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To record an audio, video, or still image clip, follow these steps:
1. To record a video clip, click the
Record Video
button.
Alternatively, you could choose
Record Video
from the Capture
menu. During the capture the elapsed time is displayed below the
image in the Videum Capture window.
2. To stop recording, click the
Record Video
button again.
3. An icon is displayed on the upper left side of the Videum
Capture image, indicating that a clip is ready.
Before you can capture another clip, you must either save it, send it
(via email), place the existing clip into a document, or choose
Delete
to delete this clip. You have the options of placing the clip into a
document, pressing the [Delete] key to delete the clip, clicking the
Save As
button to save the clip or select the
Send
command from
the
File Menu
to send the clip by e-mail.
Capturing an Audio or a Video Clip
4. Save your file.
To save or send a file choose
Save As
or
Send
from the File menu. To
Save, you can also click the
Save As
button to display the
Save As
dialog box. Name the captured file, specify the location where you
want to store the file, and then click the
OK
button (for
Send
, the
name corresponds to the name of the email attachment). The
Save
As
dialog box also allows you to save the file in any AVI format
available on your computer.
All video files are named with the .AVI extension (except for .ASF
files).
Figure 3.5: Record Icon Displayed
