Set the Minimize recorder option to Always.

Turn off Hide preview window after recording is stopped.

Set Restore cursor location after pause.

If you are recording static PowerPoint slides, you can set the number of fps to 10 or 15.

File Options - set the output file name to Ask for file names.

Saving > Record to combo box should be set to *.trec to capture other streams (e.g., cursor, marker, webcam).

Below is a list of vital few preferred option settings While most of the recorder preferences are self-explanatory, there are some difference also between Windows and the Mac Recorder preferences when you choose Tools > Options.

There is a Complete and Start Over button.

CMD + SHIFT + 2 will also Pause the Recorder.

You can click the Start Recording red button or press CMD + SHIFT + 2 or select it from the menu bar at the top of the screen.

There is a circular volume meter with volume control (You don't want to be in the red).

You have a drop-down menu to select the capture type from a monitor or a mobile device (e.g, iPhone, iPad).

You can see a small thumbnail of the capture area in the record.

UPDATE IMAGE WITH NEWER MAC AND PC VERSIONS: The recorder for the Mac is a little bit different from the Windows recorder: There is a host of things that can get capture when you record: This is not a problem if you plan to do a lot of panning and zooming in your video project to see finer details of your screen. Then, you will have to scale the larger captured video into the smaller canvas dimensions which will result in a some quality lost. Let's say that you created a recording with a dimension of 2560 x 1440 and then you set your canvas size to half of those dimensions (1280 x 720). However, this is not always possible if you need to SCALE your video:ĮXAMPLE OF USING SCALING TO YOUR ADVANTAGE: On the Mac, select Export to MP4, select Options, and then choose Current as the Dimension from the list to match it to the project settings. This will AUTOMATICALLY match your project settings. and then select Custom production settings. Before, during, and after you record, you should make the following dimension MATCH if possible

Camtasia screen recorder