|
Replay
Video 10 records videos similar to a camera
pointed to your screen or a portion of your screen. It also records audio
from your speakers or from an external audio source. No video or audio data
is downloaded from the Internet.
Replay
Video 10 adds the following features
·
UHD/4k recording
· H264 video format, Intel Quick Sync (if computer
supports)
· H264 video format, NVIDIA NVENC (if computer
supports)
· Bluetooth, USB audio sources and microphones with
different sample frates
· AAC and MP3 audio formats
· CPU loading monitor
· Picture in Picture (PIP) recording and playback
· WM Converter Pro
Replay
Video 10 provides two recording modes: a
conventional Screen Capture mode
and an advanced recording mode which maximizes your video capture
performance , the Background mode. This Quick Guide refers
mostly to version 10 or higher however many of the features are also
supported by versions 8 and 9.
Replay
Video 10 is a "plug and play"
program and after the installation it should be ready for recording.
In general, use the guides below in
order to get the best quality recordings:
·
try using the Background mode on Windows 8, 10 or
UHD monitors
·
always use Windows Basic mode (Aero disabled)
on Windows 7
·
select the
highest frame rate your system supports (see below)
·
select the
highest video bitrate
Simple
recording guides
The quality of recorded videos depends
primarily on the frame rate (fps) that your system can sustain and the
selected video bitrate (kbps). A high frame rate makes a smooth motion
video, a high bitrate makes a clear, sharp video. While recording, Replay Video 10 displays the
message "Frame Rate too
high" if the selected frame rate is higher than the rate the
system can sustain. If this message appears repeatedly you may need to
lower the frame rate from Settings and/or the size of the recorded video
window.
The table below
shows some tested frame rates for different video sizes and CPU performance
when either Background mode or Windows Basic mode (Aero disabled) are used. When
using the regular Screen
Capture mode these rates are lower (depending on the video window size).
|
Video Format
|
Video Size
|
CPU
|
fps
|
Usage
|
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MPEG-2
|
1920x1080
|
i5/i7 Quad 2.4 GHz
|
30p
|
high quality movies, HD videos, games, DVD
video format
|
|
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1280x720
|
i5/i7 Quad 2.4 GHz
|
30p to 60p
|
|
|
lower
|
Any 2 or 4 cores
|
25p to 60p
|
|
H264/AAC
|
1920x1080
1920x1080
1280x720
4K
|
i3/i5/ Dual core
i7 Quad core
i7 Quad core
i7 Quad, 8GB
|
30p
60p
up to 100p
30p
|
high quality movies,
HD videos,
games
|
|
Windows Media
|
1920x1080
|
i5/i7 Quad 2.4 GHz
|
20
|
movies, webinars, web, documents, any video, or
audio
|
|
|
1280x720
|
i5/i7 Quad 2.4 GHz
|
30 to 60
|
|
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lower
|
Any 2 or 4 cores
|
25 to 100
|
|
Windows Media Screen
|
Up to 1920x1080
|
any
|
10
|
slide shows, documents, slow moving webinars
|
|
MPEG-4 (AVI)
|
Up to 1280x720
|
i5/i7 Quad 2.4 GHz
|
15
|
small size videos, full size documents
|
·
MPEG-2 and h264 use progressive scan in all
cases (30p - progressive is equivalent to 60i - interlaced. Most Internet
HD movies are broadcasted at 720/60p or 720/30p)
·
On some older
Windows 7 computers H264 Quick Sync installs Microsoft MP4 (not recommended
for recording. Use MPEG-2, Windows Media or MPEG-4 instead)
1. Open Replay Video
On Windows 7 and Vista Replay Video
sets up your Windows desktop theme to Windows
Basic. This is necessary in order to maximize your computer performance
for recording. Your regular Windows desktop theme is restored when Replay
Video closes.
2. Mark the video area
You can do this in two ways:
·
Automatic -
using the Get Video button (see
image above). This works with motion videos only. Replay Video uses screen motion detection and detects the
motion area of your screen (a motion video for example). Play your video,
then click the Get Video button.
A semi-transparent window is overlapped onto the video area (see the image
below). You can move or resize this window if you need to fine tune the
marked area.
