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2008/11/28

Instruction # 95 (Part 1/2) - CamStudio 2.5

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1. No need to install this freeware, just open the folder you downloaded. If it is zipped, unzip with Good Zip Freeware and open it.

Open file "Recorder.exe", the program opens.

2. Settings : click options menu, select Video Options. I don't touch anything accept Quality that is set to 90, then click OK.

click options menu, select Cursor Options. Your options are :
  • Hide/show cursor : Choose cursor shape you want.
  • Change shape, size and color of highlight cursor.

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Note that you will not see a highlight cursor and a visual click feed back in the recording process.
  • Enable/disable visual click feed back on left and right button color

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In the picture above, red represents left clicking, blue represents right clicking.

Auto pan : region you defined will expand, when a cursor moves. You may need to press F9 to stop recording because it doesn't look good to show clicking on a stop button with a mouse.

You can also set auto pan speed : click options, and select autopan speed.

Screen annotations : click Tools, and select screen annotations, a screen annotations window opens.

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Prepare annotations before recording :

a. Edit text : click tab shapes, and double click on a shape name to see the shape on the screen.

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To move that shape, just drag it to where you want.

Right click on that shape, the options are waiting for you. Click edit text, type what you want. You may want to resize and edit image.

b. Save shapes for future use : right click on the shape edited, and select save, then go back to the screen annotation window, it will be named "Label_1". To rename, right click on it, and select edit shape name.

c. Insert annotations : there are two easy ways ; insert them before or while recording.

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If you can't get this freeware, leave a comment.
See my computer spec # 3 for testing this freeware.

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