ACA Screen Recorder User Manual
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1. 3 Evaluation and Registration If you use this software after the 14 day evaluation period a registration fee is required See the web site at http www acasystems com for information about online ordering and quantity discounts When payment is received you will be sent a registration number of latest version of ACA Screen Recorder Unregistered use of SOFTWARE PRODUCT after the 14 day evaluation period is in violation of international copyright laws 4 Distribution of the Evaluation Version Distribution of Evaluation Version Provided that you verify that you are distributing the evaluation version you are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the evaluation version of this software and documentation as you wish give exact copies of the original evaluation version to anyone and distribute the evaluation version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means There is no charge for any of the above Anyone distributing the shareware version of SOFTWARE PRODUCT for any kind of remuneration must contact ACASystems prior to including it within any distribution media 5 Registered Version Your license covers the version or versions of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT as specified at the time you received it All versions of the same master number for example 4 0 4 5 4 7 all 4 anything are covered by your license If you download and install a point release and need a new number because of changes to the2. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions Therefore you must treat the SOFTWARE PRODUCT like any other copyrighted material except that you may either a make one copy of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT solely for backup or archival purposes or b install the SOFTWARE PRODUCT on a single computer provided you keep the original solely for backup or archival purposes You may not copy the printed materials accompanying the SOFTWARE PRODUCT GRANT OF LICENSE You may install and use an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT You may reproduce and distribute an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT provided that each copy shall be a true and complete copy including all copyright and trademark notices and shall be accompanied by a copy of this EULA Copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may be distributed as a standalone product or included with your own product as long as The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is not sold or included in a product or package that intends to receive benefits through the inclusion of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT The SOFTWARE PRODUCT may be included in any free or non profit packages or products Without prejudice to any other rights ACASystems Group may terminate this License if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this License In such event you must destroy all copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT and all of its component parts ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com
3. has been verified it automatically unlocks activates the software 16 Unregistered Copy Limitation e ACA Screen Recorder is limited for 14 days without registration e The video file will be watermarked without registration 21
4. http www acasystems com 2 How to purchase ACA Screen Recorder You can license the program right from our web pages at http www acasystems com we offer many different ways to order including secure web forms phone fax and mail ordering and processing of corporate purchase orders NOTE Prices are subject to change without notice Visit our web site to purchase any of ACASystems products http www acasystems com en buynow htm Return Customer Discount 20 off and Non profit Educational Org Discount 40 off are available on the order page All minor and maintenance upgrades to purchased versions are available at no additional cost Please review the ACA Screen Recorder upgrade page for more information To be notified about product upgrades please sign up for our mailing list at http www ACASystems com en maillist htm 3 Other ACASystems products In addition to this fine product we make several other powerful utilities Drop by our web pages at which always contains links where you can download the latest versions of all of our programs or those programs that meet our standards so that we re confident enough in them to offer them for sale through our site At the time this file was written here s a list of software we either have authored or sell on our site e ACA Capture Pro Capture screen images web pages Flash icon menu from your Windows PC even those hard to grab DirectX Direct3D games or vide
