

VGC: Video GIF Capture – The tentative name for this PowerToy.Here are definitions of words and acronyms found throughout this document to ensure clarity: Export to known visual standard format based on the desired usage.Create simple, lightweight recording tool.This would allow for increased productivity and offer a familiar and intuitive UI experience based on similar Windows Shell tooling for easy onboarding. Therefore, this document proposes the development of a lightweight, native Windows alternative to allow for fast and straight-forward screen recording and editing.
#Windows capture gif video screen software#
While there is 3rd party software that exists for this purpose, these tools tend to provide overly complex functionalities that are excessive for simple use cases. Such tooling can enable an increased range of creative license for users to develop the visual experiences that truly bring their visions to life. Given this fact, there becomes a need for a light-weight tool beyond the standard screenshot technologies that allows quick and easy screen recordings. Users are evolving to need to share more than just static images of their desktop. What is it: A light weight Gif / Video capture tool.Figure 3.2.8 - Mock up of Video GIF Capture PowerToys settings.Figure 3.2.7 - Mock up of Video GIF Capture GIF editing.Figure 3.2.6 - Mock up of Video GIF Capture video editing.Figure 3.2.5 - Mock up of Video GIF Capture recording interface during recording.Figure 3.2.4 - Mock up of Video GIF Capture bounding box region prior to recording.Figure 3.2.3 - Mock up of Video GIF Capture recording UI prior to recording.Figure 3.2.2 - Mock up of Video GIF Capture expanded selection menu for exact coordinate selection.Figure 3.2.1 - Mock up of Video GIF Capture selection menu.Region Capture Type: Exact Coordinates Selection
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Region Capture Type: Full Screen Selection Region Capture Type: Window/Application Selection Region Capture Type: Rectangular Selection Expected Impact: Customer, and Technology Outcomes

Figure 1.5.9 - Camtasia's Editing Window.Figure 1.5.8 - Camtasia's Recording Interface.Figure 1.5.7 - ScreenToGIF Editing Window.Figure 1.5.6 - ScreenToGIF Recording Interface.Note that the editing process takes the user through File Explorer, Movies & TV, and Photos before accessing the trimming functionality. Figure 1.5.4 – Trimming video via Xbox Game Bar.Figure 1.5.3 – Gallery Window in Xbox Game Bar.Figure 1.5.2 – Xbox Game Bar Recording Widget.Figure 1.5.1 - Original state of example screen to be recorded.
