom of the settings page opens webcam preview screen showing webcam position and size In video recording RECORDING MODE This setting allows to e disable webcam recording e enable webcam recording e enable option to record webcams on button down default hotkey F4 WEBCAM This setting allows to select webcam or other device to be recorded Select Do not record option to disable webcam recording POSITION Allows to select webcam destination position VIDEO SIZE This option allows to control size of the webcam picture in final video recording AUDIO SETTINGS Action Audio settings MICROPHONE AUDIO DEVICE This setting allows to select recording device from list of system recording devices MICROPHONE VOLUME This setting controls the microphone input volume RECORD MICROPHONE INTO SEPARATE AUDIO TRACK This setting allows to record microphone commentary to separate audio track Recording microphone to separate audio track is available only when recording to AVI file format SYSTEM SOUNDS AUDIO DEVICE This setting allows to select audio device from list of system playback devices AUDIO BALANCE Audio balance controls the bal
3. amp applications recording Select Games amp applications mode is dedicated to record recording mode to let Action gameplay and other DirectX or automatically select DirectX and OpenGL applications This mode OpenGL games and applications for allows for multiple simultaneous recording When this mode Is recordings For the best performance selected Action HUD will be it is recommended to perform only displayed in all supported games one recording at a time and applications Action window Game view with Action HUD Gameplay recording in progress Gameplay recording in progress Start recording Application recording button a IS not available for Games amp applications recording mode Use F9 hotkey to start recording stop video recording by pressing F9 hotkey again Please note that game or application must be active to start or stop video recording To pause resume video recording use Shift F9 hotkey Action HUD If you do not want to include HUD in recordings please check Do not record HUD in games and applications option In Settings HUD or hide HUD before recording start with F6 hotkey ACTIVE AERO DESKTOP RECORDING Introduction Recordings options Windows Aero desktop must be To record your desktop please select enabled to perform desktop Active desktop recording recording Active desktop recording mode mode allows to record everything Select active desktop that happens on your desktop all ae For multi d
4. with Action activation please read Purchase Activation FAQ on Mirillis website or contact us at support mirillis com Remember to keep your serial number safe USER INTERFACE ACTION HUD Head up display About Action HUD The Action user interface consists of 2 parts Action window and HUD HUD is displayed when Action Is connected to your desktop games or applications and provides following Information 1 current framerate 2 average framerate 3 3D engine detected 4 status Icon 5 progress bar available for time limited recordings HUD display position When Action is running you can adjust HUD display position to your needs with F7 hotkey Please note that changing HUD display position with a hotkey does not change HUD Startup Position setting To change HUD Startup Position please check HUD display settings You can hide show Action HUD with F6 hotkey Reset average framerate Average framerate value can be easily reset with F5 hotkey Status ICONS Action HUD provides information about Action status for respective desktops games and applications Ves Bote Normal status for active desktop game or application Ve Bote Normal status for not active desktop game or application GEO Recording in progress Himnu Recording paused Cat Bore Benchmarking in progress iia Capturing screenshot Ve Bote Detecting framerate USER INTERFACE ACTION WINDOW OVERVIEW El co
5. ACTION REMOTE CONTROL This option allows to control video recordings with Android devices Please read more about Action Remote Control application on page 34 VIDEO RECORDING SETTINGS Action Video recording settings VIDEO QUALITY Allows to select output video quality for your recordings Select Low quality to reduce output file size and increase recording performance INPUT RANGE For most video recordings it Is recommended to use wide input range 0 255 However in some cases in example web videos or fullscreen videos recording narrow input range 16 235 may give a better result USE MULTICORE ENCODING Action uses an optimized multicore video encoding algorithm for video recording In some cases single core encoding may result in better performance Disable this option to let Action encode video during recording utilizing only a single CPU core RECORD MOUSE CURSOR This option adds mouse cursor to recorded video VISUALIZE MOUSE CLICKS This option helps to create fantastic and clear tutorials by adding animated mouse clicks visualizations to recorded video Mouse click visualizations are only available for desktop recordings in original video size OVERLAY GRAPHICS SETTINGS Overlay graphics settings allow to add custom logo and other overlay graphics to recorded video Supported file formats BMP JPG PNG with alpha channel Maximum supported input graphics resolution is 1920x1200
