## Recording options dialog box - Full Motion recording tab

Use this dialog box to set full motion recording options such as capturing drag-and-drop actions, recording mouse movement, and setting video quality.

Automatically use full motion capture for drag-and-drop actions: Select this option to have Captivate automatically record any drag-and-drop actions—for example, selecting a file or image and dragging it to another area of the application or screen.

Show mouse in full motion capture mode: Select this option to include mouse movements in your full motion recording.

Record at higher full motion capture rate for smoother movie: Select this option to create a smoother movie (in particular, better mouse movement) by disabling hardware acceleration. When hardware acceleration is turned on, it can use a great deal of system resources and result in "choppy" full motion recording. Turning hardware acceleration off results in better full motion recording quality. If you select this option, your computer screen will briefly flicker when you begin and end full motion recording. This screen flicker does not harm your computer and does not appear in the final movie.

Video quality: This option lets you select a quality level for your video. A high quality, such as 80-100, results in a smooth, attractive video, but results in a large file size. Selecting a lower quality will result in a smaller file size, but the video may appear blocky. You may want to try several different sizes to achieve the right balance between size and quality.

Working folder: This option determines where the video will be saved on your local hard disk. Type the path to an exact location, or click Browse to navigate to a location.

### SWF conversion

Video color mode: This option sets your video color to 16 bit or 32 bit. Selecting 16 bit results in a smaller file size, but also a smaller range of colors. Selecting 32 bit creates a larger file with a wider range of colors.