5. program please contact us We ll provide you with a free upgrade to the point release 6 NO WARRANTIES The Author of this Software expressly disclaims any warranty for the SOFTWARE PRODUCT The SOFTWARE PRODUCT and any related documentation is provided as is without warranty of any kind either express or implied including without limitation the implied warranties or merchantability fitness for a particular purpose or non infringement The entire risk arising out of use or performance of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT remains with you NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES In no event shall the author of this Software be liable for any special consequential incidental or indirect damages whatsoever including without limitation damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information or any other pecuniary loss arising out of the use of or inability to use this product even if the Author of this Software is aware of the possibility of such damages and known defects Should you have any questions concerning this license or if you desire to contact us for any reason please visit our support systems http www acasystems com support ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com 15 About ACA Screen Recorder Activation If you want to use ACA Screen Recorder after the 14 day evaluation period a registration fee is required you can visit http www acasystems com en buynow htm to get a registration number To
6. 44 1 kHz 8 Bit Mono O as The Audio compressor lists all the compressors that installed on your computer Click Default button to restore the default options Medium Quality 22 05 kHz 16 bit Stereo MPEG Layer 3 If MPEG Layer 3 isn t installed on your computer the application will try Medium Quality 22 05 kHz 16 bit Stereo PCM options ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com 13 Hotkey Option r WK ACA Screen Recorder Unregistered Version Record Tools Help Greseacesecscveceecen ry Screen Area Video Audio Device Audio Quality Hotkey eesesescoscoseosossos File Start stop video record Ctri Shift F2 Pause resume video record Ctn Shift F3 ACA Screen Recorder uses two system wide hotkeys e To start and stop AVI file recording default is Ctrl Shift F2 e To pause the recording temporarily and resume it again after a while default is Ctrl Shirt F3 Simply click the Settings button to redefine the hotkeys 14 User License Terms END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR ACA Screen Recorder EULA Copyright 2009 ACASystems All Rights Reserved ACA Screen Recorder SOFTWARE PRODUCT is a shareware All rights reserved by ACASystems Group By receiving and or using this SOFTWARE PRODUCT this agreement is a binding legal ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com agreement between ACASystems Group and the purchasers users or e
7. ACA Screen Recorder User Manual http www acasystems com May 19 2009 AR ACA SYSTEMS ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com Content 1 Welcome to ACA Screen Recorder rusia tt 3 The screenshot of ACA Sereen Recorder 3 ACA Screen Recorder features include siii aniseed dace eet eset ed eens 3 2 How to purchase ACA Screen Record Rin di es 4 5 Other ACA SSA PO a tia 4 A A A O O 5 ds AAA TO 6 6 Install and Uninstall ACA Screen Recorder cconoccninccinnnnoniccnonncnnornncc n nc conr cnn nc nece 7 LAS your first recordin Tonn aa E ah lea ula pastas a esi a a a de oh E S 7 NA E E A E E E E 10 9 Sereen Aret A ES e E A E e ea 12 Other OPE OMS sinnsir RA 13 tO Video dl OES 14 eT AO Device Option A A ATAR RE 15 1D AT Quality Option ostia an 16 13 Hotk y Opti Ofisni nn n Wigs acs iri aa aia Ea AE R E a a La ein 17 t4 Us r License Terms o TE dll 17 15 About ACA Screen Recorder Activation A eee Abad 20 16 Unregistered Copy Limitar vad anasydaadsadanaa es e E aa NEEESE 21 ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com 1 Welcome to ACA Screen Recorder ACA Screen Recorder records the action from your Windows screen and saves it as a standard easily edited AVI Audio Video Interleaved movie file This format can be played under Windows as well as the Internet unlike other programs that use proprietary formats that may need special viewers and be difficult if not impossible to edit This hel
8. If you don t know how to check this open an Explorer window not Internet Explorer Windows Explorer and select Help About It should show you a listing on the bottom of the dialog Physical memory available to Windows That will give you the RAM but not swap file available to the system for most versions of Windows e Your computer s CPU and speed for example Pentium IV 2GHZ e A concise description of the problem and exactly what you did to get it to happen If you can get it to repeat at will please give us every step from beginning until the end that will help us replicate your problem Explain it so we can re create it here and we ll do our best to find out what causes it and get back to you with a possible solution You can contact us with ACASystems Support Systems http www acasystems com support To be notified about product upgrades please sign up for our mailing list at http www ACASystems com en maillist htm 5 System Requirements To install and launch ACA Screen Recorder your system must meet these specifications e Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows Vista Windows 7 or later version e 400 MHz CPU processor 1G MHz recommended e 128 MB RAM 256 MB recommended e 2 MB of hard disk space for program installing e For audio recording and playback a Windows supported sound card and microphone ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com 6 Install and Uninstall ACA Screen Recorder ACA Sc
