The Layout Designer is accessible from the ‘Video file’ tab of the ‘Record Video Track Properties’ dialog and enables you to organise the look of the recorded video. Here you can change, resize and reposition the scene view, caption, clock and logo.

To customise the video layout:

1. On the ‘Video file’ tab of the ‘Record Video Track Properties’ dialogue box, click the Layout button.

   The Layout Designer is displayed (this illustration features some elements which are not visible when first displayed).

   
2. To add any of the customizable items in the ‘Video components’ toolbar, click and hold the relevant icon and drag into the Layout Designer. Position and resize the items according to preference.
3. To change the properties of a label, clock or logo, click on the item to select it and change the properties in the left-hand panel of the dialog.
4. Change properties in the ‘Value’ column by entering text directly, browsing for files or selecting values from drop-down lists.
   • Caption – change text, font, colour, contour line values and background colours.
   • Clock – change time format, font, text colour, contour line values and background colours.
   • Logo – add logo (standard LEGION logo or browse to select an alternative one); change logo colour, contour line values, background colour and transparency.
5. To change the background colour, select a colour from the drop-down palette labelled Background Colour.
6. You can also align the various components in relation to each other; see Aligning Video File Components.
7. If you want to delete a removable item, click to select it and press Delete.
8. Click OK to save your layout settings.