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Cursors

For video recordings where desktop mouse clicks matter, Video Detailer has outstanding tools. You can record your mouse movements live, and you will be able to edit the appearance after the fact. All you need to do is record your screen as you would normally (see Recording the Computer Screen), toggle on Desktop, and choose to include your cursor on the Desktop pop-up menu (toggle the Cursors option to on). Your actual mouse path and right/left clicks will be captured along with the desktop recording.

After the desktop is captured, place the timeline indicator over the recorded segment and activate the desktop object in the timeline by clicking on it. If you have done these few things successfully, the Cursors menu option will appear in the Object Control Panel. Click the menu item to reveal the controls.

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Figure 1: The Cursors object

Edit the cursor options

The Cursor menu has many controls for helping you fine tune your presentation. See Figure 2 for the Cursors menu screen. Individual pop-ups for cursor features are described separately.

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Figure 2: The Cursors object control panel.

Table 1: The Cursors object control panel feature descriptions.

# Name Description
1 Visible A toggle to switch the visibility of the recorded cursor on or off.
2 Scale Scales the cursor as a percentage. This works with your original or custom cursor and other effects. Click and drag to use the slider or click on the number and enter a percentage directly (10 to 600%).
3 Opacity Sets the opacity of the cursor. The default is 100% opaque, but in some presentations it may be preferable to "see through" the position of the cursor. Click and drag to use the slider or click on the number and enter a percentage directly (0 to 100%).
4 Custom Allows you to customize the appearance of the cursor using a standardized design. See the section on Custom Cursor Pop-up
5 Left-Click Sound You can choose the sound for the click and volume.
6 Drop Shadow Add a drop shadow to the cursor.
7 Highlight Highlight the area of the cursor tip.
8 Left Click Rings Displays a click event position with a colored, expanding ring.
9 Right Click Rings Displays a click event position with a colored, expanding ring.
10 Apply to all Screen Recordings Applies the Cursor settings to all other objects in the video with recorded cursors.

Individual pop-ups for cursor features

Custom

Allows you to customize the appearance of the cursor using a standardized design. See the section on Custom Cursor Pop-up

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Figure 3: The Cursor pop-up menu.

Table 2: The Cursor pop-up feature descriptions.

# Name Description
1 Color Adjust the fill color of the custom cursor using a color.
2 Size Scales the size of the custom cursor in pixels. Click and drag to use the slider or click on the number and enter a pixel size directly (16 to 128).
3 Opacity Sets the opacity of the cursor. Click and drag to use the slider or click on the number and enter a percentage directly (0 to 100%).
4 Outline Allows you to customize the appearance of the cursor by changing the outline color using a color picker.
5 Thickness Adjust the thickness of the custom cursor outline. Click and drag to use the slider or click on the number and directly entering a pixel width (0 to 10 pixels).
6 Reset Reset the custom values to the default.

You can choose the sound for the click and volume.

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Figure 4: The Cursors Left Click pop-up feature.

Table 3: The Cursors Left Click pop-up feature descriptions.

# Name Description
1 Click Choose from one of 26 different click sounds to play on every click event.
3 Play Play the selected click sound.
4 Volume Sets the volume for the click sound. Click and drag to use the slider or click on the number and enter a percentage directly (0 to 100%)
5 Reset Reset to the default values for the click sound.

Add a drop shadow to the cursor.

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Figure 5: The Cursors drop shadow pop-up feature.

Table 4: The Cursors drop shadow feature descriptions.

# Name Description
1 Color Adjust the drop shadow color of the using a color picker.
2 Angle Choose the angular direction the shadow will fall in relation to the cursor. Click and drag the circular slider to or click on the number and enter an angular degree directly (0 to 360).
3 Offset Choose the distance the shadow will fall from the cursor. Click and drag to use the slider or click on the number and enter a pixel value directly (0 to 100 pixels).
4 Opacity Choose the opacity of the shadow. Click and drag to use the slider or click on the number and enter a percentage directly (9 to 100%).
5 Blur Choose the blur amount for the drop shadow. Click and drag to use the slider or click on the number and enter a percentage directly (0 to 20).
6 Reset Reset the drop shadow values to the default.

Highlight the area of the cursor tip.

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Figure 6: The Cursors Highlight pop-up control panel.

Table 5: The Cursors Highlight pop-up feature descriptions.

# Name Description
1 Color Adjust the highlight color of the cursor using a color picker.
2 Radius Scales the size of the highlight radius. This works with your original or custom cursor and other effects. Click and drag to use the slider or click on the number and enter a percentage directly (16 to 400 pixels).
3 Opacity Sets the opacity of the cursor. Click and drag to use the slider or click on the number and enter a percentage directly (0 to 100%).
4 Blur Adjusts the opacity of the highlight. Click and drag to use the slider or click on the number and enter a percentage directly (0 to 20).
5 Reset Reset the drop shadow values to the default.

Displays a click event position with a colored, expanding ring.

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Figure 7: The Cursors left-click ring pop-up control panel.

Table 6: The Cursors left/right-click ring pop-up feature descriptions.

# Name Description
1 Color Adjust the color of the left/right-click rings.
2 Radius Adjusts the radius (final size) of the click ring. Click and drag to use the slider or click on the number and enter a percentage directly (0 to 400 pixels).
3 Thickness Sets the thickness of the click ring. Click and drag to use the slider or click on the number and enter a percentage directly (1 to 10 pixels).
4 Opacity Allows you to set the opacity of the click ring. Click and drag to use the slider or click on the number and enter a percentage directly (0 to 100 percent).
5 Duration Sets the duration of the click ring. Click and drag to use the slider or click on the number and enter a percentage directly (0 to 2000 milliseconds).
6 Reset Resets the left/right-click ring to the default settings.