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You can use auto stop schedule options to start and/or stop recording automatically at a certain time or when duration or size of the output file reaches a limit. To view auto stop schedule options, click '''Auto stopRecording options''' button from [[Getting_started#Application_window|application window]]then navigate to ''Schedule'' section.
[[File:Autorecording-stop-1options.png|frame|left|Figure 1: Auto stopRecording options]]
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[[File:Autoschedule-stop-2options.png|frame|left|Figure 2: Auto stop Schedule options]]
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== Start at a certain time ==
To start recording a certain time:
#Click '''Recording options''' button from [[Getting_started#Application_window|application window]] to view ''Recording options''.
#Choose '''Time''' for ''Start mode'' under ''Schedule'' section.
#Enter the time which you want to start recording.
== Pause at a certain time ==
To pause recording a certain time:
#Click '''Recording options''' button from [[Getting_started#Application_window|application window]] to view ''Recording options''.
#Choose '''Time''' for ''Pause mode'' under ''Schedule'' section.
#Enter the time which you want recording pause at.
== Pause by duration ==
To pause recording by duration:
#Click '''Recording options''' button from [[Getting_started#Application_window|application window]] to view ''Recording options''.
#Choose '''Duration''' for ''Pause mode'' under ''Schedule'' section.
#Enter the duration which you want recording pause at. The default is 1 hour (1:00:00).
== Pause by size ==
To pause recording by size of the output file:
#Click '''Recording options''' button from [[Getting_started#Application_window|application window]] to view ''Recording options''.
#Choose '''Size''' for ''Pause mode'' under ''Schedule'' section.
#Enter the file size which you want recording pause at. The default is 1 gigabytes (1GB).
== Pause at a certain time ==
To pause recording a certain time:
#Click '''Recording options''' button from [[Getting_started#Application_window|application window]] to view ''Recording options''.
#Choose '''Time''' for ''Pause mode'' under ''Schedule'' section.
#Enter the time which you want recording pause at.
== Stop by duration ==
To stop recording by duration:
#Click '''Auto stopRecording options''' button from [[Getting_started#Application_window|application window]] to view auto stop settings''Recording options''.#Click the selector under Choose '''Duration'''Choose auto stop modefor '' then choose Stop mode''under 'Duration'Schedule''section.#Enter the duration which you want recording stops stop at, under the selector. The default is 1 hour (1:00:00).
== Stop by size ==
To stop recording by size of the output file:
#Click '''Recording options''' button from [[Getting_started#Application_window|application window]] to view ''Recording options''.
#Choose '''Size''' for ''Stop mode'' under ''Schedule'' section.
#Enter the file size which you want recording stop at. The default is 1 gigabytes (1GB).
== Stop at a certain time ==
To stop recording a certain time:
#Click '''Recording options''' button from [[Getting_started#Application_window|application window]] to view ''Recording options''.
#Choose '''Time''' for ''Stop mode'' under ''Schedule'' section.
#Enter the time which you want recording stop at.
== Restart recording ==
You can choose to start recording immediately right after previous session stops automatically. This feature is useful when you want to automatically split the output into multiple files with specific duration or size.
To enable restarting recording:
#Click '''Recording options''' button from [[Getting_started#Application_window|application window]] to view ''Recording options''.
#Choose a mode for ''Stop mode'' under ''Schedule'' section then enter the desired size, duration or time to stop.
#Click the selector under ''After recording stopped'' then choose '''Start new recording'''
== Use other apps ==
You can control recording through [[CLI|command line interface]] which makes it possible to use other apps such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Task_Scheduler Windows Task Scheduler] to control recording.
For example, you can use [[CLI#Commands|start]] command and ''Windows Task Scheduler'' to automatically start recording at a specific time or day of the week. This is useful for complex scheduling scenarios which is not covered by the scheduling options provided by Screenbits.
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== Countdown ==
Using the countdown feature, recording can get delayed after you attempt to start it:
#Click '''Auto stop''' button from [[Getting_started#Application_window|application window]] to view auto stop settings.
#Click the selector under ''Choose auto stop modeCountdown duration before recording starts'' then choose a duration. Whenever you start or stop recording the app plays a notification sound. You can turn off or on this feature from '''SizePlay sound notifications'''switch.#Enter the file size which you want recording stops at, under the selector. The default is 1 gigabytes (1GB).-->