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Don't use complex graphics in your presentations. SMART Recorder is optimized for
such applications as Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel. Full-screen photos and
other complex graphics dramatically increase file size. Be especially wary of Web sites
with lots of complex graphics and animations.
To create a video file:
1 If the SMART Recorder toolbar is not already open, press the SMART Board icon in
the System Tray and select Recorder.
TIP: If you don't want the SMART Recorder toolbar to appear in your recording, press
the icon in the left corner of the title bar and select Hide. To start the recording, press
the SMART Recorder icon in the System Tray and select Record. To stop the
recording, press the SMART Recorder icon and select Stop.
2 Press the Record button in the SMART Recorder toolbar.
The time elapsed since you began recording will be displayed below the Record
button.
If you run out of free disk space during a recording, a warning message will appear.
Press the Pause button to temporarily stop the recording, free up disk space and then
press the Record button to resume recording.
3 To end the recording, press the Stop button.
The Save As dialog will appear.
4 Use the default directory or press the down arrow beside Save in to select a new one.
5 Use the File name already assigned or type a new one.
By default, the file will be assigned a name based on the date and time of the
recording.
6 Press the Save button.
A message box will appear, indicating that the recording was successful and your
session has been saved. This message box will also indicate the size of the AVI file
and the length of time that elapsed during the recording.
7 Press OK.
To play an AVI file:
Double-press on the file in Windows Explorer and it will open in Windows Media Player. For a
presentation that most closely matches what happens on a SMART Board, select Full
Screen from the View menu in Windows Media Player. To end the Full Screen view, press
the Esc key. More information about using Windows Media Player is available from the online
help provided with the application.
Although you can use any version, for best results we recommend that you install the latest
version of Windows Media Player. This software is available free of charge from
www.windowsmedia.com/download.
NOTE: If you send a video file in SMART Recorder Video AVI format to people who do not
have SMART Board Software installed, they will not be able to view the file. You can remedy
this by converting the SMART Recorder Video AVI file to the WMV format using the
conversion application available from www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/wm7/
encoder.asp and then sending the video file again.
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