9. If you want to batch record the video you can choose this option ACA Screen Recorder will auto generate the file name by file name template o Browse button select the file save folder o Settings button adjust the file name templates Filename Templete Video File Y Use H s to specify positions used by numeric enumerator s Template Example Clip04 avi Clip05 avi Start at Clip06 avi Use s to specify positions used by numeric enumerator o Reset button reset the next position of filename template Example The file save folder D Document The file name template Clip ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com The next file name should be D Document Clip001 avi D Document Clip002 avi D Document Clip003 avi etc 3 The program will popup a dialog to confirm overwrite the existing file when you start recording If you won t show this dialog please check If the file already exists overwrites existing file option 9 Screen Area Option There are two methods for selecting the initial screen area for recording 1 Full Screen record the screen from full screen it depends on your screen resolution such as 800 by 600 pixels 1024 by 768 pixels 1280 by 1024 pixels etc r WK ACA Screen Recorder Unregistered Version E Record Tools Help File Screen Area Video Audio Device Audio Quality Hotkey Show flashing rectangle when recording Show flashing rectan
10. ML to PNG HTML to JPG feature to your application URL http www acasystems com en web thumb activex e ACA 80x15 Brilliant Button Maker is a free online button generator easy and fast to use It makes possible to create 80x15 Brilliant Buttons also known as Antipixel Buttons or Badges without the need of programs like Photoshop URL http www acasystems com en button maker To get more information of our products visit out website at http www acasystems com 4 Contact ACASystems Before contacting us for technical support please check first the Frequently Asked Questions FAQ list at our web site the answer to your question may be already there Click below to access the FAQ page right from within the help system ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com FAQ URL http www acasystems com en faq htm Support for ACA Screen Recorder is always close at hand a support ticket will get the quickest response Be certain to provide as much background information as possible Ticket Support Systems http www acasystems com support Include at least the following information if you encounter a problem with the software e Your operating system for example Windows Vista Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000 Professional How much RAM your computer has installed sometimes called memory but different from hard disk space something about which many novice users get understandably confused
11. activate ACA Screen Recorder please do following steps 1 Launch ACA Screen Recorder choose the option I have a registration number and want to activate ACA Screen Recorder on the welcome dialog and then click on the Next button as it is shown in the figure 1 EJ ACASystems Product Activation he F f ACA Welcome to ACA Screen Recorder HEM SYSTEMS have a registration number and want to activate ACA Screen Recorder About Activation F you dont want to activate y ACA Screen Recorder now l Buy Now j run it in trial mode You can Ey e dizing the wart to try ACA Screen Recorder i At the end of your trial periond you must active ACA Screen Recorder to continue Chick on the links below for using help orto see the ACASystems privacy policy 2 Activation Help a i GT la Figure 1 2 Enter your name and registration number carefully as it is shown in the figure 2 if your registration number is shown in an email from ACASystems or an authorized reseller we suggest that you use Copy Paste method to complete the input 20 ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com el ae ACA Please enter registration information EEE SYSTEMS Your registration number can be found on the packaging in a icense certificate or in an emai from ACASystems or an authorized reseller Figure 2 3 Click on the Finish button When the registration number
