The recorder is not capturing the text selection cursor color for some reason. This issue can be seen very plainly in one of your example gifs:
http://download-codeplex.sec.s-msft.com/Download?ProjectName=screentogif&DownloadId=922757
The cursor is appearing as white instead of the actual color.
Another example (the text selection cursor is actually grey, not fully white):
http://i.imgur.com/nmClTYs.gif
Image of the actual text selection colors: http://i.imgur.com/Lb70cvE.png
Comments: Hi bskrs, I'm aware of this behaviour. _Here is why_: Windows cursors are not blended with the same level of the user content (that's why taking a screenshot won't show up the cursor), to get the current system's cursor, I need to use another method and after the recording, merge both images and cursors. There is one little problem. The IBeam cursor (the text selection one), __is painted white__. _Why?_ Windows __inverts the color__ of the cursor to match the background, this way, it improves the visibility (_You can see this behaviour by moving the cursor over a text_). If the background is white, the IBeam is black, and vice-versa. Now, I'm not sure what to do, I'm yet to get a proper way to show that type of cursor. I can't just paint with another solid color (It's hard to see).
http://download-codeplex.sec.s-msft.com/Download?ProjectName=screentogif&DownloadId=922757
The cursor is appearing as white instead of the actual color.
Another example (the text selection cursor is actually grey, not fully white):
http://i.imgur.com/nmClTYs.gif
Image of the actual text selection colors: http://i.imgur.com/Lb70cvE.png
Comments: Hi bskrs, I'm aware of this behaviour. _Here is why_: Windows cursors are not blended with the same level of the user content (that's why taking a screenshot won't show up the cursor), to get the current system's cursor, I need to use another method and after the recording, merge both images and cursors. There is one little problem. The IBeam cursor (the text selection one), __is painted white__. _Why?_ Windows __inverts the color__ of the cursor to match the background, this way, it improves the visibility (_You can see this behaviour by moving the cursor over a text_). If the background is white, the IBeam is black, and vice-versa. Now, I'm not sure what to do, I'm yet to get a proper way to show that type of cursor. I can't just paint with another solid color (It's hard to see).