6. MP4 480p software video recording using H 264 AVC small file size Video size This option allows to select output video recording resolution This setting does not work for Windows 7 8 Aero desktop recording with a non Direct3D 10 0 compatible GPU OpenGL applications recording In the above cases recordings can only be done in Original resolution VIDEO RECORDING INTRODUCTION Video framerate Allows to select video recording framerate Recording mode Recording modes available Games amp applications Active desktop HES Active desktop region Game view with Action HUD Games amp applications mode Perfect Video Match Mode This mode is dedicated to record web videos and videos from various media players Please see chapter Web videos recording with Perfect Video Match mode on page 18 for more information Duration Allows to limit your recording time to a specific duration Action HUD on desktop Active desktop mode Audio options Audio options allow to enable or disable system audio recording select to record multichannel or stereo audio and enable microphone to add live audio commentary during video recording Microphone volume anq mixing options are available in Action Settings Audio e Movon pecfecty smooth video Motion Sample Clips Action HUD and region selection Active desktop region mode GAMES amp APPLICATIONS RECORDING Introduction Recordings options Games
7. My recordings Video sm foe a o recordin g na mode ANI Original framerate 60 Duration 7 Use Perfect Video Match mode ecord system sounds Allow multi channel audio recording phones Do not record Action Tabs 1 Tabs panel Action tabs provide access to all Action features video recording audio recording benchmarking capturing screenshots and Action settings 2 Options panel All options available for selected tab Action Manager 3 Output folder Allows to change output folder for recordings benchmarks and screenshots 4 List of recordings benchmarks and screenshots All your recordings available in selected output folder 5 Manager buttons Buttons to manage your recordings USER INTERFACE ACTION TABS Video Recording Video Recording tab provides all basic options for desktop gameplay and applications recording Use the manager to play delete or export your recordings WE Audio Recording Audio Recording tab provides all options for audio recording functionality With audio recordings manager you can play and delete your recordings EE Benchmarking Benchmarking tab provides options for games and applications benchmarking With the manager you can preview and delete benchmarks saved on your hard disk NO Capture Screenshots Capture Screenshots tab provides options for capturing screenshots Use the manager to preview and delete screenshots sa
8. video picture For media players video recording set Games amp applications mode start recording Start source video playback and press start recording icon or press F9 on your keyboard to start desktop video recording You can stop video recording by pressing recording icon or F9 hotkey again ADDING WEBCAMS TO VIDEO RECORDINGS Action allows to add picture from TIP With Action it is possible to webcams and other capturing add picture from 2 different devices to all real time gameplay webcams at the same time and desktop recordings Open Webcam Settings to setup webcam recording Webcam settings allow to select webcam device and set webcam picture position and size in final video recording Adding webcam is very easy with user friendly options and webcam preview screen To open webcam preview screen please use the following button Dual webcam recording AUDIO RECORDING Introduction Action can record everything you hear on your PC Audio recording function allows to record music and audio sounds from games applications or videos Using microphone you can easily create podcasts Action window Audio recording in progress Recording options Duration Enable this option when you want to record audio for a specific time duration Output format You can select WAV or MP4 Audio output format MP4 Audio format makes your recordings compact and ready to playback with modern audio pla
