

Head to the official website to download the new version. The application also displays a progress bar while saving (encoding) the AVI file to your drive, which works just like how it does when saving GIFs. The Export to AVI option will now automatically add extra frames to the recording to ensure that the resultant video has a smooth and consistent frame rate. GifCam 6.5 also improves an existing feature, you may be aware that the program can not only save the recorded content as a GIF animation, but also as an AVI video. No, your eyes are not playing a trick on you, I used three instances of the program (two of which are seen in the GIF) to show you 6.5's new Draw Selection tool. There is no way to customize the shortcuts in GifCam, which is a bit disappointing considering that the combos that are pre-configured are fairly common and will conflict with other programs. The keyboard shortcut for using the Draw Selection tool is Ctrl + D. You could do this in the prior version, but it required you to manually resize the window which is a bit slower than drawing a box. When you are ready to capture the content, click on the Rec button or hit the Space bar to begin the recording, stop it when you want to save it, (you can optionally preview or edit it) and your "custom selection" animated GIF is ready to be shared. You can move the interface to any location on the screen, so reposition it as required. Refer to the program's title bar to see the size of the marked area. When you let go of the button, and GifCam's window will appear around the selected area.

Select the option and the cursor will change to a crosshair, click and hold the left mouse button to draw a box around the area of the screen that you want to record. In addition to the shortcuts, the GifCam 6.5 update adds a new feature called Draw Selection. Use the space bar to start or stop the recording. Access the program's settings with Ctrl + U. Changed your mind? Hit the combination again to toggle it. The shortcut that you are looking for is Ctrl + C. Want to include the mouse cursor in your recording?. Use Ctrl + F to begin a full screen recording. You may change the FPS (frames per second) by pressing the F1, F2 or F3 keys, which tells the program to record the GIF at 10, 16 and 33 FPS respectively.
