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Settings Tab

Recordings Directory: Default location listed. You can change the video directory here.

Snapshot Directory: Default location listed. You can change the snapshot directory here.

Video Decoding:

Full Video: video preview will show all frames of the video.

I-Frames only: video preview will only show I-frames (every 2 seconds of video) use this setting to help smooth out the preview on slower systems or low-end graphics systems.

None: No preview at all. Video will still record and audio will be heard.

Video Renderer:

EVR or VMR9: Specifies the video renderer to be used. The video renderer is a software interface to your display adapter. Changes take effect after restarting the application.

Use Hardware Acceleration: This will allow your graphics system to use hardware acceleration for video decoding.

Note: Graphics hardware acceleration does not work on all systems. It is a feature of your graphics chipset. Use this feature to help the preview video if it is not smooth.

Webcam​

You can select from the dropdown menu your webcam to use for the FaceCam option. It would be placed above your video.

Edit FaceCam Position: Check this box to be able to move the FaceCam window on the screen. You can also select if you want the screen to be in 4:3 or 16:9 ratio.

Frame: The dropdown gives you multiple styles of frames to use around your Facecam Video.

Low Resource Mode: Save CPU resource when FaceCam is ON. Sets Video Decoder to "I-Frame" so it only shows 1 frame every second and also reduces the encoded video quality to say 720p30 instead of source.

You can use the Personal Logo to add a personal logo or picture to your recordings.

Personal Logo: check the box to turn on/off the personal logo.

Click the browse button and locate your file then select it and it will appear in the upper left of the video window.

Location: select the position for your logo on the screen. You can also move around with your mouse.

Size: Select the size for the personal logo on the screen. You can also drag in and out with your mouse.

Transparency: adjust the transparency of the image using the slider.

Simulate: drop-down and choose the resolution in which you will be recording. This will size the image to that resolution.

When finished click Apply and the settings will be stored.