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10. ANCE GAMES amp APPLICATIONS RECORDING If you experience any performance problems during If you experience any problems with games and recording or your recorded video is not smooth please try applications recording please try to run a game or one of the following solutions application in windowed mode and try recording with change recording file format to AVI if MP4 is selected Active desktop region mode reduce output video size reduce output video framerate hide FPS panel try with Use multicore encoding enabled and disabled MULTIDISPLAY PERFORMANCE If you experience any performance problems on multidisplay setup and the above general performance solutions do not work please try the following solution disable disconnect one or more display device s TECHNICAL AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT Purchase Activation FAQ If you have any questions or problems with Action purchase or activation please read the product purchase and activation FAQ or contact us If you do not find an answer for your problem question Pruchase Activation FAQ page http www mirillis com en support purchase_faqg html Technical Support If you have any questions or problems with Action please read Action FAQ or contact us If you do not find an answer for your problem question Action FAQ page htto www mirillis com en products action_ftaqg html Mirillis Forum Join Mirillis community and discuss about Action and other Mirillis products If
11. M REQUIREMENTS OPERATING SYSTEM HARDWARE ACCELERATED VIDEO RECORDING Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 DIRECTLY TO MP4 FILE FORMAT DirectX and latest graphics card drivers Intel processor with Intel Quick Sync Video support The latest Intel graphics drivers Windows Aero enabled for desktop recording on Windows Vista and Windows 7 HARDWARE ACCELERATED VIDEO ENCODING FOR EXPORT PROCESS Intel Sandy Bridge processor with Intel Quick Sync Video support NVIDIA graphics card with NVIDIA CUDA support Running Action requires administrator rights RAM MEMORY 1024MB 1GB GRAPHICS CARD REQUIREMENTS Full Direct3D 10 0 compatible with Pixel Shader 4 0 support SOUND CARD DirectX compatible CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2 0GHz or equivalent processor INSTALLATION Welcome to the Action Setup Setup will guide you through the installation of Action before starting Setup fi This v relevant system files without having tor our omputer Click Next to continue ke it possible to update ty Action Installer Installation Please remember to use Action installation file from a trusted source Mirillis website or box version disc Run Action installation file and follow the instructions on the screen Action installation should take a minute or two Trial version After installation Action will be available as a 30 day trial and all video recordings will include a watermark Product ac
12. ance between microphone and system sounds Adjust this option to record clear live audio commentary Click volume and audio balance to default settings icon to reset microphone AAC BITRATE This option is used for M4A audio recordings MP4 video recordings and video recordings export HUD SETTINGS Action HUD settings HIDE HUD DURING DESKTOP RECORDING Enable this option when you do not want HUD to be included in your desktop recordings With this option enabled Action hides HUD automatically when desktop recording Starts DO NOT RECORD HUD IN GAMES APPLICATIONS With this option enabled Action will display HUD in games and applications but HUD will not be included in your recordings HIDE HUD ON ACTION STARTUP Enable this option to automatically hide HUD on every Action startup HUD STARTUP POSITION This setting lets you decide where Action displays HUD on startup When Action is running you can change HUD display position with a hotkey default hotkey F7 Please note that changing HUD display position with a hotkey does not change HUD Startup Position setting EXPORT SETTINGS HARDWARE ACCELERATION EXPORT OUTPUT FOLDER Use hardware acceleration for video This option lets you change the encoding to speed up exporting destination folder for exported files process and lower CPU consumption EXPORT MOUSE CURSOR With this option enabled Action will Action Export setting
13. and applications mode Screenshot area For multi display setups it is possible to select to capture a screenshot from all desktops or from a single desktop only This option Is available for Active desktop recording mode selected in Video Recording tab Capture screenshot Press capture screenshot button or press F12 on your keyboard to capture a screenshot Capture screenshot button SY IS not available for Games amp applications recording mode selected in Video recordings tab Use F12 hotkey to capture screenshots of your active games and applications EXPORT RECORDINGS INTRODUCTION Introduction Exporting to YouTube and Action allows to export your video Facebook recordings to all popular formats and YouTube and Facebook export profiles devices Your video recordings are contain 2 settings pages export and exported to MP4 file format and the upload settings and automatically exported video Is coded using upload the exported file after export H 264 AVC video compression standard process is completed Use 00O the maximum supported output buttons to navigate through YouTube resolution is 1920x1080 exported audio Is profile settings pages coded using AAC compression standard Supported outputs are Stereo or 5 1 Export window To start exporting select a recording on your recordings list and click Export button To hide all Action windows click hide icon in the top right corner of Export wind
