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GIF Capture ​

PixPin supports recording dynamic images and saving them in GIF, WEBP, and MP4 formats, which can be used for creating tutorials, demonstrations, speeches, etc.

GIF Capture

Save Formats ​

GIF ​

GIF has strong compatibility and can be played on most platforms. However, GIF is a quite old format with relatively poor image quality, and file size has no obvious advantage over other formats.

WEBP ​

WEBP is a newer image format with better compression rates and quality. Major browsers can play it, but some software may not support the WEBP format.

MP4 ​

MP4 is a video format. You can save as MP4 format, which can be played on web pages (but usually requires the user to click to play). The file size is relatively small, and the quality is also high.

How to choose the appropriate format

If you need to put it on a web page or the software supports displaying WEBP format, it is recommended to use WEBP format.
If the software does not support WEBP format, it is recommended to use MP4 format and display it as a video. For example, sending a screen recording to a friend via WeChat, WeChat does not support WEBP format, so you can use MP4 format at this time.
If you need to play on different platforms or need to make animated stickers, it is recommended to use GIF format.

Recording Interface ​

Recording Interface

  1. Recording Time: Displays the recording time. Before recording starts, move the mouse over the time to set the recording delay.
  2. FPS: Set the recording frame rate. The higher the frame rate, the smoother the animation, but the file size will also increase. The actual frame rate may be lower than the set frame rate due to computer performance, recording range, and recording content.
  3. Record Button: Click to start recording, click again to stop recording.
  4. Pause Button: Click to pause recording, click again to resume recording.
  5. (Member Only) Set whether to record key press information and mouse click actions.
  6. Annotation Toolbar: You can use annotation tools during the recording process.
  7. Move Button: Hold down the mouse to move the screenshot area box.
  8. Close Button: Exit GIF recording.
  9. Re-record Button: Re-record the GIF.
  10. Screenshot Area Box: The content displayed within this box will be the captured part. Red indicates recording is in progress. Blue indicates waiting to start, at which point you can use the mouse to adjust the size of the screenshot area box.

Playback Interface ​

After recording ends, it will automatically enter the playback interface to view the recorded GIF. Playback Interface

  1. Playback Control Area: You can jump to a specified time point.
  2. (Member Only) Clip Endpoints: By moving the two endpoints, you can set the part to be retained.
  3. Play/Pause Button
  4. Playback Time / Total Time
  5. Playback Speed: You can set the playback speed multiplier.
  6. Mouse Settings: You can set whether to show the mouse. Member users can also set the mouse actions to be displayed (left click, right click, scroll wheel operation).
  7. (Member Only) Keyboard Settings: You can set whether to show keyboard operations, or show a specific category of keyboard operations.
  8. Progress Bar Display: Add a progress bar showing playback progress to the GIF.
  9. Save Format: Set the format to save (GIF, WEBP, MP4).
  10. Close Button: Close the playback interface.
  11. Save Button: Save the GIF.
  12. Quick Save
  13. Copy
  14. Move Playback Window
  15. Re-record

Shortcuts ​

During GIF recording, you can use the screenshot shortcut (default is Ctrl + 1) to start recording, and press the shortcut again to stop recording.