Changes

== 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''' 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.  == 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''' Hide from the side bar to open ''Watermark'' settings.#Turn '''Watermark overlaytaskbar when minimized''' 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. == 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.