·
Manual -
using the Mark Video Window
button. When you click this button a semi-transparent window is displayed
on the screen. Move and resize this window to mark the recording area.
3.
Begin recording
Click the Record
button to begin recording. The video is now recorded, and a small Preview
window appears on Replay Video main screen showing what is actually
recorded.
4.
Stop recording (manual, time-out, size-out)
·
Once the recording begins the Record button turns to Stop and the Play button turns to Pause.
You can click Stop or Pause to Stop/Pause recording.
·
You can setup a Recording Time or a
Recording File Size in Settings. Recording stops when either one of these
values is reached.
5.
Playback the recording
To play the last recording click Play. To open the storage folder and see all your recording
click the View button.
Note:
when using the Screen Capture recording mode you cannot open other windows
covering the video window while recording. However, you can do this when
using the Background mode.
The Background mode is
particularly useful in the following situations:
· while
recording, you can use your computer screen to run other programs and
overlap the recording window without obscuring the recording area
· considerable
higher frame rates can be obtained and larger video windows can be recorded
(see the Video Format table above)
·
recording UHD/4K videos or
recording on 4K computers or 4K external displays
· recording
and playing videos as Picture in Picture (PIP)
Example of using
the Background mode - PIP
recording
Watch this short video for an example
of using the Background mode. In this video, Replay Video uses the
Background mode and the PIP (Picture in Picture) play and record feature.
·
play your video, on Replay Video main
screen click Detach to create a PIP video,
·
click Hide to hide the actual playing
video,
·
click Record to begin recording.
·
while the video is playing and
recording in the PIP frame open the browser or other programs and use the
screen for doing something else.
Watch this video and see how this unique feature works.
1. Setup the Background mode
Click the “?”
button on the main screen then click
Switch to Background mode. Or, in the Settings dialog click Enable under Background mode. When
using the Settings, the Background dialog shows a browser selection option.
Here you can choose a browser, or
other programs that you like to open while recording.
2. Hide/Show the recording window
If you want to hide the recording window use the Hide / Show buttons to hide or show the window. (Note that Hide
is not the same as Minimize).
3.
Open another browser or program while recording (Background mode)
Click Browser on
Replay Video main screen to open the selected browser or open another
program. The marked,
recording video continues to record even though it may be covered by the
new opened windows.
Important: Opened windows covering the recording
area cannot be Maximized. You should lower the opened window size by using
the window Restore Down button. To avoid lowering the window size, click
the Hide button and run the video hidden. Replay Video 10 will do this
automatically during recording if the option ‘Keep video visible’ is
ON.
Tips for using the Background mode
· Background mode is particularly useful when
recording large or full screen HD windows or when you need to use the
screen to do other things while recording. It is also required when
recording UHD videos. When recording full screen windows from browsers
start recording after the window is set to full screen. In this way the
proper window name is detected.
·
When recording
from a web browser, background mode requires disabling the video
acceleration. However, if you want to keep the acceleration enabled in your
browser, you can use the Chrome Canary version of the Chrome browser or one of the
Chrome siblings with disabled acceleration for recording (Microsoft Edge,
Vivaldi, Opera) and use this browser only for recording.
·
Replay Video main screen is not visible
in recording even if it overlaps the recorded video window.
·
Maximized windows will cover the
recording area. Lower the open window size (as shown above) or use the Hide
mode as shown above (this is done automatically if Keep video visible
option is checked in Settings).
·
Do not open multiple windows besides the
video recording window.
See below Troubleshooting the background mode
Playing or recording UHD (4K) videos depends on
your computer performance characteristics. I7, Quad core, 8 GB memory are
minimum necessary. Below are some hints about 4K playing and recording:
· play
the video you want to record (shown above as an example, a 4K UHD YouTube
video).
· make sure the video plays without stutter. If it
does stutter, try to lower the quality selecting a lower bitrate as shown
in the image above.
· if the video player does not provide these
adjustments try to lower the video size
· on Replay Video main screen watch the CPU
loading numbers and make sure, before you start recording, CPU loading is
lower than 50%
· use Intel Quick Sync and the Background mode
with your browser (Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Vivaldi, Firefox)
UHD recording (and playing)
uses a lot of your RAM memory. It is important to clear this memory when a
recording is finished. Replay Video will ask you to manually close the
program when a recording is finished. The program will automatically
restart after this. This operation is done automatically when using the
Scheduler to allow for multiple scheduled recordings.
