Setting
video options
Screen
Movie Studio
video options allow you to optimize your video recordings by selecting a balance
between the file size, quality, and frame rates of your movies.
To set video options:
Select Options->Preference menu item and click Video
tab.
- Capture [#]
Frames Every second/minute/hour: This field determines the capture frame
rate and dictates how long Screen Movie Studio
pauses after capturing each frame.
- Playback
[#] Frames Every second/minute/hour: This field determines the playback
frame rate and specifies how many frames are played back per second/minute/hour.
- Compressor:
Select an compressor (CODEC) for your .AVI file from the drop-down list.
And compresses .AVI files to make them smaller in size and play faster. The
default setting is the Microsoft Video 1 compressor.
- Quality:
The quality setting determines how your movie is saved. A lower value
results in lower picture quality and a smaller file size. A higher value provides
higher picture quality, but a larger file size. (Only some compressors use
this value.)
- Set Key Frames
Every [#] frames: This setting specifies the key frame rate. When a frame
is saved in an .AVI file, it can either be saved as a full frame or only partially
as the difference between the current frame and the previous frame. The key
frame rate specifies how often full frames are written to the .AVI file. A
high value enables you to fast-forward or rewind to a particular frame in
your movie much faster, but results in a higher file size.
- About:
view compressor (CODEC) information and copyright.
- Configure:
Click this button to configure the parameters of your selected compressor.
(Some compressors do not have configurable parameters.) The parameters for
each compressor are different and some settings may cause Screen
Movie Studio¡¯s performance to degrade or become unpredictable.
- Default:
Let Screen Movie Studio select a compressor for you.
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