The Encoding API drop-down box allows selection of either DirectShow or Media Foundation. This choice will determine the Video and Audio Compressors available on your computer, and will also decide the Video file types that can be used when the Video Format is AVI / MP4 / 3GP -- .avi for DirectShow, and .mp4 or .3gp for Media Foundation. Video and Audio Compressor codecs can be selected and configured if applicable.
When using the Still Image Files Sequence Video Format, the Video
and Audio Compression areas of the screen are replaced with Image Sequence
options. Sequential still images will be saved in the selected Image Files
Format (i.e. jpg, png, tiff, etc.) A Default Images Save Directory can
be chosen by pressing the Select button. Optionally, a new sub-directory
can be created to contain image files for each capture. Image files will be saved
with sequential 8-digit numbers, which can optionally be prefixed with the current date
and time. The Save Only Changed Scenes option will output an image file
only when the display has actually changed, potentially saving much disk space.
Otherwise, images will be saved at the specified Capture Frames/Second
rate. Check the Output Image Sequence Control File option to create a
small file with each capture that contains timing information for each image
frame. The Sequence Control File can be used with the Image Sequence Player to provide much greater control
over the playback of captured Image Sequences. The Default to Use
Intended Time option will play sequences back by default according to the
Intended Times for frames (as recorded in the Sequence Control File),
instead of the Actual Times.
A Video Directory can be selected to specify a default location where
Video files will be stored. Multiple Video Options Files can be saved
and loaded, making it possible to store customized sets of video parameters that
might be used in different situations.