Recording a Wizard Video
Studio enables you to record a video of a Wizard as it plays. You can then use this video for training and demonstration purposes. enables you to crop your video and add a watermark image.
Record a video of a Wizard by doing the following:
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In the Wizard Editor, click Tools > Record a Video. The Record a Video dialog box appears, including the Activating video recorder progress notification.
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In the Record a Video dialog box, select the Run Mode in which you want to record the Wizard.
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To record audio for the wizard video, select the Record audio checkbox and from the dropdown list, select the input audio device that you want to use.
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Click Start to begin recording the video. The Wizard begins to play and the video recording begins.
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To stop the recording, do one of the following:
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Wait for the Wizard to end and for the Edit Video dialog box to appear.
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Stop the recording before the Wizard ends by clicking the icon on the taskbar and then clicking Quit.
The Edit Video dialog box appears, containing a preview image of the recorded wizard video and additional information about the recording.
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The encoding information becomes available after you save the video (see step 8).
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In the Record a Video dialog box, do one or all of the following:
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To crop the video so that only a specific frame appears when the video is played, do the following:
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Click Crop and drag the crop handles over the preview image to crop the video.
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When you are done, click Apply Crop.
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To add a watermark image to the wizard video, do the following:
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Click Add Watermark.
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From the Open dialog box that appears, browse for the image that you want to use as a watermark, and click Open.
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In the Edit Video dialog box, the image you selected appears at the bottom right corner of the video’s preview image.
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Click Save Video to save the wizard video.
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In the Save As dialog box, select the format in which to save your video:
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ASF
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Flash
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MP4
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Select the location for your saved video and click Save. The Creating Video progress notification appears. When the video is ready, the following information appears:
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A confirmation message including links to playing your video or opening its containing folder.
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The video’s encoding information, in the Edit Video dialog box’s More Information area.
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The wizard video is saved to the location you select.