Google Chrome
Canary is a version of the
Chrome browser which can be installed and used for recording. Starting with
version 89, March 2021 the regular Google Chrome browser made changes that
block screen recording of most movies streamed from the Internet. The work
around is to disable the browser hardware acceleration. Chrome
Canary browser does not have
these limitations.
In
addition Replay Video can setup this browser to work in both Screen
Capture and Background modes with no need for changing browser settings. You
can continue using your regular Chrome browser with no changes for your
usual browsing and the Chrome Canary for recording. See below
more details.
Playing or recording videos could load up your CPU
quite a lot depending on the video size, video frame rate, HD, UHD formats,
CPU performance characteristics and a few other factors. When
using Intel Quick Sync or NVIDIA NVENC half of the normal CPU loading is
transferred to the GPU (hardware encoding) which means, significant CPU
loading reduction is achieved when using these video formats. Replay Video
10 displays the CPU loading as three (3) percentage numbers:
program loading (%), computer loading (%), cumulative average loading over time (%)
program
loading
is the loading produced by Replay Video at current time
computer loading is the CPU loading produced
by all running programs except Replay Video at current time
cumulative average loading over time is the total average CPU
loading produced by all running programs from the time Replay Video opens
up to the current time
During normal computer operation without recording, the
Replay Video program and computer CPU loading are displayed as shown in the
image below
During normal
computer operation Replay Video 10 gives audible warnings (beeps) when the
cumulative CPU loading goes above 80%.
During recording, CPU loading is
displayed as shown below. The third
number represents the moving average
of total CPU loading as a function of the elapsed recording time. It is this number responsible for CPU heating,
slow down or other effects associated with overloading. If the CPU loading
average is high during recording try lowering the frame rate and video
window size or close other programs responsible for CPU consumption.
Important:
When using the Quick Sync video format on some Windows 7 (one or two core)
older computers without recording, the Replay Video loading may be much higher
than normal (normally below 10%). This is because this video format is not
the actual Quick Sync MP format but a Microsoft MP4 format which is quite
slow. Use MPEG-2 in this case.
To record full
screen motion video open Settings then check the Full Screen checkbox.
We recommend using H264 at bitrates higher than
3000 kbps or MPEG-2
at bitrates higher than 8000 kbps and the Background mode. When recording
in Screen Capture mode use the hotkeys to start/stop/pause recording. It is
a good idea to do a short recording first and check the recording quality
(see below why).
Important (for older versions): when using the Background
mode start recording after the recording video window was maximized to full
screen. Switching from normal to full screen while recording may not work.
Recording
full screen videos is necessary when the broadcast is really, a full
screen or Full HD format. Currently, most of external computers monitors
are Full HD resolution (1920x1080) or higher. For many laptops, the usual
resolution is 1366x768 however 1080 and 4K laptops are also becoming
popular. High Definition broadcasts are 720 or 1080 horizontal lines of
pixels. There is no reason to stride and record a 720 video to a full
screen 768 or 1080 size. This puts unnecessary burden on the CPU. You
should record full screen videos and movies only if the broadcast is a 1080
format. Otherwise use the 720 format or resize the video to 720. The 720
videos can be recorded at 60p (120i ) or higher fps using MPEG-2 or H264.
Using the Hotkeys and Hide modes
The Hokey dialog
Important: when using the Background
mode or Windows Basic theme (on Windows 7), Replay Video main screen is
invisible to recording. You can see a lot of recording information here. There
is no reason to hide the Replay Video main screen in this case.
Setting
up Hotkeys
Click Settings
then click Hotkeys
on the Top menu to open the Hotkeys dialog. Here you can setup the hotkeys
you like to duplicate buttons for Record, Pause, Mute/Unmute microphone.
While recording, you can use the Mini Pane option (see below) to show the actual
frame rate achieved by your system and other useful information.
Setting
up Hide modes
Replay Video main screen can be completely hidden when you check "Hide Replay Video window..."
or minimized in the taskbar when you check "Minimize Replay Video window..."