14. be automatically selected click next button to show Facebook settings Login Is required only once per each page Action startup Privacy controls You may be asked for SplashUploader Public Everyone authorization when using Action for the Private first time Friends Only Friends of Friends Facebook upload setup Please read the Terms of Use displayed at the top of the window and press START button to login to Facebook and upload a file GENERAL SETTINGS Action General settings LANGUAGE Allows to change Action user interface language After installation Action automatically sets application language upon your operating system language CHECK FOR UPDATES This option enables automatic updates Product update availability is checked on application start and application will ask you to install the update when it Is available START APPLICATION MINIMIZED TO TRAY When you are familiar with hotkeys you can select this option to start Action minimized to tray To show Action window double click Action tray icon HIDE ACTION WINDOW ON DEKSTOP RECORDING START Select this option to hide Action window to tray mode before desktop recording starts SHOW ACTION WINDOW WHEN DESKTOP RECORDING IS FINISHED This option shows Action window when desktop recording Is finished You can immediately start playback delete recordings or export and upload recordings to popular devices YouTube or Facebook ENABLE
15. cordINO caccccconenonioiocnonensacanones 14 Active Aero desktop region recordiNQ ccccocicic momm i gt Selected applications window recordinNQ 16 Web videos recording IGOS a a a a 7 Web videos recording with Perfect Video Match O 18 Adding Webcams to video recordingS cocecencnincmm 19 AA Ora a eee 20 Video amp audio recordings playback 2il A a 2 Capire Creen No a a a a A eee 25 EXOOUl he COG Seeeee ere eee eee eee 24 EXPONO TO OUND acces yen ee aren rey 21 EXOORMNG OR ACe OOO Kee ree eee te eee 28 E eee eee 29 VideOuNeCONGlinGsS SUNG Se etre terete tae 30 Meca O on AS eee eee ee ee S72 TUDES SNO yee terete tee ee cece eee ee 25 EXO ORE SC UNA C Sere ee ee ee oe eee neces 34 RIOUNe SS Ulli CS ae ee ee ee 29 Action Remote Control Application 20 Darca oh cee eer eee eee oy Operating Systems RestrictlONS ococacionocanionenanconenonss 38 WOUDE NOOTI ee eee ee 39 TeehmicalanesCusiomer sul OO eset teats 40 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS OPERATING SYSTEM Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 DirectX and latest graphics card drivers Windows Aero enabled for desktop recording on Windows Vista and Windows 7 Running Action requires administrator rights RAM MEMORY 9512MB GRAPHICS CARD REQUIREMENTS Direct3D 9 0 compatible with Pixel Shader 2 0 support SOUND CARD DirectX compatible CPU Intel Celeron 1 4GHz or equivalent processor SSE2 required RECOMMENDED SYSTE
16. e window area If you need to adjust desktop region soa recording your region size or position click e mode or press S hotkey to disable Snap to windows and adjust your region This mode switches Action window using mouse or keyboard to region recording mode If you wish to switch back to main Action window press Close region recording mode button x Selecting application window wtih Snap to window option enabled WEB VIDEOS RECORDING IN 60FPS Introduction Recordings options Start recording With Action you can record videos Video framerate Start source video playback and from websites and other To record videos with 60fps please press start recording icon or applications in real time Action set Video framerate value to 60 press F9 on keyboard to start allows to record videos from defined desktop video recording You can display region selected application Recording mode stop video recording by pressing window or in fullscreen mode For fullscreen video recording It Is recording icon or F9 hotkey again recommended to set Active desktop For the best results it Is mode recommended to record videos In following ways If source video is not played in with Video framerate set to 60 In fullscreen please change recording Action Video Recording settings mode to Active desktop region ee re with Video framerate set to original and adjust your region size and source video framerate position to fit the source video picture Enab
