1. Recording settings

After entering "Preferences" panel, click "Recording" tab in the left column to configure recording settings, including:

• Show countdown before recording
• Beep on start recording
• Show recording boundary
• Hide flat bar when recording
• Allow to move the recording region when recording
• Hide desktop icons when recording
• Auto hide the system taskbar when recording
• Hide main interface when you take screenshot
• Auto open history when end recording

Select the checkbox before each option to enable the corresponding feature.

2. Output settings

You can scroll down or directly click "Output" tab in the left column to set output directory, output formats, and output parameters.

• To set output directory for recordings or screenshots, click the three-dot icon in the end of "Location of output files" or "Location of screenshot files". Then, browse and select a folder as the output directory.
• To set screenshot format, video format, video encoder, video quality, frame rate, audio format, audio quality, or sample rate, click the down-arrow icon in the end of each option. Then, choose a desired option in the drop-down menu.

3. Mouse settings

In "Mouse" settings tab, you can adjust mouse effects.

• Select the checkbox before "Show mouse cursor" option to add mouse cursor movement during screen recording. Plus, you can click the mouse icon in the end of this option to go to system "Mouse Properties" panel.
• Select the checkbox before "Record mouse clicks" option to add mouse click animation during screen recording.
• By default, red, yellow and blue are provided for mouse click animation. Or, you can click the three-dot icon in the end of this option to enter "Select color" panel, where you can customize a color for mouse click animation.
• Drag the slider before the "Size" option to adjust the size of the mouse click animation. Drag the slider to the right end to get the largest size of mouse click animation.

4. Hotkeys settings

In "Hotkeys" settings tab, you can set hotkeys to start or stop recording, pause or resume recording, screen capture, open or close webcam, and show or hid flat panel. You can select any hotkeys option by mouse, and then enter the hotkeys by keyboard. The program will save the changes automatically. If you want to restore hotkeys to default settings, click the "Restore Hotkeys" button in the bottom-right corner.

5. Others settings

Scroll to the end of "Preferences" panel or directly click "Others" tab in the left column to reach "Other" settings, including:

• Automatically check for updates.
• The program will start up automatically when computer boots.
• When closing main panel, the program will minimize to system tray, or will exit.

Select the checkbox before each option to enable the corresponding feature.