. When selecting the Hide mode you can also select showing a small "Mini Pane"
at the bottom of the screen while recording. This may be necessary if you
want to monitor CPU usage or recording frame rate. To enable/disable this
option use Settings, Tools, Video options.
In Settings, click H264-AAC
(MP4). The dialog below opens. Click Quick Sync
/MP4 or NVENC (NVIDIA) buttons and wait until a message is shown above these buttons (this may
take a few moments). Replay Video tries to record a TEST file using the
format specified. A message will let you know if your computer does not
support these formats otherwise you should see the OK message shown in the
picture below. Even if the test failed, you should still try to use the
selected format.
You
can find out if your computer supports Intel Quick Sync from Settings, Tools, Video options, CPU specs.
The Quick Sync format should always be used for
recording UHD videos (video window size greater than 1920x1080). The NVENC
format does not always work on UHD videos however it has better performance
(CPU loading, video quality) on HD or lower size videos. It can record 720
videos at 60 fps with less than 20% CPU loading.
Video
format selection:
·
MPEG-2 is
the standard video format used in all digital TV's, DVD's and Blue Ray.
Provides highest quality screen recordings for movies, videos, games,
including full HD (1920x1080). It is also used to record files that can be
burned on DVD's. Recorded file extension is MPG or DVD.MPG. To playback MPG
files use VLC Media Player, Windows 10 Movies & TV (with MPEG-2 codec)
or Windows Media Player. Note that
some Windows Media Player versions display MPEG-2 recorded videos at 1/2
the recorded video size.
·
H264-AAC
(MP4) is the video format used on all mobile devices and all
computers brands including Apple. Provides highest quality screen
recordings for movies, videos, games, including full HD and UHD (1920x1080
and higher). With Intel Quick Sync CPU loading is reduced by 50% File sizes
are two to three times smaller than MPEG-2. Recorded file extension is MP4.
Your computer must have installed Intel Quick Sync or NVIDIA NVENC. Quick
Sync is installed in most Windows 10 computers. If these features are not
available use the H264-AAC (MP4 Convert) option.
·
Windows
Media format is included in all Windows computers (with the
exception of some European PCs). It is used to record high quality movies,
videos, webinars, documents, Power Point presentations. Recorded file
extension is WMV. To playback use VLC Media Player, Movies & TV, or Windows
Media Player. The recorded WMV files are smaller than MPEG-2 files however
recording WMV format require higher CPU usage.
·
Windows
Media Screen is included in all Windows computers. Used for recording
slide shows, documents, Power Point, slow motion webinars. The recorded
files are much smaller when compared with all other video formats but it
only designed to record static videos. File extension is WMV. To playback
use Windows Media Player or VLC.
·
MPEG-4
(AVI) format can be played back on all Windows computers. It is used
to record smaller window size movies and videos. Slow moving videos like
webinars, documents, Power Point presentations can also be recorded in full
HD (1920x1080). Recorded file extension is AVI. To playback use VLC Media
Player, Movies & TV, or Windows Media Player.
·
H264-AAC
(MP4 Convert) option can be used to generate MP4 videos. When this option is
selected Replay Video makes MP4 files by recording MPEG-2 files which are
automatically converted to MP4 when recording is finished.
Video /
Audio Bitrate (kbps): as a rule of thumb, “the higher the
bitrates the better video/audio quality”. The tradeoff, recorded file sizes are higher.
Frames/sec (fps): the higher the
number of frames per second (fps) the better video quality and smoothness
of high motion video recordings. Note that the number of captured frames
per second depends primarily on your computer performance characteristics
(speed, memory, CPU graphics, etc.) and cannot always be setup to the
desired value. In order to achieve high frame rates select the Background mode on Windows 8/10 or Windows Basic mode (Aero disabled) on Windows 7
from Replay Video Settings. You can select a frame rate from the drop down list
or type a number in the Frame/sec box. The Video Format table above shows
some tested frame rates for different video sizes and different computer
configurations. Chopped video, audio out of sync or
chopped audio are some of the side effects of frame rates too high. While
recording, Replay Video displays the message "Frame Rate too high" on the top status window if the
selected rate is higher than the rate the system can sustain. If this
message appears repeatedly you may need to lower the frame rate and/or the
size of the recorded video.
