Problem Recording Video: Automatic Screen Cropping

Question

My Skype video recording is being automatically cropped, and I don’t know why. I record a number of Skype video interviews and before I begin, I make sure that the person is completely centered. However, after I view the recording, I often find that the top of their head, or the bottom of their chest, has been cropped. Why is Skype not recording the whole screen that I am seeing? What is even more frustrating, is that the icon DOES show the entire screen, but not when I click to play it back. So is the whole screen/file still there somewhere? Can I fix and repair the cropped screen? Or is there a setting that will allow me to record the entire screen as I see it, and not have to guess which parts maybe cropped or not? 

Answer 1

Hi there
Record the videos separately at the smaller size you desire. Then you have two possible approaches. Maybe three.
You can open two instances of Captivate, then copy slides from the recording to the text bit.
You can import from one to the other.
You might even wish to resize the project from the smaller to the larger, then import.
In other words, lots of options abound.
Keep any given project at about 50-65 slides. This may mean that you need to have multiple segments. Then buttons may point to other slides in an existing project or open other projects as needed.
Cheers... Rick
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