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== General ==Configure the application from ''Settings'' window. To open ''Settings'', select '''Settings''' from '''Menu''' on the top-left side of [[Getting_started#Application_window|application window]]. 

#Select '''Settings''' from '''RecordMenu''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog.

#Select '''Settings''' from '''RecordMenu''' menu to open ''Settings dialog''.

Note: While To hide Screenbits is minimized, you can still interact with icon from taskbar when it through ''Notification Area'' icon. To make Screenbits minimize to notification areaminimizes:#Select '''Settings''' from '''RecordMenu''' menu to open ''Settings dialog''.

#Turn '''Minimize to notification area''' switch on. == Recorder ===== Output Folder ===Recorded videos are saved in ''Screenbits'' folder under the ''Videos'' folder by default. To change the output folder:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open Settings dialog. #Click '''Recorder''' Hide from the side bar to open ''Recorder'' settings.#Click '''Browse...''' button under ''Output'' section to open ''Browse for folder'' dialog. #Select the folder you want to save videos into.   Note: Make sure your user account has write access to the selected folder and also the folder is in a storage device/drive with enough free space. Your security software might also prevent the application to access the output folder. === Output File ===You can enter a template for the output file name that is created by ''Screenbits''. File name may include one or more of the following placeholders: {|class="wikitable"! style="text-align:left;"| Symbol! Meaning! Example|-|$Y|Year|2017|-|$M|Month|05|-|$D|Day|10|-|$H|Hour|03|-|$N|Minute|55|-|$S|Second|20|} Default file name is '''$Y-$M-$D_$H$N$S'''. When a recording process starts, Screenbits will replace the placeholders in the file name with their actual values so using the default file name, output file name for a recording process that started at 14/05/2017 00:48:49 will be '''2017-05-14_004849.mp4'''. If a file with the same name already exist, an underscore followed by a number will be added to the end of the name to make it unique. (e.g. 2017-05-14_004849_0001.mp4) To use a different name for output files:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open Settings dialog. #Click '''Recorder''' from the side bar to open ''Recorder'' settings.#Enter the desired template under ''Enter a template for file name''. Optionally you can use one or more placeholders in the file name. == Hotkeys ==Hotkeys allow you to control recording process using keyboard shortcuts taskbar when Screenbits is minimized or not in foreground. This helps you use Screenbits without having its user interface included in the recorded video. Default hotkeys for recording actions are defined in the following table: {|class="wikitable"! style="text-align:left;"| Action! Default Shortcut|-|Record/Stop|F10|-|Pause/Resume|Shift+F10|-|Selector|(none)|} === Custom hotkeys ===In order to choose a different shortcut for an action:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog.#Click '''Hotkeys''' from the side bar to open ''Hotkeys'' settings.#Click on one of of the boxes to enter a shortcut.#Hold the desired keys so the combination appear in the box. Note: you need to enter a valid key combination for each action to work. == Desktop and Pointer ==You can add mouse pointer to the recorded video and also configure highlight options and click effects. === Mouse Pointer ===To render pointer over the output video:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog.#Click '''Desktop''' from the side bar to open ''Desktop'' settings. #From ''Pointer'' section, turn '''Show pointer''' switch on. Note: To show a highlight for the pointer, turn '''Highlight''' switch on. == Watermark ==To add a watermark image to the output video:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog. #Click '''Watermark''' from the side bar to open ''Watermark'' settings.#Turn '''Watermark overlay''' switch on.#Select '''Image''' from the selector under '''Choose type of the watermark'''.#Click '''Browse...''' button to select the image file for the watermark. To add a watermark text to the output video:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog. #Click '''Watermark''' from the side bar to open ''Watermark'' settings.#Turn '''Watermark overlay''' switch on.#Select '''Text''' from the selector under '''Choose type of the watermark'''.#Enter a text for the watermark.  Note: You can also customize transparency, margins, font, color, outline color, alignment and direction of the watermark.  To add a watermark text to the output video:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog. #Click '''Watermark''' from the side bar to open ''Watermark'' settings.#Turn '''Watermark overlay''' switch on.#Select '''Text''' from the selector under '''Choose type of the watermark'''.#Enter a text for the watermark.  Note: You can also customize transparency, margins, font, color, outline color, alignment and direction of the watermark.  == Webcam ==To record a webcam on the output video:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog. #Click '''Webcam''' from the side bar to open ''Webcam'' settings.#Turn '''Record webcam''' switch on.#Select the webcam from the selector under '''Choose a webcam''' if you have multiple cameras connected to your device.  Note #1: '''Show outline''' switch allows you to add outline to the overlay.Note #2: You can also customize the layout from the options available under '''Layout''' section. == Audio ==To change format of the output audio:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog. #Click '''Audio''' from the side bar to open ''Audio'' settings.#From ''Output format'' section, select the desired bit-rate, sample-rate and number of channels for the output audio. == Video ==To change resolution of the output video:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog. #Click '''Video''' from the side bar to open ''Vudeo'' settings.#From ''Output'' section, select output resolution from '''Resolution''' selector. To change frame-rate of the output video:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog. #Click '''Video''' from the side bar to open ''Vudeo'' settings.#From ''Output'' section, select desired frame-rate from '''Framerate''' selector. Note: You can also enter a custom frame-rate up to 120 in the selector.  To change quality of the output video:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog. #Click '''Video''' from the side bar to open ''Vudeo'' settings.#From ''Output'' section, move '''Quality''' slider to increase or decrease quality. To force recording in variable frame-rate:#Select '''Settings''' from '''Record''' menu to open ''Settings'' dialog. #Click '''Video''' from the side bar to open ''Vudeo'' settings.#From ''Output'' section, check '''Prefer variable frame-rate''' check box.

Note: Not preferring variable frame-rate does not mean that the video will be recorded in constant frame-rate. Depending on your system performanceWhile Screenbits is minimized, recorder may fall back to variable frame-rate to be able to work properlyyou can still interact with it through [[Notification Area|Notification_area] icon.