Enable GIF support for ZoomIt (#43266)

Closes #43265

.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ APIIs
 Apm
 APPBARDATA
 APPEXECLINK
+appext
 APPLICATIONFRAMEHOST
 appmanifest
 APPMODEL
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ CAPTUREBLT
 CAPTURECHANGED
 CARETBLINKING
 CAtl
+CBN
 cch
 CCHDEVICENAME
 CCHFORMNAME
@@ -414,6 +416,9 @@ DNLEN
 DONOTROUND
 DONTVALIDATEPATH
 dotnet
+downsampled
+downsampling
+Downsampled
 downscale
 DPICHANGED
 DPIs
@@ -598,6 +603,7 @@ getfilesiginforedist
 geolocator
 GETHOTKEY
 GETICON
+GETLBTEXT
 GETMINMAXINFO
 GETNONCLIENTMETRICS
 GETPROPERTYSTOREFLAGS
@@ -605,6 +611,7 @@ GETSCREENSAVERRUNNING
 GETSECKEY
 GETSTICKYKEYS
 GETTEXTLENGTH
+GIFs
 gitmodules
 GHND
 GMEM
@@ -615,6 +622,7 @@ GPOCA
 gpp
 gpu
 gradians
+grctlext
 Gridcustomlayout
 GSM
 gtm

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/GifRecordingSession.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,548 @@
+//==============================================================================
+//
+// Zoomit
+// Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
+//
+// GIF recording support using Windows Imaging Component (WIC)
+//
+//==============================================================================
+#include "pch.h"
+#include "GifRecordingSession.h"
+#include "CaptureFrameWait.h"
+#include <shcore.h>
+
+extern DWORD g_RecordScaling;
+
+namespace winrt
+{
+    using namespace Windows::Foundation;
+    using namespace Windows::Graphics;
+    using namespace Windows::Graphics::Capture;
+    using namespace Windows::Graphics::DirectX;
+    using namespace Windows::Graphics::DirectX::Direct3D11;
+    using namespace Windows::Storage;
+    using namespace Windows::UI::Composition;
+}
+
+namespace util
+{
+    using namespace robmikh::common::uwp;
+}
+
+const float CLEAR_COLOR[] = { 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f };
+
+int32_t EnsureEvenGif(int32_t value)
+{
+    if (value % 2 == 0)
+    {
+        return value;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return value + 1;
+    }
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// GifRecordingSession::GifRecordingSession
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+GifRecordingSession::GifRecordingSession(
+    winrt::IDirect3DDevice const& device,
+    winrt::GraphicsCaptureItem const& item,
+    RECT const cropRect,
+    uint32_t frameRate,
+    winrt::Streams::IRandomAccessStream const& stream)
+{
+    m_device = device;
+    m_d3dDevice = GetDXGIInterfaceFromObject<ID3D11Device>(m_device);
+    m_d3dDevice->GetImmediateContext(m_d3dContext.put());
+    m_item = item;
+    m_frameRate = frameRate;
+    m_stream = stream;
+
+    auto itemSize = item.Size();
+    auto inputWidth = EnsureEvenGif(itemSize.Width);
+    auto inputHeight = EnsureEvenGif(itemSize.Height);
+    m_frameWait = std::make_shared<CaptureFrameWait>(m_device, m_item, winrt::SizeInt32{ inputWidth, inputHeight });
+    auto weakPointer{ std::weak_ptr{ m_frameWait } };
+    m_itemClosed = item.Closed(winrt::auto_revoke, [weakPointer](auto&, auto&)
+        {
+            auto sharedPointer{ weakPointer.lock() };
+            if (sharedPointer)
+            {
+                sharedPointer->StopCapture();
+            }
+        });
+
+    // Get crop dimension
+    if ((cropRect.right - cropRect.left) != 0)
+    {
+        m_rcCrop = cropRect;
+        m_frameWait->ShowCaptureBorder(false);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        m_rcCrop.left = 0;
+        m_rcCrop.top = 0;
+        m_rcCrop.right = inputWidth;
+        m_rcCrop.bottom = inputHeight;
+    }
+
+    // Apply scaling
+    constexpr int c_minimumSize = 34;
+    auto scaledWidth = MulDiv(m_rcCrop.right - m_rcCrop.left, g_RecordScaling, 100);
+    auto scaledHeight = MulDiv(m_rcCrop.bottom - m_rcCrop.top, g_RecordScaling, 100);
+    m_width = scaledWidth;
+    m_height = scaledHeight;
+    if (m_width < c_minimumSize)
+    {
+        m_width = c_minimumSize;
