1980 X 1200 Monitor resolution and recording size

[spublick]

I got a new large monitor that is 1980 x 1200. If I record something at a lower size (800 x 600 or any of the options offered) I only get a teeny part of the screen. I tried setting my monitor to a lower resolution and ended up with a work area between two black stripes and the recording still wasn't optimal. How do I record when I have a large monitor?

[Lilybiri]

I'm on a similar monitor, but I never record the whole screen, which would lead to too big file size for a published. I choose a custom resolution that will be suitable for the audience aimed at and have the application to be recorded snapping to that resolution. Changing the monitor from its native resolution never is a good idea. And recording at a resolution that will not be the final resolution of the Captivate project neither, because each scaling, whether upscaling or downscaling always leads to quality loss.

Lilybiri

[spublick]

Thank you, Lilybiri. The problem is that what I'm trying to record takes up the entire screen (http://toxmap-beta.nlm.nih.gov/toxmap/flex) and I need to show all of it.

[Lilybiri]

How will this look to users with a smaller screen? Or are you sure they all have such a big monitor? Are you doing a classic capture or video demo?

[spublick]

Users will have to have a computer because the program is in flash so it will not be visible to cellphones or tablets that cannot run flash. It will be a video demo. I tried the capture but didn't like the flow of the screens.

[Lilybiri]

Video demo? Filesize will be huge, beware!

[spublick]

Thanks for the alert. I'm just learning Captivate 7.