Note: in general, when recording using the Screen Capture
mode the frame is reduced if the computer cannot keep up with the specified
rate. The Background mode however pushes the frame rate regardless
the computer performance. This is done so the highest quality of the
recording is achieved. Sometimes this leads to higher CPU loading on slower
computers.
Use the Monitor select dialog at
startup to select the monitor you like to use (available if you’re using
two monitors). You can also click Settings then click Select Monitor. Select the monitor
and make sure the video marking window does not cover both monitors. Before
switching between the two monitors it may be a good idea to reset the
markers. Click the Reset Markers
button under Settings/Tools/Miscellaneous to bring the markers to
their initial position.
We recommend
using one monitor dedicated for recording and another for doing your work.
This allows you to open different windows on one monitor while recording on
the other.
Note: Replay Video supports one external monitor
located to the left or to the right.
Important: Replay
Video labels the main monitor "Monitor 1" and the second monitor
"Monitor 2". Monitor 1 is always the monitor where Replay Video
opens. This is also the monitor called the ‘Main Monitor’ under Windows,
Display settings. Note that this may be different than the monitor numbers
shown when you click “Identify” under Windows Display settings.
Picture in Picture
(PIP) playback and recording (new feature)
Picture in
Picture (PIP) is only available with the Background mode. Click Settings, Tools, Video options, Picture in
Picture, Enable to enable PIP playback. Click Picture in Picture, Record to enable PIP recording. When
you enable the PIP a Detach button is shown on the
Preview window on Replay Video main screen. When you click this button the
PIP playback window opens. Clicking the PIP video image opens a menu where
you can Hide/Show the main recording window, open another window (Browser),
minimize the PIP or Record.
Replay Video will
automatically setup the audio recording when installed for recording the speakers
sound. On Windows 7, 8, 10, Vista the default audio driver installed by
Replay Video is the Virtual-Audio Plus driver. You can also use the
Sound-Capture driver however this driver does not work with
H264-AAC (MP4) format (see also below). These audio drivers and other
options can be accessed from Settings,
Audio Setup.
When using the Virtual-Audio or the
Sound-Capture drivers the recorded audio volume is setup by Replay Video
volume control, not by the computer volume. You can lower or mute the
computer volume while recording without changing the recorded sound volume.
However in some Windows 10 builds this feature MAY NOT work.
Important: Make
sure your computer audio is NOT setup on Surround or Quadraphonic sound.
Replay Video can only record stereo. See Troubleshooting if you need to
change your audio settings.
Important: Starting with version 10.3.3
any stereo or mono playback audio source listed under Windows Sounds can be
used for recording. Audio devices with sample rates different than Windows
default (48000Hz or 44100Hz) are automatically resampled. The same applies
for microphones whether internal or external. This includes Bluetooth and
USB devices. Sound-Capture driver cannot
be used with any of the resampled audio sources and microphones.
The speaker audio can also be recorded by
using your computer internal recording software usually called "Stereo
Mix" (if available). The recorded sound volume follows the playback
volume when using the Stereo Mix.
Recording a microphone or
other audio sources
To do this open Audio
Settings and uncheck the Virtual-Audio Plus or the Sound-Capture
checkboxes. Then open the Audio Recording Sources dropdown list and select one of the audio sources
listed. If no audio source is displayed make sure they are not disabled. On
Windows 7, 8 ,10, Vista right click the speaker icon on the taskbar then
click Sounds for Windows 10, Recording Devices for Windows 7. On the Sounds
window click Recordings, then right click your Microphone to show the
Disabled and Disconnected device.
Changing audio sources
It is important to close and restart Replay Video when
changing Windows audio sources, especially when changing the internal
default Windows playback source with an external Bluetooth or USB source.
After you close Replay Video play a sound in your computer to make sure the
new source is actually playing the sound. Sometimes, trying to enable a
microphone on a Bluetooth source with multiple playback options will cut
off the audio. Make sure the new playback and/or microphone sources function
ok before restarting Replay Video.