17. ely control region size icon to move region and position with keyboard use arrows to move region use SHIFT arrows to resize region Green region frame indicates that region is accepted and Action is ready to start recording Grey frame indicates that current region cannot be recorded Region cannot be recorded when it includes area of 2 different desktops Enable Snap to windows E option to easily fit region to applications windows Start recording Press start recording icon CS Or press F9 on keyboard to start desktop region video recording Region frame turns red during recording process Capture screenshots Press capture screenshot icon fo or press F12 on keyboard Desktop region recording in progress SELECTED APPLICATIONS WINDOW RECORDING Introduction Selecting window Start recording With Active desktop region ial In region recording mode please Press start recording icon a or recording mode you can easily enable Snap to windows e option press F9 on keyboard to start active record selected applications hotkey S to easily fit region to desktop region video recording windows applications windows Region frame turns red during recording process You can stop video recording by pressing recording icon or F9 hotkey again Move mouse cursor over applications Recordings options windows and region will To record selected application automatically match application window area please select Activ
18. isplay setup Action allows applications all windows and user to select which desktop will be actions You can record live audio recorded Use F8 hotkey to select commentary and create tutorials l active desktop with ease Action window Desktop view with Action HUD Active desktop recording in progress Active desktop recording in progress Start recording Press start recording icon O or press F9 on keyboard to start desktop video recording You can stop video recording by pressing recording icon or F9 hotkey again To pause resume video recording use Shift F9 hotkey Action HUD If you do not want to include Action HUD in recordings please check Hide HUD during desktop recording option in Settings HUD or hide HUD manually before recording start with F6 hotkey ACTIVE AERO DESKTOP REGION RECORDING Important Windows Aero desktop must be enabled to perform desktop recording Recordings options To record desktop region please select Active desktop region recording mode This mode switches Action window to region recording mode If you wish to switch back to main Action window press Close region recording mode button ES Select active desktop For multi display setup Action allows to select which desktop region will be recorded Use F8 hotkey to select active desktop select region Use mouse to adjust your region size and position Click and hold mouse button on You can precis
19. lay free disk space DOWNLOAD AND INSTALLATION Action Remote Control application is free to download Please use the following link to download and install Action Remote Control application for your Android device Action Remote Control Application Recording in progress http mirillis com en products action_remote_control html BASIC ACTIONS Start Stop audio recording F10 Capture Screenshots F12 Detect framerate Ctrl F9 Reset Action window position 0 Add bookmark Ctrl B ACTION HUD Show Hide FPS panel REGION CONTROL Resize region Shift Arrows Default region position and size 0 ACTION PLAYER SHORTCUTS Stop S Open Previous File PageUp Ctrl ArrowUp Jump Forward ArrowRight Jump Forward x2 Shift ArrowRight Loop On Off L Volume Down P Next audio track A Exit Full screen Enter Esc 50 100 200 Video Size gt 12 Exit Alt F4 Shift X MICROPHONE WEBCAM 37 OPERATING SYSTEMS RESTRICTIONS Operating systems and hardware configurations restrictions Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows XP Action is not available for Windows XP Windows 8 DESKTOP RECORDING Not available with Windows Aero disabled on Windows Vista and Windows RECORDING WEB AND MEDIA PLAYERS VIDEOS May not be available for copy protected HD content TROUBLESHOOTING Performance Recording PERFORM
20. le Snap to windows e option hotkey S to easily fit your region to Recording video in Active desktop region recording mode source video area WEB VIDEOS RECORDING WITH PERFECT VIDEO MATCH MODE Introduction Perfect Video Match mode is dedicated to record web videos or videos from various media players and it provides a perfect match of recorded tramerate with source video framerate Detecting framerate To use Perfect Video Match mode it is required to set a proper Video framerate in Video recording options the framerate value must match source video framerate If you do not know the original video framerate you can detect It with Action To detect source video framerate change recording mode to Active desktop region reset and adjust your region size and position to include source video picture only Start source video playback and press CtrI F9 hotkey to start framerate detection Action HUD status icon will change and HUD will display detected framerate Press Ctrl F9 hotkey again to stop framerate detection Ves Bote Detecting framerate Recordings options Video framerate Set video framerate to source video framerate and make sure to enable Perfect Video Match mode Recording mode For fullscreen web videos recording select Active desktop mode If source web video is not played In fullscreen change recording mode to Active desktop region Hench and adjust your region size and position to fit the source
