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Play while recording: This option is particularly important for spoken commentary,
etc. If activated, the selected movie (or selected scene if recorded in the "Edit" screen)
is played while recording. This acts as orientation for the movie.
Advanced: Use this button to open a window where you can select from special
features:
Advanced settings for audio recordings
• Mono recording: Activate to record in mono. This reduces the required memory
space in half. Mono recordings are recommended for voice recordings made
using only one standard mono microphone.
• Real-time resample to project's current sample rate: Automatically matches the
sample rate of a new file to be recorded with the sample rate of the current
movie's sound track (set in the video recording).
• Automatic volume reduction of other audio tracks ("ducking"): To add narration
or other sound material to a video that already has sound volume levels set,
activate the option ”Automatic reduction of sound volume of remaining audio
tracks”. This automatically reduces the volume of audio objects in the
arrangement during the recording session (”ducking”). This is achieved using an
automatically configured volume curve: Before and after the recording, other
tracks will be faded in or out, resulting in a homogeneous total volume level.
(Lowering of volume level during spoken comments is also called "Ducking".)
Single frame
Single frame recording may be used to record snapshots from the connected video
source. This requires a DirectShow compatible video recording or TV card or a
corresponding USB device (e.g. a webcam).
The time control function allows you to automatically take snapshots. This is useful
for the following applications:
• to create slideshows using videos
• for animation films (stop-motion recording)
• for video surveillance
• or in time-lapse photography
The recorded images are added to the current arrangement.