+        m_height = MulDiv(m_height, m_width, scaledWidth);
+    }
+    if (m_height < c_minimumSize)
+    {
+        m_height = c_minimumSize;
+        m_width = MulDiv(m_width, m_height, scaledHeight);
+    }
+    if (m_width > inputWidth)
+    {
+        m_width = inputWidth;
+        m_height = c_minimumSize, MulDiv(m_height, scaledWidth, m_width);
+    }
+    if (m_height > inputHeight)
+    {
+        m_height = inputHeight;
+        m_width = c_minimumSize, MulDiv(m_width, scaledHeight, m_height);
+    }
+    m_width = EnsureEvenGif(m_width);
+    m_height = EnsureEvenGif(m_height);
+
+    m_frameDelay = (frameRate > 0) ? (100 / frameRate) : 15;
+
+    // Initialize WIC
+    winrt::check_hresult(CoCreateInstance(
+        CLSID_WICImagingFactory,
+        nullptr,
+        CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
+        IID_PPV_ARGS(m_wicFactory.put())));
+
+    // Create WIC stream from IRandomAccessStream
+    winrt::check_hresult(m_wicFactory->CreateStream(m_wicStream.put()));
+
+    // Get the IStream from the IRandomAccessStream
+    winrt::com_ptr<IStream> streamInterop;
+    winrt::check_hresult(CreateStreamOverRandomAccessStream(
+        winrt::get_unknown(stream),
+        IID_PPV_ARGS(streamInterop.put())));
+    winrt::check_hresult(m_wicStream->InitializeFromIStream(streamInterop.get()));
+
+    // Create GIF encoder
+    winrt::check_hresult(m_wicFactory->CreateEncoder(
+        GUID_ContainerFormatGif,
+        nullptr,
+        m_gifEncoder.put()));
+
+    winrt::check_hresult(m_gifEncoder->Initialize(m_wicStream.get(), WICBitmapEncoderNoCache));
+
+    // Set global GIF metadata for looping (NETSCAPE2.0 application extension)
+    try
+    {
+        winrt::com_ptr<IWICMetadataQueryWriter> encoderMetadataWriter;
+        if (SUCCEEDED(m_gifEncoder->GetMetadataQueryWriter(encoderMetadataWriter.put())) && encoderMetadataWriter)
+        {
+            OutputDebugStringW(L"Setting NETSCAPE2.0 looping extension on encoder...\n");
+
+            // Set application extension
+            PROPVARIANT propValue;
+            PropVariantInit(&propValue);
+            propValue.vt = VT_UI1 | VT_VECTOR;
+            propValue.caub.cElems = 11;
+            propValue.caub.pElems = static_cast<UCHAR*>(CoTaskMemAlloc(11));
+            if (propValue.caub.pElems != nullptr)
+            {
+                memcpy(propValue.caub.pElems, "NETSCAPE2.0", 11);
+                HRESULT hr = encoderMetadataWriter->SetMetadataByName(L"/appext/application", &propValue);
+                if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+                {
+                    OutputDebugStringW(L"Encoder application extension set successfully\n");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    OutputDebugStringW(L"Failed to set encoder application extension\n");
+                }
+                PropVariantClear(&propValue);
+
+                // Set loop count (0 = infinite)
+                PropVariantInit(&propValue);
+                propValue.vt = VT_UI1 | VT_VECTOR;
+                propValue.caub.cElems = 5;
+                propValue.caub.pElems = static_cast<UCHAR*>(CoTaskMemAlloc(5));
+                if (propValue.caub.pElems != nullptr)
+                {
+                    propValue.caub.pElems[0] = 3;
+                    propValue.caub.pElems[1] = 1;
+                    propValue.caub.pElems[2] = 0;
+                    propValue.caub.pElems[3] = 0;
+                    propValue.caub.pElems[4] = 0;
+                    hr = encoderMetadataWriter->SetMetadataByName(L"/appext/data", &propValue);
+                    if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+                    {
+                        OutputDebugStringW(L"Encoder loop count set successfully\n");
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        OutputDebugStringW(L"Failed to set encoder loop count\n");
+                    }