21. older where the exported Export completed file has been saved EXPORTING TO YOUTUBE YouTube upload setup YouTube profile To export and upload video recording to YouTube please select a recording In main Action window and click button In Export window YouTube profile will be automatically selected click next button to show YouTube settings page Login and password Enter your login username and password for selected service Your login will be remembered by default If you want to remember your password please enable the Remember password option in Action Settings Export tab Privacy Public anyone can search for and view recommended Unlisted means that only people who know the link to the video can view it The video will not appear in any of YouTube s public spaces such as search results your channel or the Browse page but the link can be shared with anyone Private only specific YouTube users can view Please read the Terms of Use displayed at the top of the window and press START button to upload a file to the selected service EXPORTING TO FACEBOOK gt gt gt Facebook profile Facebook Login ae Pood fle To export and upload video recording to Facebook Login window appears after Facebook please select a recording In pressing START button Login to your main Action window and click EF Facebook account to start the uploading button In Export window Facebook profile process will
22. ow Export settings the Export window Use close icon to close the window using close icon will stop all exporting or uploading processes EXPORT RECORDINGS SETTINGS Export window Export in progress Output profile Action output profiles contain popular video resolutions and pre defined profiles for popular devices providing fast and easy exporting setup Video quality Available video quality settings Fast Normal High Using video quality settings you can also change the output video resolution for pre defined profiles Video bitrate Action default video bitrate setting provides high quality video You can lower the video bitrate setting to create smaller files or set higher bitrate for better video quality Audio Track and Output With audio settings you can disable audio output Output size Shows the estimated size of exported file Green color indicates that the exported file will be smaller than the input file red color indicates that the exported file will be larger than the input file EXPORT RECORDINGS EXPORT COMPLETED VIEW Hardware acceleration The green GPU icon MA is displayed whenever hardware acceleration for video encoding is used during exporting Export completed Export completed view contains short Information about exported file and icons providing fast access to popular actions PLAY Starts playback of the exported file OPEN FOLDER Opens the f
23. rectX or OpenGL games and applications performance Benchmark results are saved in popular CSV file format Action window Benchmarking in progress Benchmark files Select a benchmark file in manager list and click open icon or use mouse double click on a thumbnail to view selected benchmark results Benchmark file will be opened using system default application for CSV file format Benchmarking options Duration Enable this option when you want to record benchmark results for a specific duration start benchmarking Press start benchmarking icon a or press F11 on keyboard to start recording benchmark results You can stop benchmarking by a or F11 hotkey pressing Icon again Benchmark button Is not available for Games amp applications recording mode selected in Video recordings tab Please note that in this mode game or application must be active to start or stop benchmarking using a hotkey CAPTURE SCREENSHOTS Introduction Action allows to capture screenshots of your desktop and all supported DirectX or OpenGL games and applications Select a screenshot in manager list and click open icon or use mouse double click on a thumbnail to view selected screenshot Action window Capture screenshots tab Capture options File format Allows to select one of available output file formats BMP PNG JPG Current Action version provides only BMP format for screenshots in Games
