The Control Window

Capture Speed

The number of frame SimCap will record every second.

Quality

The amount of compression applied to each frame as it is captured. A setting of 'High' means little compression is used, resulting in larger file sizes but sharper images. A setting of 'Low' means smaller file sizes but with poorer image quality.

Orientation

The orientation in which movies and screenshots will be captured. The size of the images captured is displayed by each setting. The height will change depending on whether the "Exclude Status Bar" option is selected. If "Both" is chosen, the resulting movie will have a square aspect ratio with the captured image centred either horizontally or vertically within it. Screenshots will not show this feature.

Note: In "Portrait" and "Landscape" modes, video will only be captured from the Simulator if it is currently running in that orientation. See the "Status Display" for an indication of whether frames are currently being captured.

Exclude Status Bar

If selected, the top part of the Simulator screen which normally shows the iPhone status bar will be cropped from video and screenshots.

Note: When this option is selected, SimCap does not check to see whether the iPhone status bar is actually being show. If you are running a full-screen app in the Simulator with this option selected the top 20 pixels of the screen will be cropped.

Show Mouse Position

Records the position of the mouse pointer to the video. The mouse position is not shown in screenshots.

Show Multi-Touch

Records the position of the multi-touch fingers to the video. Multi-touch is not shown in screenshots.

Show Taps

Records an animation indicating where the user has clicked/tapped to the video. Taps are not shown in screenshots.

Status Display

The status display indicates the current status of SimCap, showing whether it is ready to begin recording video or not.

Take Screenshot

When clicked, nine screenshots are taken ranging from approximately one second before the button was clicked to approximately one second afterwards. A Screenshot Window is then opened to display the results.

Start Recording/Stop Recording

Start or stop recording video from the Simulator. Once stopped, a Movie Window will be opened for you to review the video recorded.