5.10.1. Record

This command creates an *.mp4 File (Filename.mp4), which enables to store and to replay the animation results quickly. When creating the *.mp4 File, RecurDyn only supports MPEG-4 codec.

The user must have a model in the initialized state and clicks Record icon to be active. If Record icon is not activated, click the Stop icon to initialize the model.

The user can embed the *.mp4 file in the presentation software such as PowerPoint, etc.

Figure 5.86 Video Settings dialog box

• Show Gravity: If this option is checked, the gravity icon is displayed in the *.mp4 file.

• Show Time/Frq.: If this option is checked, the animation time or the frequency is displayed in the *.mp4 file.

• Recording Mode: Three recording modes are supported. The method is different as shown following. Work Window mode is recorded even if it is hidden. but Select Area/Full screen mode is not recorded if it is hidden by the screen capture method.

  • Working Window: The working window area is recorded.

  • Select Area: Supports the function to select an area by dragging or clicking, and only the selected area is recorded.

  • Full Screen: The monitor screen where the RecurDyn is located is recorded.

• Maximize Window After Closing Dialog: If this option is checked, the Working Window is maximized after closing the Video Settings dialog box.

• Movie Resolution: Selects the movie resolution among 320x240, 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x960, 1280x1024, and 1920x1080. If User Input is selected, the user can enter the resolution.

• Keep: If this option is checked, the resolution aspect ratio is maintained.

• Width: If you select User Input option in Movie Resolution, this input box is activated. This value determines the horizontal resolution of the video.

• Height: If you select User Input option in Movie Resolution, this input box is activated. This value determines the vertical resolution of the video.

• Frame Per Second: Defines the number of frames per second.

• Level of Quality: This uses fixed quality-based Variable-Bit-Rate encoding.

  • The main advantage of quality-based VBR encoding is that quality is consistent within a file and from one file to the next.

  • Level of Quality enables you to specify a level of quality for a video stream instead of a bit rate. The codec will then encode the content so that all samples are of comparable quality.

  • You can select a video quality level with slider (or type on textbox), where value is a number from 1-5, with 5 being highest quality/largest file size and 1 being the lowest quality/smallest file size.

  • The video quality can be affected if the file size is further lowered by lowering the “Level of Quality” value under 3.

• Save: Saves the information of the animation to an *.mp4 file on the desired disk drive.

  

  Figure 5.87 Select Area dialog box

• Select Operation: The red area created by hovering or dragging the mouse is set as the recording area.

• Full Screen/Select Area: Change to Full Screen mode or Change to Select Area Mode.

• Hide/Show Video Settings: Hide or Show the video settings dialog.

• Record Start/Stop: Support use the save function of video settings dialog.

• Close: Hide Select Area dialog.

  

  Figure 5.88 Full Screen dialog box

• Pin/Unpin: If the state is Unpin state, Full Screen Dialog will be automatically hidden after a certain amount of time.

• Full Screen/Select Area: Change to Full Screen mode or Change to Select Area Mode.

• Hide/Show Video Settings: Hide or Show the video settings dialog.

• Record Start/Stop: Support use the save function of video settings dialog.

• Close: Hide Select Area dialog.