How to Record Your Desktop to Video Using TotalScreenRecorder

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Download and install Total Screen Recorder.

   Depending on your connection speed, the download may take up to a few minutes.
   
   Thanks for your patience… it’ll be worth the wait! ,,, It comes up with a “Tips of day” windows showing the using tips of Total Screen Recorder, just click “close” button to continue or “next” to see other tips.
   
   The interface is nice looking and very easy to use.
   
   In fact, after all the settings have been made you can give up the main window and work with the program only by using the shortcuts. , You also could set the recording hotkey, region to capture and output folder for auto save recordings. , (If you want to output a video with high quality, we suggest you output as avi file.
   
   If you want to output a video with small size, we suggest you output as flv file). ,,, In "Set Timers" dialog, check and set start or stop time you want, Total Screen Recorder will start record when the auto-start timer triggered, and stop the recording at the stop time you set.
   
   To disable timers, just select "Recorder > Set Timers"
   
   or click the "Set Timers" button from toolbar, and un-check start or stop timers.
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   Step 2: Start the process by clicking Open.

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   Step 3: When the download has finished

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   Step 4: click “Run” to launch the Total Screen Recorder setup wizard.Follow the steps shown in the setup wizard.

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   Step 5: Look for the Total Screen Recorder icon whenever you want to record your video!

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   Step 6: Once the installation is finished

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   Step 7: the program will be launched automatically (if not

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   Step 8: double click the Total Screen Recorder to start).

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   Step 9: In the recorder option box

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    Step 10: you can configure the record option

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    Step 11: including record audio

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    Step 12: capture mouse cursor

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    Step 13: hide when recording or blink when recording.

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    Step 14: The encoder box will let you choose video and audio compressor

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    Step 15: and also the output format

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    Step 16: Total Screen Recorder support output the record video as avi

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    Step 17: Playback rates are adjustable and the user can set the frames capturing per second (the higher the value

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    Step 18: the smoother the playback and the larger the file).

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    Step 19: In the last option box

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    Step 20: you will find that this software could also work in sneak mode

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    Step 21: so that you could monitor what has happen in your PC when you leave.

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    Step 22: You could also let Total Screen Recorder start or stop recording automatically

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    Step 23: just choose "Recorder > Set Timers"

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    Step 24: or click the "Set Timers" button from toolbar.

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