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:

  1. In the Wizard Editor, click Tools > Record a Video. The Record a Video dialog box appears, including the Activating video recorder progress notification.

  2. In the Record a Video dialog box, select the Run Mode in which you want to record the Wizard.

  3. 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.

  4. Click Start to begin recording the video. The Wizard begins to play and the video recording begins.

  5. To stop the recording, do one of the following:

    • Wait for the Wizard to end and for the Edit Video dialog box to appear.

    • 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.

The encoding information becomes available after you save the video (see step 8).

  1. In the Record a Video dialog box, do one or all of the following:

    • To crop the video so that only a specific frame appears when the video is played, do the following:

      1. Click Crop and drag the crop handles over the preview image to crop the video.

      2. When you are done, click Apply Crop.

    • To add a watermark image to the wizard video, do the following:

      1. Click Add Watermark.

      2. From the Open dialog box that appears, browse for the image that you want to use as a watermark, and click Open.

      3. In the Edit Video dialog box, the image you selected appears at the bottom right corner of the video’s preview image.

  2. Click Save Video to save the wizard video.

  3. In the Save As dialog box, select the format in which to save your video:

    • ASF

    • Flash

    • MP4

  4. 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:

    • A confirmation message including links to playing your video or opening its containing folder.

    • The video’s encoding information, in the Edit Video dialog box’s More Information area.

  5. The wizard video is saved to the location you select.