Dual
Audio Recording
The Dual Audio option can be used to
record a second audio source in addition to the speaker sound. In most
cases this may be an internal or external microphone. To enable Dual Audio
recording follow the steps bellow. Your microphone must be setup as Default
Device in Windows Sound Recording devices. In the Sound window click your
microphone then click Set Default.
Follow the steps below to setup Dual Audio Recording:
·
In Replay Video Audio Settings uncheck the Virtual-Audio
Plus then check the Dual Audio
checkboxes.
·
In the Audio Sources drop down list that opens select your microphone
source (internal or external).
·
Click OK to exit.
The Mute/Unmute
button on the main screen or the hotkey can be used to mute/unmute the
microphone. Muting the microphone is sometimes necessary in order to avoid
the echo feedback between the speakers and the microphone. When enabling
this option a hotkey can also be selected to mute/unmute the microphone. In
order to enable the mute/unmute option the microphone should be set as the
Default Device in Windows Sound, Recording Devices dialog window. Click Tools / Audio recording options / Open Windows Sound to
access Windows audio settings. Or open Windows Sound dialog from the
taskbar as shown above.
Changing the default media
player
Click View on the main screen then click Default player or VLC in the View dialog. If available, VLC
Media Player is the default player for Replay Video recordings.
Settings Guide
The “?” (help) menu
· Show
canceled messages is a new entry. It can be used to visualize the Replay
Video messages that were closed
· Switch
to Background mode: Use this tab to quickly switch between
Background mode and Screen Capture mode.
·
Enable PIP recording:
enables PIP recording only (it can also be done in Settings)
·
Open Canary browser: open
Google Chrome Canary browser (if installed) ready for recording
·
Replay Video screen size:
Change between a smaller and a larger Replay Video main screen.
·
Monitor select and scaling:
Select the prime and second monitor
·
Restore initial settings: Restore
all settings to their initial values (needs restart)
·
Enable thumb drive driver:
allows you to run the program from a thumb drive. The recorded files are
also saved on the thumb drive.
The Settings dialog
Audio Settings: Set
the Audio Bitrate for
the recorded video or audio. In general, 128 Kbps is fine for most
recording, but higher bit rates are better, especially when music is
recorded. Click Audio
Setup to manually set the audio driver to be used for
recording as well as the dual audio recording (if necessary).
Video Settings: Choose
the Video Bitrate,
Frames per second, and Video Format. Note that the actual obtainable
frame rate depends on the performance characteristics of your system (see
table above).
Recording Options:
- Record
Audio:
turn on or off audio recording. This is useful for making "silent
movies” and then add voice or music using the Dual Audio mode.
- Record
Video:
turn this option off if you want to make Replay Video into an
audio-only recorder. The audio format can be setup under Tools, Audio
Options
- Keep
video visible: automatically hides the recording window when
covered by maximized windows during recording. Otherwise the maximized
window video stream will block the covered video stream and only a
black rectangle is recorded.
Resample audio: this option should be left unchanged. It will
automatically check or uncheck if resampling audio is necessary. (Usually, when the playback source sample rates are 48K
or 44.1K and recording source sample rates are also set the same,
resampling is not necessary).
Recording File Size / Time: This
lets you limit the time or file size of your recordings. Handy for
unattended recordings.
Top menu settings
Tools menu
Video Options
·
Show video preview
(playback only, no recording): disable/enable the real time
video preview window. This is a small video window on Replay Video main screen showing the portion
of the screen marked for recording.
·
Show mini pane while
recording: enable/disable a small pane placed at
the bottom of the screen showing recording time, FPS and CPU loading
numbers
· Disable
CPU monitor: enable/disable
CPU loading monitor (see above)
·
CPU specs: show your computer CPU
specifications. You can also find out if the Quick Sync option is available.
·
Reset markers: resets the screen marking
window to its initial coordinates
Audio Options
·
Audio Formats: use to select audio format
for audio only recordings
·
Audio Boost: raises audio recorded level
by specified number of (may distort)
·
Test speakers (Windows
7 or higher): check if the playback computer audio source is mono or stereo (Replay
Video versions prior to 10.3.3 only check for stereo 44100 or 48000 sample
rate - Windows default audio for playback and record)
· Open
Windows Sound: opens the Windows Sound dialog (on Windows 10 it may take a while to
open)
Google
Chrome Canary browser (click here for more on this)
·
Install Chrome
Canary: opens the webpage where you can download and
install the Chrome Canary browser. You can also find more options for
recording without disabling your browser hardware acceleration.
