User Guide for ThunderSoft Screen Recorder

ThunderSoft Screen Recorder is an easy to use screen recording software for windows. It captures screen video, audio and also microphone sound at the same time. It is useful when you need record your desktop, make video tutorials, create software demos or record game video.
In this guide, you will see how to use ThunderSoft Screen Recorder for screen recording. Download ThunderSoft Screen Recorder
After install and run ThunderSoft Screen Recorder, you will see the window below.

 

Q1: How to capture PC Game?
Q2: How to capture the screen of most desktop applications?
Q3: How to capture video from Video Player?
Q4: How to capture video from YouTube?
Q5: How to set audio source?
Q6: How to enable/disable capturing mouse cursor?
Q7: What is the hotkey to start/stop recording?
Q8: Why I hear some noise from the recorded video?
Q9: How to drag or move the toolbar?
Q10: How to custom video bitrate and keyframe rate?
Q11: Can software remember the rectangle I used for recording last time?
Q12: How to remove watermark "www.thundershare.net" on the output?
Q13: How to record more than 30 minutes?

 

How to capture PC Game?

1. Select the "Full Screen" mode.

2. Set the output folder.

3. Click on the "Record" button to start recording full screen game.

 

How to capture the screen of most desktop applications?

1. Select the "Full Screen" mode.

2. Set the output folder.

3. Click on the "Record" button to start full screen recording.

4. After stop recording, please go to the output folder find the recorded video.

 

How to capture video from Video Player?

1. Select the "User-defined" mode.

2. Select the video player's window you want to record.

3. Click on the "Record" button to start recording.

4. After stop recording, please go to the output folder find the recorded video.

 

How to capture video from YouTube?

1. Select the "User-defined" mode.

2. Set the recording region where you want to record.

3. Click on the "Record" button to start recording.

4. After stop recording, please go to the output folder find the recorded video.

 

How to set audio source?

Please select the correct audio device in the "Audio" drop-down menu. You can adjust the recording volume of the device you want to record. If you want to record both microphone and game sounds, please select "Computer sounds and microphone".

 

How to enable/disable capturing mouse cursor?

You can enable or disable capturing the mouse cursor in "Settings", just go the the "Cursor", and select or deselect the "Embed mouse cursur in recording".

 

What is the hotkey to start/stop recording?

The default hotkey is showing as follows, you can change the hotkeys according to your own needs.

 

Why I hear some noise from the recorded video?

That should be "Mouse click sound effect", follow below picture, leave this option unchecked, and try record again.

 

How to drag or move the toolbar?

 

How to custom video bitrate and keyframe rate?

Follow below picture, choose "User-Defined" video quality. 4.0MB/Min=4*1024*1024*8/60/1000=559 kbps.

 

Can software remember the rectangle I used for recording last time?

Try "User-Defined(Previous)".

 

How to remove watermark "www.thundershare.net" on the output?

Free version contains a watermark on the output, you can purchase a standard license to avoid this watermark. Buy Now >>

 

How to record more than 30 minutes?

Free version contains 30 minutes time limitation, you can purchase a standard license to avoid this limitation. Buy Now >>