This Tutorial is for Nodekit versions 0.7.3 and above.

First of all, a warning - while the recording functionality of the Nodekit Tagtool patch works in principal, there are still some issues with it. That's why at this time it's not recommended for serious production use. Instead we recommend recording Tagtool sessions with an external recording device (HD recorder, camera, computer with a capture card). Or look here for ways to record your Tagtool session with free capture software: Recording a Tagtool session using screen capture software

The Session Manager can be found under Window→Sessions. It looks like this:

On the left side, you have the session browser. On the right, you have the riders for rendering, extracting, and editing information about the sessions. In the bottom bar there are some playback controls.

It shows all the recorded sessions that are available in the directory specified.

Note: In a Tagtool session, a recording is started by pressing buttons 7+8+4 at the same time, indicated by a red flash. The recording is ended by the same button combination, indicated by a blue flash.

On the right side, there are three riders: Render, Extract, and Session Info.

Render lets you save out a Tagtool session as an Image sequence, which you can convert into a video using your favorite video editing software. You can specify an In-Point and Out-point in the session, to avoid having to render a complete session if you only need a part of it. You can choose a path where the image sequence will be stored, a resolution, and how many frames per second will be rendered.

Note: In version 0.7.3, images rendered through the session manager are not anti-aliased - so if you want a perfectly smooth image, it's recommended to render in double your final resolution, and to scale down the images in your editing software.

Extract lets you extract a portion of a recording, and save it as a new recording. Set the In-point and Out-point to mark the part of the session you would like to isolate, then press “Extract” to make it a separate recording.

Session Info lets you edit the information associated with a recording.

Note: When you change the session's title, the corresponding file will be renamed in the session browser.

Here you can playback the session you previously recorded. The speed setting lets you playback the sessions at various speeds. If you choose a high speed, like 10 or 15 times normal speed, the program will try to match that speed, although on most hardware configurations the result will be slower.

Note: There's no way to rewind a session at this point…