Save higher resolution video

[cruf]

The highest video resolution you can currently output from Simulation is 720x480.  This seemed appropriate 10 years ago, however for a really professional presentation I would like to have options to output full High Definition 1920x1080, or 1920x1200, and other more standard choices 1024x768 etc

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[RaphMORIN]

Hi Chris, Maybe you should post this as an idea.

As an alternative, if you want to do nice animation, you could use Keyshot.

[cruf]

We have keyshot, but I don’t know how that would relate to me wanting to save out a video from Simulation of FEA results with the change of shape from deformation and color based on stress plots.

[RaphMORIN]

Ok, I didn't know it was for a FEA, in this case Keyshot is effectively useless !

[mlindqvist]

I prefer to use screenshot tools to capture animations. This built in function is not good: poor resolution, large file size.

[Chris3]

I get around this by using CamStudio:

CamStudio - Free Screen Recording Software

[TomD.inPDX]

Not sure where this limitation comes in but I've had it do much better.  one thing to consider is that for some reason, you cannot get exact values.  I've posted a support case about this and got back a "works to specifications" reply.  It use to be that the limit was the size of your monitor.  Not sure if this limitation still persists.

But your underlying conclusion is correct; very little has been done with this part of the code since decades ago.

One work-around I found useful is to save as BMP files and stick them together later into an animated GIF.  This gives me more control for short presentation bites.  I use PhotoScape to generate animated GIFs.