Hippo Video is packed with features to help you record videos with high quality that look very professional.
Markup tools allow annotation on screen. It helps viewers digest the content of a video faster. It will be available at the bottom right corner of your screen.
Note: By hovering the mouse over each tool, you’ll also be able to shortcut keys for the same.
The below table illustrates the purpose of each option,
Buttons | Tools | Shortcut Keys (Mac) | Shortcut Keys (Windows) | Purpose |
| Stop | Option+S | Alt+S | End the recording. |
| Pause/Play | Option+P | Alt+P | Holds up and resumes the recording video. |
| Delete | Option+D | - | Cancel the recording. |
| Click Animation | Option+A | Alt+A | Show your audience everything you click in your video. When you choose this tool, it creates a ring animation on the area that was clicked with your mouse. It helps draw the prospect’s attention to a specific aspect and is usually helpful in how-to-video and demo videos. |
| Highlighter | Option+H | Alt+H | Draw and write text on your video while recording. |
Hit the Up/Down arrow | Hit the Up/Down arrow | To change the highlighter size. | ||
Hit the Left/Right arrow | Hit the Left/Right arrow | To change the highlighter color. | ||
| Focus | Option+F | Alt+F | Focuses on a particular portion of the video. It is particularly useful when you want to highlight important data points in a graph. You have access to this tool in any tab during recording. |
| Eraser | Option+E | Alt+E | Delete the marked ones (text/highlights) in the video. |
Hit the Up/Down arrow | Hit the Up/Down arrow | To change eraser size. | ||
| Clear Screen | Option+Z | Alt+Z | Erases everything at once. |
| Minimize/Maximize | Option+C | Alt+C | Minimize/Maximize the tools. |