12. ecorder http www acasystems com To increase the volume of recorded sound drag the Volume slider bar NOTE on some systems with sound recording on you will not hear the sounds normally produced by your computer and the running programs This is due to the fact that most sound cards and their drivers are working in half duplex mode meaning that they can either record or play sounds but not both at the same time 12 Audio Quality Option r WK ACA Screen Recorder Unregistered Version Record Tools Help File Screen Area Video Audio Device Quality and Compressed Format S Supported Quality Audio Compressor y Low Quality 11 025 kHz 8 bit Mono CCITT A Law Low Quality 11 025kHz 16bit Mono CCITT u Law Low Quality 11 025 kHz 8 bit Stereo IMA ADPCM Low Quality 11 025kHz 16 bit Stereo _ Microsoft ADPCM Medium Quality 22 05 kHz 8 bit Mono PCM rl 22 05 kHz 16 bit Mono CD Quality 44 1 oe Mono CD Quality 44 1 kHz 16 bit Mono CD Quality 44 1 kHz 8 bit Stereo CD Quality 44 1 kHz 16 bit Stereo A2lH gt hit Mann Selected Format PCM 22 05 kHz 16 bit Stereo ea The Supported Quality list box shows a list that you can record from depend on the audio devices you have example o Medium Quality 22 05 kHz 16 bit Stereo o CD Quality 44 1 kHz 16 Bit Stereo o CD Quality
13. em For recording in 16 bits per pixel 65536 colors mode you could try using Intel Indeo Video codec which will be about 10 20 faster in compressing than MS Video 1 the Auto Select choice of ACA Screen Recorder 11 Audio Device Option r WK ACA Screen Recorder Unregistered Version Record Tools Help File Screen Area Video Audio Device Audio Quality Hotkey ecceosecoccecesococcecssocoecossosos Audio Capture Device Input Level A 4 Record audio Balance A Device p Microphone High Definition Audio Device hd Volume Connector Master Volume x E Volume Control gt How to record streaming audio from Intemet or other media player Master Volume Start Rec ause Default e The Record Sound box will enable or disable recordings from your system microphone or other sound input e The Device list box allows you to specify the audio input device of the sound recorded with AVI movies e Connector list box allows you to specify the audio source type The types of audio input sources you can record from depend on the audio devices you have as well as on the input sources that are available on the sound card that is installed on your computer e You can click Volume Control to launch Windows Sound Manager and then adjust the audio device properties e To adjust the volume balance drag the Balance slider bar on the right panel ACA Screen R
14. er DMO MSScreen 9 encoder DMO DV Video Encoder ffdshow video encoder Indeo video 5 10 Compression Filter MJPEG Compressor Cinepak Codec by Radius DivX 6 6 1 Codec 4 Logical CPUs ffdshow Video Codec Intel IYUV codec Intel IYUV codec Microsoft RLE ViMnc v2 Pause XviD MPEG 4 Codec ause _ Helix YV12 YUV Codec 1 The Include mouse pointer when recording check box will enable or disable the mouse pointer on the video file 2 The Record rate in frames per second choices let you specify how many movie frames per second will be recorded If you enter too high a number and your computer is not fast enough to capture and compress them ACA Screen Recorder will drop some frames or stop completely and tell you about the error 3 The Video compressor select box allows you to select the CODEC which is the program that will compress your pictures to make AVI files smaller and enable them to play faster ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com We recommend the Auto Select setting which will select MS RLE compression for 8 bit color mode Microsoft Video 1 compression for all higher color modes and no compression for 4 bit color Please note that if you want to record AVI files in True Color mode 24 or 32 bit the default Microsoft Video 1 compressor will still write them as 16 color bitmaps losing some of the color resolution You may experiment with some other video compressors that are installed on your syst
15. gle when paused Auto minimize the main window when recording 2 Selected Region You can select your recording area graphically from the screen ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com WK ACA Screen Recorder Unregistered Version Record Tools Help me Screen Area Video Audio Device Audio Quality Hotkey 240 Select Window Select Region Select Fixed Region Show flashing rectangle when recording Show flashing rectangle when paused Auto minimize the main window when recording Start Rec o When you click the Select Window button you can move your cursor around the screen to select various screen objects such as windows window areas buttons etc These specific areas will be highlighted as you pass over them Click the left mouse button to accept the highlighted area or the right button to abort the selection o Clicking on the Select Region button provides a convenient movable and resizable rectangle to appear on screen Use your cursor or the keyboard arrows to position and anchor one point of the area and then size the window to your liking Note that the image size is interactively shown and the coordinates recorded in the screen area dialog o When you click the Select Fixed Region button you can move your cursor around the screen to select a fixed with and height region Click the left mouse but