·
Create Canary
shortcut: Replay Video monitors the Chrome Canary
installation process and makes a desktop shortcut when finished. The
shortcut name is Google Chrome Canary and should always be used when
opening this browser.
·
Open Chrome
Canary: you
can open this browser here or setup to open every time Replay Video opens.
Setup Storage Folder: Choose the folder on your PC where recorded
files will be saved. ANSI and UNICODE folder and file names are accepted.
Scheduler: Opens the Scheduler. For instructions about
using the Scheduler click the Scheduler tab then click Quick Help
or Help in the Scheduler dialog (or click here).
Hide/Minimize Replay Video: Opens the Hide Mode dialog. Use this to setup
hotkeys and hide modes when recording full-screen videos or games. (see
below)
Keep Alive: use
this option to prevent computer to go to Sleep or prevent screen savers
opening while recording.
Setup video detect mode/Setup Windows theme: Use this option to setup the desktop theme for
Windows 7 computers (use Windows Basic theme to increase the performance of
your computer). Not available on Windows 8,10.
Video Codecs installed in your computer: you can select a previously installed codec on
your computer (not installed by Replay Video). Some of these codecs may not
work.
Browser selection for background mode: select a browser or a program that opens when you
click the Browse button in Background mode. If no browser was selected a
Windows Explorer page opens.
Miscellaneous
Install Microsoft redistributable: install
Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable 2005, 2010 or 2013. This may be
necessary if some Direct X components are not installed or don’t work on a
specific Windows configuration.
Run diagnostics (Log File): use
this option to reinstall Replay Video DirectX components. The Log file can
be emailed to us.
Disable
tooltips: Use this option to
disable/enable the tooltips
Disable
updates: Use this option to stop
Replay Video look for updates.
Recommended Settings (top
menu): configure the Audio Settings and Video Settings for the
desired output quality and the speed of your PC.
When Auto is checked Replay Video
uses video formats and bitrates that produce the highest recording quality.
This may lead to larger recorded files. You should uncheck this option if
you want to use your own settings.
Video Capture Options(top
menu):
·
Enhanced video mode
includes enhanced recording features like dual monitor, pause, video preview.
For H264 the Enhanced video includes features like HIGH profile, HIGH
level, auto throttle.
·
Basic video is
mostly a compromise between quality and speed.
·
Video Preview (for recording only) – during recording, a small video
window on the main screen shows what is actually being recorded
·
Resize video
option can be used to resize the recorded video while recording and is
available only with H264 and MPEG-2 video formats.
·
Set Markers
option can be used to set the recording area to a specified width and
height. You can then move/resize the video window to fit this area.
Marked screen region not
detected
Marked coordinates are out of the current monitor area. Maybe
a second monitor was used but is turned off. Disconnect the second monitor,
select Monitor #1 in Settings, and reset the screen coordinates (under
Settings, Tools, Video options, Reset Markers).
Recorder video is choppy
To get the best quality video - especially on slower machines
- try the following:
1. Make
sure the CPU is not overloaded.
2. Use
MPEG-2 or H264 video format (from Settings).
3. On
Vista and Windows 7 use Windows
Basic theme, the Background
mode or the “Best Performance” mode instead of “Best Appearance” mode. Windows Basic theme is the default
setting for Replay Video. To change Windows performance mode open Settings
/ Tools / Windows Best Performance. On Windows 8 or higher versions, try to
use the Background mode.
4. Try
recording from a smaller video window by resizing your video window
(usually 1280x720 pixels) instead of using the full screen. In most cases
this won't affect the video quality (since the original streaming movie
videos are scaled UP from smaller sizes to fit a full-screen picture). This
requires less computer power to capture. (click here
for more about this)
5. Use a
lower frame rate. For example 20 fps or 15 fps.
I'm having trouble
recording audio (see Settings / Help / Audio Troubleshoot).
