You probably often want to take animated captures for your WordPress posts, but don't know which software to use?

In this tutorial I will show you how to make use of the software (Windows / OSX) LICEcap.

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You just have to download The corresponding version to your operating system available on the publisher's website.

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The download is done in a split second. It is very lightweight software. Once downloaded, you will need to install it (Process as fast).

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After installation, simply run it by double-clicking on its icon. For Windows 8.1 users, you can find the icon in the list of applications installed in the interface " Modern ».

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How to start a recording

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After running the program, a window will appear. This is where all the recording will take place. You can define beforehand:

  • The number of frames per second FPS (the larger the number, the heavier the moving image)
  • Set frame dimensions (Size)  width x height.

Once done, you can click on the button " All time lap record On the right. By doing this, a window will open and you will be able to define the name and the place of registration of the GIF file.

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This window offers additional options.

In the section " Display in animation ", You can display in the image:

  • The images per second
  • The elapsed time
  • The button used on the mouse

The other options allow you to stop playback at the end of the image or after a certain time, to use transparency on GIF files to lighten them, to activate the " CTRL + ALT + P To switch to recording and pause mode.

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Once it's done, click “Save”, and recording will start.

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During recording, you will not be able to adjust the size of the images. All you can do is pause a recording or stop it, which will end the recording process and the animated GIF image will be saved.

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Conclusion

Here ! That's all for this tutorial on using the LICEcap image capture software on Windows / Mac OSX. If you have any suggestions or remarks, leave them in our section Comments.

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