The Recording Tool

You can use the recorder tool to record your presentation of shared objects. By default, the recorder tool creates a movie of a shared object in the conference, including any navigation or manipulation, and records the presence of the pointer tool. It does not record annotations. If multiple objects are shared in the conference, the recorder tool records the most recently shared object. However, using the Record Actual Desktop option, you may instead record an image of your desktop instead – such recordings will show annotations and the regular mouse pointer as you see them.

To access the Recording Tool, click the Conference menu and select Record. You must have Host status to use the recorder tool.

• Output File Format: the format for the finished recording. FLV files are compatible with the Your Assistant Collaboration Module Flash Player, and HTML files are compatible with web browsers. You may select from additional file format options by enabling the Show Other Windows Formats checkbox.
• Output Size: the image resolution of the finished recording.
• Frames/Sec: you may select the maximum frames per second of the recording using this option. Note that the recording may capture less frames than the desired rate depending on your system resources; frame rate will be sacrificed for image quality if there are insufficient resources.
• Output File: the file name for the finished recording
• Output Folder: the location for the finished recording. The default location for a recorded file is your desktop, but you select a different location by clicking the file browser icon.
• Windows Media Profile: the Windows Media Profile contains settings important to the recording tool. This option cannot be changed.
• Show Other Windows Formats: enabling this option makes AVI output file formats available. Tick the checkbox to gain access to various new file formats, and select one using the Output File Format list as required.
• Record Actual Desktop: this option allows you to record your entire desktop, instead of just recording the shared object only. Enable this feature if you wish to see your annotations.

Playing your Recordings

Your recordings are saved when you click the Stop button. Recordings are saved in the file format defined by the Output File Format option, named according to the Output File option, and are saved in the directory defined by the Output Folder option. To play the recording, simply find the saved file and double click the file icon. The appropriate player (depends on the file format you selected) will open and the recording will play.

If you have saved your recording as a .FLV file, the Your Assistant Collaboration Module Flash Player will open when you double click the file. The Flash Player will begin playing your .FLV file automatically. To access the play controls (play, pause, rewind, etc.), mouse over the minimized control panel in the upper left corner of the viewing area. The control panel will expand so that you may access the controls.