Faster, smoother recordings

Setting the frame rate

For smooth recordings with small steps between each frame, increase the frame rate. But note, fast frame rates dramatically increase file size and slow down the target program!

Click Settings / Options / Video / Frames Per Second.

Enter any number into the box, but the actual recording rate is limited by your hardware’s capabilities. The default setting is 10 fps, which is fine for instructional videos.

Frame rate controls the balance of power between CaptureWiz and target programs. Too fast, and the target program runs sluggishly. Too slow, and CaptureWiz runs sluggishly.

Sometimes there isn't enough power. Fast recording requires all high speed components, including the video card, memory, drive and microprocessor. Don’t expect commercial quality, expect rates between 4 and 9 frames per second (fps). Hollywood movies run at 24 fps and television runs 30 fps.

Display settings

In our tests, display settings have a big impact on recording speed. You can record 70% faster by not using the aero glass interface. Record 80% faster by switching from 32-bit to 16-bit color. Record 70% faster by not using large fonts, now called "DPI scaling". Slow drives and slow graphics cards also make a huge difference. We saw a 50% difference just between two monitors on one computer, because the older monitor was attached to a slower PCI interface.

How to turn off aero glass in Windows7

1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start / Control Panel.

2 Under Appearance and Personalization, click Change the theme.

3 Scroll down to Basic and High Contrast Themes.

4 Select Windows 7 Basic, or Windows Classic.

How to  turn off aero glass in Vista

1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start / Control Panel.

2 On the control panel, click Appearance and Personalization.

3 Under Personalization, click Customize colors.

4 Under Window Color and Appearance, click Open classic appearance properties for more color options

5 For Color scheme, select Basic, Standard or Classic.

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