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Adding a watermark to recordings

You can change SMART Recorder settings to add a watermark to a recording’s background.

To add an image watermark to recordings

  1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.

    Note 

    If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon in the notification area, and then select Configure Options.

    The Options dialog box appears.

  2. Press the Watermark tab.

  3. Select Image.

  4. Press Browse.

  5. Browse to and select the image you want to use, and then press Open.

  6. Press Properties.

    The Watermark Properties dialog box appears. A preview of your selected image appears in the Preview pane.

  7. Do the following:

    • To change the watermark’s position, drag the preview image to another area in the Preview pane.

    • To change the watermark’s size, drag the white circle in the preview image’s lower-right corner.

  8. Select Transparency and Effect settings.

  9. Press OK to close the Watermark Properties dialog box.

  10. If you want to revert to using no watermark after SMART Recorder closes, select Turn off the watermark when recorder closes.

  11. Press OK to close the Options dialog box.

To add a text watermark to recordings

  1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.

    Note 

    If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon in the notification area, and then select Configure Options.

    The Options dialog box appears.

  2. Press the Watermark tab.

  3. Select Text.

  4. Type text for the watermark.

  5. Press Properties.

    The Watermark Properties dialog box appears. A preview image appears in the Preview pane.

  6. Select Color, Font and Transparency settings.

  7. Do the following:

    • To change the watermark’s position, drag the preview image to another area in the Preview pane.

    • To change the watermark’s size, drag the white circle in the preview image’s lower-right corner.

    • To add additional information to the watermark, select Add Current Date, Add Current Time and/or Add Frame Number.

  8. Press OK to close the Watermark Properties dialog box.

  9. If you want to revert to using no watermark after SMART Recorder closes, select Turn off the watermark when recorder closes.

  10. Press OK to close the Options dialog box.

To remove a watermark from recordings

  1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.

    Note 

    If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon in the notification area, and then select Configure Options.

    The Options dialog box appears.

  2. Press the Watermark tab.

  3. Select No Watermark.

  4. Press OK.

Also in this section

Starting SMART Recorder

Hiding SMART Recorder

Changing a recording’s video and audio quality

Changing a recording’s video format

Changing a recording’s file location

Recording your actions

Reducing the screen resolution and display colors

Disabling hardware acceleration

Sharing a Recording

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