Recording Audio From Microphone

(From the main menu, choose Options->Record audio from microphone)

You can add a soundtrack to your movie by selecting this option. When enabled, CamStudio will record your voice input from the microphone while it is capturing video. You need a sound card with an attached microphone to use this option.

Setting Options

(From the main menu, choose Options->Audio Options->Audio Options for Microphone)

Microphone options dialog

Use this dialog box to set the recording format and compressed format of your audio.

Please note that some configurations of the Recording and Compressed format will result in the audio recording becoming choppy or inaudible.

Some sound card disallows your system to record while another application is playing sound. In this case CamStudio will issue an error when you attempt to record with the 'Record Audio' option being enabled.

Use System Method For Audio Recording

If you set this checkbox, CamStudio will use certain system commands (MCI commands) to perform the recording of audio from your microphone. This method is more stable and may give better sound quality in some systems.

If you experience low audio quality when recording from CamStudio, but managed to obtain high quality recordings from your system's Sound Recorder, you may want to consider setting this option.

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