Analyze and improve your trading with video trade logging software.
The video trade recorder plug-in for Metatrader platforms (versions 4 and 5) is designed for traders who take their trading seriously and are already logging their trades using traditional trade logs supplemented by screenshots taken during their trading.
Up till now traders were only able to use pictures of charts to illustrate their trades, because traditional screen recording software produced very large video files and were not able to record several charts simultaneously.
How is the Video Trade Recorder different from traditional screen recording software?
How it works…
The Video Trade Recorder enables background recording of up to 10 independent charts on each terminal across multiple MT4/MT5 platforms (including charts that are minimized or work in the background of other charts on Metatrader platforms).
The software incorporates state of the art, on-the-fly XVID video encoding, plus inactivity time compression to produce clear motion video images of charts while maintaining the smallest possible file sizes. Two recording modes are supported by the software and the resulting video files can be played back directly in Windows Media Player. Recorded videos are stored in separate recording folders corresponding to various instances of your MT4 and MT5 terminals. Folders are accessible directly from the recorder software for ease of navigation. Video files have specially formatted names for easy recognition (see recording modes for details).
When utilizing XVID encoding, the recording’s quality can be controlled directly from the Xvid Configuration panel. You may also choose to disable XVID encoding for highest fidelity of the recorded material.
| Recorded Video Size 17 MB | Recorded Video Size 1.6 MB | Recorderd Video Size 0.6 MB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade duration | 12 hours and 18 minutes | 40 minutes | 8 minutes |
| Video resolution | 800 x 600 pixels | 800 x 600 pixels | 800 x 600 pixels |
Supported recoding modes
- Continuous recording mode
In this mode, the recording starts when the plug-in is placed on the selected chart and the *REC button is pressed. The process ends when STOP is pressed or the plug-in is removed from the chart.
The user can select the video resolution by changing the width and height parameters in the plug-in inputs
Continuous trades recordings are named using the following format:
AC_NUMBER_SYMBOL_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.avi
where;
NUMBER is the MT4 account number
SYMBOL is the chart symbol
YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS is the recording time stamp (local computer time) - Trade event-driven recording mode
The recorder starts buffering the leading video once the _recordVideo indicator is placed on a selected chart and the uses click “*Start”. Once a new trade is placed, the software first records the pre-buffered video and instantly starts adding live video until the trade is closed or the user presses STOP.
The user can select the video resolution by changing the width and height parameters in the plug-in inputs.
A prebuffer setting is used to record the number of ticks (user defined), which occurred before the trade was placed
(excellent for reevaluating your entry!). Additionally, the user can choose to record only the trades having a predefined “magic number”.Event driven recordings are named using the following format:
AC_NUMBER_SYMBOL_ticketTICKET.avi
where;
NUMBER is the MT4 account number
SYMBOL is the chart symbol
TICKET is the ticket number of the recorder trade
Sample recording
You can view a sample recording (800×600 pixels), which was captured using the “trade event-driven” mode and uploaded to YouTube.For best results please ensure you are viewing the video using the full 480p quality and full screen mode.
You can also download another sample video (in the original form) showing a different trade. The video shows an 8 minute long trade, which was recorded using 800×600 picture resolution (the file size is 0,6 MB)
Sample video frame
The recorder superimposes the following information directly on the video material:
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- Market watch time from the MT4 platform used in the recording (for both onEvent & continuous recording modes)
- Trade entry information and modifications made during the course of the trade (This information is superimposed when using the event-driven recording mode only.). Font colors for individual lines (Line1, Line2 & Line 3) can be changed using the Info & Settings tab of the recording backend application.
1 PC license only 35.00 USD
