Using Smart Recorder (Windows Only); Accessing And Exiting Smart Recorder - Smart Technologies SMART BOARD User Manual

Using SMART Recorder (Windows Only)

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Tip
To create high
quality videos,
practice using the
microphone before
you record
something you want
to keep. Also,
practice speaking
clearly into your
microphone.
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If you're a Windows user, you can use SMART Recorder to record everything you do on a
SMART Board, no matter which application you're using. Anyone with Windows Media Player
installed on their computer can play the recording back and watch it like a movie. If you have
a microphone attached to your computer, you can even record audio in sync with your data.
Teachers and trainers, for example, can record and play back an entire lesson.
SMART Recorder produces standard Audio Video Interleave (AVI) files that can be viewed
with Windows Media Player. Although you can use any version of Windows Media Player to
play the videos created with SMART Recorder, we recommend that you install the latest
version of Windows Media Player. This software is available free of charge from
www.windowsmedia.com/download.
As long as your computer meets the requirements for SMART Board Software, you can use
SMART Recorder. However, for best performance we recommend you use a computer that
meets the following requirements:
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400 MHz processor
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64 MB RAM
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Windows-compatible sound card and a microphone if you plan to include audio
To improve the quality of your recordings, follow these tips when selecting computer and
recording equipment:
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Use the fastest computer you can. Screen recording and audio compression take a lot of
computing power. Faster machines do a better job.
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Invest in a high quality microphone. The most common problem is poor quality audio,
which is almost always due to an inadequate microphone. Audio playback can only be as
good as the audio input.

Accessing and Exiting SMART Recorder

To open SMART Recorder:
Press the SMART Board icon and select Recorder. The SMART Recorder toolbar will open
and the SMART Recorder icon will appear in the System Tray.
SMART Recorder Toolbar
SMART Recorder Icon in System Tray
Small SMART Recorder Toolbar
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