The recorded video is all
black or white
This occurs when a media player or a browser uses hardware
acceleration. Some versions of the Chrome browser may be doing this
in which case you should use a different browser – Chrome Canary, Firefox, Opera, Vivaldi.
If this happens while
recording a DVD use a DVD player that plays DVD without using hardware
acceleration (for example VLC Media Player with disabled hardware acceleration
(Tools, Preferences, Video – Use GDI video output).
I can't play MPEG-2 files
created by Replay Video
The default Windows 10 player (Movies & TV) does not
include MPEG-2 codecs in some cases. It offers a free download codec which
should be installed. This is also the case with some older versions
of Windows Media Player cannot playback MPEG-2 files in which case use
the VLC media player.
MPEG-2 video sizes are half
the recorded size when played with Windows Media Player
Use a different media player (VLC for example).
I get a "Cannot Run
Graph” or error
message
This error can also indicate a failure to setup recording.
Some of the reasons this error occurs are listed below
·
audio recording cannot be setup when different
programs try to take exclusive control of the audio device. In Windows 7/8/10 Sound dialog open the
Advanced tab and disable the Exclusive Control.
·
an audio source (like a microphone or
Stereo Mix) is disabled or not set as Default
·
video window size is too big, or the
video window extends on more than one monitor
·
DirectX failure. You need to have DirectX
version 9 or higher installed in order to run Replay Video. In order to
find out what DirectX version you have click the Start button, type dxdiag in the Search box the hit
ENTER. You can update your DirectX from Microsoft's site here.
Try to run Replay Video again.
I get a “Cannot install
... filter” error
This error indicates that the screen capture codec was not
installed in your computer. In some rare instances this may be the result
of very restrictive security software not allowing ActiveX components in
your system. However this problem can also occur on some custom Windows
installation (especially Windows 7). Make sure the file regsvr32 located in the folder
C:\Windows\SysWOW64 and the regsvr32 file located in C:\Windows\System32
have the same version.
I get “Recording
error (x013). Replay Video will close now”
This error indicates that recording could not be started in
less than 20 seconds for an unspecified reason. Most of the time this
occurrence shows that your system cannot handle the specified frame rate
and/or the size of the recorded video window. Lower the frame and/or the
size of your video.
Also try to disable audio recording in Settings. If video records ok make
sure the Virtual-Audio Driver Plus is utilized (under Audio Setup).
Troubleshooting
the background mode
· Avoid
having multiple windows opened. Only one window should be used for
recording. Open a new window or drag the video window tag out of your
multiple tags browser.
· The recorded video
is all black, all white or shows a still image. Background mode may not work with web browsers utilizing
hardware acceleration. You can try using the Google Chrome Canary which is a version of the Chrome browser (see
above). Or you can disable the browser
acceleration. Below are a few hints for disabling the acceleration:
Google Chrome web browser: open Settings (or type
chrome://settings in the address bar), click ‘Show advanced settings’,
uncheck ‘Use hardware acceleration when available’. (same for Microsoft
Edge-chrome version or Vivaldi)
Mozilla Firefox web browser: open Menu, click Options,
click Advanced (or type about:preferences#advanced in the address bar),
uncheck ‘Use hardware acceleration when available’.
Internet Explorer Windows 7: Open Tools, Internet options,
Advanced, check ‘Use software rendering instead of GPU’, restart computer.
VLC: Use GDI video output
Windows Media Player: Background mode cannot be setup
Microsoft Edge (older versions), Internet
Explorer Windows 8, 10: Background mode cannot be setup
· The message "No window selected for
Background recording"
is displayed. In this case there may be no visible window except the
desktop. If a window is present, click the caption (top) bar of the window
or restart Replay Video (don't click the main screen until the recorder is
ready). If nothing works, close then restart Replay Video.
· The window name was not detected, and no
message is displayed. This could happen if you switch the
video to full screen while Replay Video is recording. You need to start
playing the full screen video first then click the Record button if Replay
Video main screen is visible or use the Start Record hotkey to begin
recording.
· The recorded video rectangle is shifted
upwards. In some cases the recorded video rectangle has an offset equal
to the size of the taskbar. You need to move the entire marking rectangle
upwards by the same amount. Use one of the options Move DOWN or Move UP
under ?/Monitor Scaling.
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