[FAQ]Error appears when record..  

[FAQ]Error appears when recording starts 'Failed to av_image_alloc'

This error message is very rare and is caused by insufficient memory available on Windows.

Quit the running program and record or make a smaller recording area.

Or it may be caused by setting the recording-scaling-video scaling resolution too high (for example, 8k resolution) in Ocam's settings.



Additional tips

[HOWTO]Setting up oCam - Animated GIF

When you click Tools-Options on the oCam main menu, you'll learn about the settings of the GIF categories.

 
This option is applied when the codec is selected by clicking the codec button in the Ocam main window and selecting "GIF Animation (.GIF)".


Include mouse cursor
-Check whether to include mouse cursor when recording with GIF codec. It is checked by default.

GIF settings-FPS
-Set FPS of GIF animation.

Resize
-This option has the same settings as the video scale option, and applies only to the GIF codec.


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