Window to WMV with River Past Screen Recorder Pro, Window2WMV recording

What is WMV?

WMV stands for Windows Media Video -- developed and controlled by Microsoft. WMV is a generic name of Microsoft's video encoding solutions and doesn't necessarily define the technology what it uses -- since version 7 (WMV7) Microsoft has used its own flavour of MPEG-4 video encoding technology. DivX video format is originally based on hacked WMV codec.

Windows Media Format 11 adds support for HD video up to 1080P. WMF 11 runs only on Windows XP and Vista.

Additional information is available on Microsoft Windows Media page.

Launch Screen Recorder Pro

Install Screen Recorder Pro and launch the application.

Select Recording Area

Expand "Record from" panel.

Set the From area to "Window".

If the window is smaller than 640x480, the max speed can be set to 15 or 30fps. If you are recording bigger screen area, this number should be set to 10 or 15fps.

If you want to record audio with the screen activities, check "Record Audio".

Additional audio settings will be shown.

To select the window to record, click on the "Pick Window" button.

Hold down the mouse button, do not release yet.

Move the cursor over the window you want to record. A green rectangle will indicate the currently selected window.

Release the mouse button to set the window.

Set Output Format

Expand the "Record to" panel. Select "WMV - Windows Media Video" as the File Type.

Set Output File

Click "Browse" button to bring up the Save File dialog. Enter the file name for your recording.

Start Recording

Click the "Record" button on top of the window to start recording.