GiliSoft Screen Recorder is a Windows program for recording desktop activity, webcam video and sound. It captures software demonstrations, lessons and meetings, with controls for choosing what appears in the video and emphasizing actions while recording. Scheduled tasks, automatic stopping and file splitting also support sessions that need to run for a set period.
Capture sources
A recording can cover the full screen, multiple monitors, a selected region or one application window. Choosing a region limits the picture to a particular part of the desktop, while window capture records the selected application’s window. Webcam video can be recorded on its own or combined with screen capture so the presenter appears alongside the material being explained.
Audio is selected separately from the picture. System sound captures audio playing on the computer, such as an application’s output or a meeting’s speakers. Microphone input adds spoken narration. GiliSoft Screen Recorder can include either source, combine both with the video, or record without sound.
The webcam controls include skin smoothing and beauty adjustments. Background removal, virtual backgrounds and green screen matting change the surroundings visible behind the presenter. These options affect the camera image used in the recording rather than the desktop content being captured.
Presenter tools
GiliSoft Screen Recorder can make mouse actions visible through cursor capture, click highlights and optional click sounds. Zoom enlarges the area around the pointer, bringing a small menu or control into closer view during a demonstration. Drawing tools let the presenter mark or highlight screen areas while explaining them, so the emphasis becomes part of the captured material.
Text and image watermarks add a persistent label or logo to the video. Still images can also be captured before or during a recording and saved as PNG, JPG or BMP files.
Hotkeys control starting, pausing, resuming and stopping capture, as well as taking snapshots. Pausing suspends capture without ending the current recording file. These controls let the presenter manage a take while working in the application being demonstrated, without repeatedly returning to the recorder’s main window.
Timed recording
The task scheduler combines a recording target and source settings with a start date, time and duration or stopping condition. Tasks can run once, daily or weekly. The computer and the application supplying the material need to be ready at the scheduled time; the saved task determines when the capture begins.
A stopping rule ends capture when a duration, specified time or file-size condition is reached. Splitting creates sequential files at a chosen time interval or size boundary while a longer recording continues. Countdown controls are also available for timed starts.
Output formats and GiliSoft Screen Recorder Pro
Recordings can be saved as MP4, AVI, WMV or FLV. Video settings control resolution, frame rate and quality, allowing the output to be adjusted for the captured material. H.264 GPU hardware encoding is available on supported computers. GiliSoft Screen Recorder saves files to a selected folder and provides a completed-recording list from which they can be opened and reviewed.
The standard recorder concentrates on capture, source selection and presentation tools used during a take. GiliSoft Screen Recorder Pro is a separate suite that adds broader work after recording, including trimming, joining, subtitles, conversion and additional audio and video utilities. The standard product is commercial software offered with a trial.
