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Inspiring
May 16, 2017
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Captivate 10 - Red Recording Window does not display

  • May 16, 2017
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My new co-worker installed the new Captivate 10 and cannot get the red recording window to display.  None of the rest of us on the team now want to install the upgrade unless we know this can be fixed.  We are all on Captivate 9. 

If anyone knows a fix, please let us know.  Thanks,

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Correct answer Lilybiri

Ok - here is the issue -- Her monitor is set to a resolution 1920 x 1080.  She is trying to record using the Captivate standard recording setting of 1280 x 720.  When she selects that, she loses the red recording window. 

If she starts another project and using the Captivate recording setting of 1024 x 627 then the red box displays appropriately.  If she starts another project using the bigger recording size of 1280 x 720 we lose it again or only get the left and top margins as shown in the screenshot but the what actually gets recorded is just the right size although we don't have a way of knowing what is in / out.  We are using Windows 10.


What is the display setting? Win10 tends to set it higher than 100%. Try to set it to 100%.

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Lilybiri
Brainiac
May 16, 2017

For a Video Demo or a Software Simulation? Are you using a retina screen? Can you show the setup for recording?

Inspiring
May 16, 2017

Hi Lilybiri,

She is using a Software simulation.  Not a retina screen. I did check her settings yesterday and had her take a picture for you. 

Lilybiri
Brainiac
May 16, 2017

Interesting - Display setting was much higher.  Set it back to 100%.  Now can see recording window but it is not working correctly.  Everything that was in recording window was not recorded and the red recording window is part of the recording.  See screenshot.


I always record an application whenever possible, and select the window to record snapping it to the chosen capture window. You seem to take another approach, have no experience with that work flow.