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Yellow splodge near mouse when recording screen shot?

by DianaHeuser
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Hi,

Please could I ask your advice? I have seen a few webinars/videos where people are capturing the screen. While they talk, they move the mouse around and you see a yellow halo thingymibob that surrounds the mouse.
This makes it very clear to the viewer where the mouse is.

I am screen capturing a specific program tutorial and I don't know how to get that effect.

Does anyone know how they do that?

Thanks
Di
#mouse #recording #screen #shot #splodge #yellow
  • Profile picture of the author RyanLB
    I have seen this before. I know there is a specific webinar software out there that does this as well as other features, but I can't recall the name. I would think any of the popular webinar software pieces would have it.
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  • Profile picture of the author UMS
    "Yellow Splodge" and "yellow halo thingymibob" are very technical terms and highly regarded secrets in the video production area ;-)

    Seriously, most screen capture software (eg: CamStudio & Camtasia) has this as standard option.

    In CamStudio, it is listed under "cursor options" where you can select "Highlight Cursor" and along with the shape, size and color of the "halo thigymibob"
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    • Profile picture of the author DianaHeuser
      Originally Posted by UMS View Post

      "Yellow Splodge" and "yellow halo thingymibob" are very technical terms and highly regarded secrets in the video production area ;-)
      Oh man! I just knew I was opening myself up to a whole lot of ridicule with that

      Thank you, Peter, for your very coherent answer to my retarded question

      I appreciate it.

      Di
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    • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
      Originally Posted by UMS View Post

      "Yellow Splodge" and "yellow halo thingymibob" are very technical terms and highly regarded secrets in the video production area ;-)
      Good grief. What the hell are you doing? That is tip top secret information. Giving away the splodge secrets is one thing but the thingymibob????

      I can't believe what I've witnessed, 500 years ago in this country and you'd have been hung, drawn and quartered.....if the internet had been about of course.

      I hope you can sleep at night after that, I couldn't live with myself personally.
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  • Profile picture of the author Global Warrior
    OR

    You can use upointer.....can't remember the url :-( but if you G it, im sure they'll point (no pun intended) the way.

    Happy splodging :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author rosetrees
    I've been using BB Flashback Express for making videos. That also has a yellow "what-do-you-ma-call-it2 (my late granny's expression) aka "the oo-jar-ma-flik"
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  • Profile picture of the author Martin Avis
    Now you see - this is where the Warrior Forum get a bad reputation for spreading misinformation.

    Everybody knows that it is called the 'Yellow Doobrie Thing' - YDT for short.

    Get with it people!

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    • Profile picture of the author rosetrees
      Originally Posted by Martin.Avis View Post

      Everybody knows that it is called the 'Yellow Doobrie Thing' - YDT for short.
      Now you're just being silly
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    • Profile picture of the author John Taylor
      Originally Posted by Martin.Avis View Post

      Now you see - this is where the Warrior Forum get a bad reputation for spreading misinformation.
      I concur... However, this misinformation needs to be corrected...

      Everybody knows that it is called the 'Yellow Doobrie Thing' - YDT for short.
      Wrong!

      Everybody knows the Yellow Doobrie Thing is Admin's cigar smoking smiley avatar!

      C'mon Martin... keep up!



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      • Profile picture of the author rosetrees
        Originally Posted by John Taylor View Post


        Everybody knows the Yellow Doobrie Thing is Admin's cigar smoking smiley avatar!
        Tallking of which - what's happened to "Admin" - haven't seen him in here for ages.
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  • Profile picture of the author DianaHeuser
    Thanks Peter,

    It worked like a bomb. I am using CamStudio and it was perfect.

    It was worth making a fool of myself

    Di

    P.S. Richard Van?? What happened to your fuzzy avatar? I have no idea who that is in that avatar!
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    • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
      Originally Posted by DianaHeuser View Post

      Thanks Peter,

      It worked like a bomb. I am using CamStudio and it was perfect.

      It was worth making a fool of myself

      Di

      P.S. Richard Van?? What happened to your fuzzy avatar? I have no idea who that is in that avatar!
      It's still me. Just playing around.

      It might be nice if we all report Dallas a few posts above for putting a genuine link in small letters then spamming the thread with his own link in normal sized letters underneath.

      You can always make a signature and put it there. :rolleyes:
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  • Profile picture of the author focused
    Good question and well answered.
    The highlighted is a very effective tool,
    and this thread will assist those who are
    making any kind of instructional videos.
    Thanks for the thread DianaHeuser.
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