16. o player create videos of your computer screen ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com URL http www acasystems com en screencapturepro ACA Screen Recorder it allows you to record the action from your Windows screen as an AVI movie You can include cursor movements and sound and take advantage of many other options URL http www acasystems com en screenrecorder e ACA Audio Recorder It s a direct and real time sound recorder software which offers professional recording features with WAV AVI and MP3 support URL http www acasystems com en audiorecorder e ACA Color Picker It s an utility that captures the color value of any screen pixel and displays its value in a value of formats such as CMY Decimal Hexadecimal HSB HSV HSL HSL Windows HTML and RGB URL http www acasystems com en color picker e ACA HTML to Image Converter Converts the web page to image or thumbnail of a specified size in batch saves the long web page as JPG GIF PNG BMP TIFF WMF and EMF image by one click URL http html to image acasystems com e ACA WebThumb ActiveX Control A HTML to image SDK for desktop program and web application developer it takes the snapshots of given URLs as JPG GIF PNG and BMP image it helps you convert the web page to images in batch capture full length website screenshots generate thumbnail image previews of web pages With a few function calls you can add HTML to image HT
17. p files is designed to get you started with ACA Screen Recorder quickly The screenshot of ACA Screen Recorder a WK ACA Screen Recorder Unregistered Version Record Tools Help Peassoscvecceceeoees Screen Area Video Audio Device Audio Quality Hotkey AVI File Enter a file name for your saved video m D Document Tramper Clip0001 avi Browse Auto generate a file name by filename template E f the file already exists overwrites existing file Y Show the report after stopping recording ACA Screen Recorder features include System wide hot keys to start pause stop recording Easy precision visual screen area or window selection Optional sound with choices for recording quality Show flashing rectangle when recording or paused Capture in any screen color depth Automatically incrementing file names for captures using filename template Multiple video compression choices Convenient user definable hot keys including pause recording ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com e Frame rate and video compressor choices e Audio compressor choices e Configure video compressor e Mouse cursor recording can be turned on or off true shape of the cursor is recorded Purchasing ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com en buynow htm If you have any question advice or you found bugs when you using ACA Screen Recorder please visit our web site at
18. reen Recorder supports for Windows standard Install Uninstall package Get ACA Screen Recorder Installation Program You can visit our website at http www acasystems com or other download sites download the newest version for ACA Screen Recorder Installing ACA Screen Recorder Before installing see System Requirements o Run the ACA Screen Recorder installation program o Follow the instructions on the installation wizard Uninstalling ACA Screen Recorder Click the Windows Start button select Program IACA Systems ACA Screen Recorder Uninstall ACA Screen Recorder Any files you ve created and left in your ACA Screen Recorder folder will remain behind and in which case you will have to manually delete these 7 Take your first recording For the purposes of this introduction we will be using ACA Screen Recorder s default values and basic settings Later you will discover the flexibility and ease of use that ACA Screen Recorder s options offer you For best performance set your color depth to 256 color mode 1 Start ACA Screen Recorder click the Start button select Program gt ACASystems gt ACA Screen Recorder ACA Screen Recorder is installed in the ACASystems gt ACA Screen Recorder program group by default It is stored elsewhere only if you specified another program group during installation 2 Click File tab and then enter a file name for your saved video ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystem
19. s com WK ACA Screen Recorder Unregistered Version Auto generate a file name by filename template e save folder D Document Trampert Browse File name template ClipHHHH Settings Next file name D Document Tramper Clip0003 avi Reset E f the file already exists overwrites existing file 3 Click Screen Area tab check Select Region option and enter the values that it s shown as following screenshot WK ACA Screen Recorder Unregistered Version Y Show flashing re Show flashing rectangle when paused 2 Auto minimize the main window when recording ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com 4 Click on Start Rec button to start recording The ACA Screen Recorder window will temporarily disappear to allow the capture Move your cursor within the capture area and do something r HK ACA Screen Recorder Unregistered Version Record Tools Help File Screen Area Video Audio Device Audio Quality Hotkey pecvecsececcesesccessensonsesssnessees A E eeeei Show flashing rectangle when recording Show flashing rectangle when paused Y Auto minimize the main window when recording 5 Right click the icon of ACA Screen Recorder on the Windows Taskbar Notification Area and then click Stop Recorder menu item Stop Record Ctrl Shift F2 S
20. ton to accept the area or the right button to abort the selection o You can also directly enter your choice of the X and Y screen coordinates along with the width and height in pixels to precisely define your capture area or fine tune a previous capture Other options Show flashing rectangle when recording this option determine if a flashing rectangle should be shown around the recorded area or not Show flashing rectangle when paused this option determine if a flashing rectangle should be shown around the recorded area or not when you paused the recording Auto minimize the main window when recording this option determine if the main window of ACA Screen Recorder should be minimized or not when recording You can right click ACA Screen Recorder s icon on the Windows Taskbar Notification Area When ACA Screen Recorder minimized as it is shown in the figure ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com Ctrl Shift F2 etri Shift F3 Open ACA Screen Recorder W 00 00 31 A 73 startrun 3 w wa ESE 10 Video Option r Wd ACA Screen Recorder Unregistered Version Record Tools Help File Screen Area Video Audio Device Audio Quality Hotkey Video Settings 4 Include mouse pointer when recording a Record rate in frames per second Video compressor Configure Auto Select Strongly Recommended WMVideo8 Encoder DMO WMVideo9 Encod
21. trShift F3 Pause Re Open ACA Screen Recorder 41 00 00 31 A wW 3 startrun 3 Ce ds 9 15 PM 6 Congratulations you have just made your first movie It s that simple Now click on Play in the ACA Screen Recorder dialog to view your creation Next take the a few minutes to browse this brief help file the knowledge and tips you will gain will make it worth your small investment in time enabling you to get the best results in the shortest time ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com 8 AVI File Option There are two methods to specify the filename for your saved video 1 Enter a file name for your saved video WK ACA Screen Recorder Unregistered Version Record Tools Help File D Document Tramper Browse ClipHHRH Settings Maui D Document Tramper Clip 0003 avi if the file already exists overwrites existing file You can direct enter a file name for your saved video or click on Browse button to select a file name 2 Auto generate a file name by filename template ACA Screen Recorder http www acasystems com PON ACA Screen Recor Umag eon Record Tools Help AVI File Enter a file name for your saved video G Document Clip0001 avi D Document Tramper File name template ClipRHHH Next file name D Document Tramper Clip0003 avi E F the file already exists overwrites existing file
22. valuators of SOFTWARE PRODUCT it applies to the trial and registered version Your agreement to this license by using copying transmitting distributing or installing SOFTWARE PRODUCT you agree to all of the terms of this agreement Please read the license terms below If you do not agree to all of the terms of this license then do not use copy transmit distribute or install SOFTWARE PRODUCT and please remove this software from your computer right now 1 SOFTWARE PRODUCT License The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties All associated documentation and written materials that accompany this program remains the property of ACASystems Group and are used only under revocable license The author exclusively owns all copyrights to SOFTWARE PRODUCT The author reserves all rights not expressly granted here You may not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the SOFTWARE PRODUCT except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law not withstanding this limitation All title and copyrights in and to the SOFTWARE PRODUCT including but not limited to any samples images photographs animations video audio music text and applets incorporated into the SOFTWARE PRODUCT the accompanying printed materials and any copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT are owned by ACASystems or its suppliers
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