24. s include recorded mouse cursor in exported video UPLOAD SETTINGS Selecting Remember password option will securely store in encrypted form your YouTube account password in Action configuration files Automatically split files into parts Enable this option to split your recordings into parts and upload parts separately to meet video duration restrictions on your YouTube account HOTKEYS SETTINGS o Action Hotkeys settings HOTKEYS To change a hotkey move your mouse cursor over specific hotkey field and press keyboard buttons to enter new hotkey Please press button to show next hotkeys settings page Hotkeys provide fast access for the most important Action features Start Stop video recording Start Stop audio recording Start Stop Benchmarking Capture Screenshots Reset average framerate Show Hide HUD panel Change HUD display position Change active desktop Enable microphone recording Detect framerate Pause Resume video recording Cancel Recording Add Bookmark Mark recording as favorite Record webcam DEFAULT HOTKEYS All default hotkeys are avallable in the next section Default hotkeys ACTION REMOTE CONTROL APPLICATION ACTION REMOTE CONTROL Action Remote Control application allows to control your Action gameplay and screen recordings with Android mobile devices MAIN FEATURES Start stop and pause video recordings display framerate statistics display recording time disp
25. tivation is required to remove the watermark and continue using the application after trial period For Action activation instructions please see page Video playback Action includes internal basic player dedicated for video recordings playback To playback Action video recordings in AVI and MP4 file format you can also use one of Splash media players Splash PRO and Splash PRO EX provide additional features like SmartSeek Audio boost Screen capture and more All Splash products are available for download at Mirillis website http mirillis com en downloads For more information please see chapter Video and audio recordings playback on page 20 PRODUCT ACTIVATION AC ior About window Activate tab Serial Number A trial version of Action can be activated to full version with a product serial number BOX VERSION Serial number is included tn the box ELECTRONIC VERSION You can also purchase Action product online to get a serial number Valid e mail address will be required for product purchase Action is available for purchase at Mirillis online store http mirillis com en store Product activation Click activation button a to open About window select Activate tab and enter your name nickname and product serial number Please make sure that you have entered the product serial number correctly Click Activate button If you have any questions or problems
26. ved on your hard disk Settings Settings tab provides access to several Action settings categories General Settings Video Recording Settings Audio Settings HUD Settings Export Settings Hotkeys Settings 543 Activation button Use Activation button to activate Action with product serial number About button This button is available after product activation and provides basic information about activation status and current product version VIDEO RECORDING INTRODUCTION Video recording Recordings manager With Action you can record your List of video recordings gameplay desktop and applications List of recordings contains thumbnail In a Superb HD video quality view of all Action video recordings from For recorded video playback selected folder Use mouse double click instructions please see chapter on a thumbnail to start selected video Video and audio recordings playback playback on page 20 Manager buttons The manager contains several buttons providing access to following actions Delete selected recording s Start playback of selected video Open output folder Export selected video Export selected video to Facebook Export video to YouTube Action window Video recording tab Video recording options File format AVI very high video quality using Mirillis proprietary FICV video codec MP4 Intel Quick Sync Video hardware accelerated video recording using H 264 AVC small file size
27. yback devices Allow multi channel audio recording When enabled allows multi channel audio recording i e 5 1 audio Record silence Activate this option to let Action record audio even when there Is no system sound playing Microphone Enable microphone to add live audio commentary to your audio recordings Start recording Press start recording icon or press F10 on keyboard to start audio recording You can stop audio recording by pressing recording icon or F10 hotkey again VIDEO amp AUDIO RECORDINGS PLAYBACK Video recordings playback Audio recordings playback Action includes internal fast player Select an audio recording and click dedicated for video recordings play icon gt or use mouse double playback click on a thumbnail to start Select a video recording and click recording playback play icon or use mouse double click on a thumbnail to start video Audio recording will be played using recording playback system default application tor WAV M4A audio file format To playback all Action video recordings in AVI and MP4 format you can also use one of Splash media players Splash PRO and Splash PRO EX provide additional features like SmartSeek Audio boost Screen capture and more All Splash products are available for download at Mirillis website http mirillis com en downloads Splash PRO EX playback BENCHMARKING Introduction Action allows to benchmark desktop and all Supported Di
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