Recorder Capture Tab

Camtasia Recorder > Tools > Options > Capture tab

File Save Options

Select the recording file format. See Change the Recording File Format.

Set the file name options. See Recorder File Name Options.

Capture Options

Option	Description
Pause before starting capture	You must click the Resume button or press <F9> to begin recording. Select this option to set up the recording toolbar options before recording.
Display countdown before starting capture	Displays a 3-2-1 countdown before recording.
Glowing capture rectangle	Flashes the green corners around the recording area.
Hide capture rectangle	Disables the display of the green corners while recording.
Report dropped frames	Report dropped frames in the Statistics area. Reporting dropped frames allows you to see the maximum frame rate Camtasia Recorder can achieve.
Round frame size to a 4-pixel boundary	Forces the dimensions of the video (in pixels) to a multiple of four. This eliminates errors when viewing videos created with certain codecs (such as Microsoft Video 1) which requires frames that are in multiples of four pixels.
Capture layered windows	Capture translucent or irregularly-shaped layered windows. An example of a layered window is the Office Assistant in Microsoft Office 2000.
Disable screen saver during capture	Enable this option when conducting long, unmonitored recordings.
Restore cursor location after pause	Restores the cursor to the position on the screen prior to the pause. This allows you to seamlessly continue the action in the recording prior to the pause. You must press <F9> to pause and resume the recording to use this option.
Force popup dialogs into the recording area	Opens dialog boxes and other popup windows into the recording area.
Minimize to system tray during recording	If you open or move the toolbar into the recording area, the toolbar will be in the final recording file. Select one of the following options to determine when to minimize the toolbar to the system tray: Only if the toolbar overlaps the recording area Always Double-click the system tray icon during recording to open the toolbar.