+                    PropVariantClear(&propValue);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            OutputDebugStringW(L"Failed to get encoder metadata writer\n");
+        }
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        OutputDebugStringW(L"Warning: Failed to set GIF encoder looping metadata\n");
+    }
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// GifRecordingSession::~GifRecordingSession
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+GifRecordingSession::~GifRecordingSession()
+{
+    Close();
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// GifRecordingSession::Create
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+std::shared_ptr<GifRecordingSession> GifRecordingSession::Create(
+    winrt::IDirect3DDevice const& device,
+    winrt::GraphicsCaptureItem const& item,
+    RECT const& crop,
+    uint32_t frameRate,
+    winrt::Streams::IRandomAccessStream const& stream)
+{
+    return std::shared_ptr<GifRecordingSession>(new GifRecordingSession(device, item, crop, frameRate, stream));
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// GifRecordingSession::EncodeFrame
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+HRESULT GifRecordingSession::EncodeFrame(ID3D11Texture2D* frameTexture)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        // Create a staging texture for CPU access
+        D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC frameDesc;
+        frameTexture->GetDesc(&frameDesc);
+
+        // GIF encoding with palette generation is VERY slow at high resolutions (4K takes 1 second per frame!)
+
+        UINT targetWidth = frameDesc.Width;
+        UINT targetHeight = frameDesc.Height;
+
+        if (frameDesc.Width > static_cast<uint32_t>(m_width) || frameDesc.Height > static_cast<uint32_t>(m_height))
+        {
+            float scaleX = static_cast<float>(m_width) / frameDesc.Width;
+            float scaleY = static_cast<float>(m_height) / frameDesc.Height;
+            float scale = min(scaleX, scaleY);
+
+            targetWidth = static_cast<UINT>(frameDesc.Width * scale);
+            targetHeight = static_cast<UINT>(frameDesc.Height * scale);
+
+            // Ensure even dimensions for GIF
+            targetWidth = (targetWidth / 2) * 2;
+            targetHeight = (targetHeight / 2) * 2;
+        }
+
+        D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC stagingDesc = frameDesc;
+        stagingDesc.Usage = D3D11_USAGE_STAGING;
+        stagingDesc.BindFlags = 0;
+        stagingDesc.CPUAccessFlags = D3D11_CPU_ACCESS_READ;
+        stagingDesc.MiscFlags = 0;
+
+        winrt::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D> stagingTexture;
+        winrt::check_hresult(m_d3dDevice->CreateTexture2D(&stagingDesc, nullptr, stagingTexture.put()));
+
+        // Copy the frame to staging texture
+        m_d3dContext->CopyResource(stagingTexture.get(), frameTexture);
+
+        // Map the staging texture
+        D3D11_MAPPED_SUBRESOURCE mappedResource;
+        winrt::check_hresult(m_d3dContext->Map(stagingTexture.get(), 0, D3D11_MAP_READ, 0, &mappedResource));
+
+        // Create a new frame in the GIF
+        winrt::com_ptr<IWICBitmapFrameEncode> frameEncode;
+        winrt::com_ptr<IPropertyBag2> propertyBag;
+        winrt::check_hresult(m_gifEncoder->CreateNewFrame(frameEncode.put(), propertyBag.put()));
+
+        // Initialize the frame encoder with property bag
+        winrt::check_hresult(frameEncode->Initialize(propertyBag.get()));
+
+        // CRITICAL: For GIF, we MUST set size and pixel format BEFORE WriteSource
+        // Use target dimensions (may be downsampled)
+        winrt::check_hresult(frameEncode->SetSize(targetWidth, targetHeight));
+
+        // Set the pixel format to 8-bit indexed (required for GIF)
+        WICPixelFormatGUID pixelFormat = GUID_WICPixelFormat8bppIndexed;
+        winrt::check_hresult(frameEncode->SetPixelFormat(&pixelFormat));
+
+        // Create a WIC bitmap from the BGRA texture data
+        winrt::com_ptr<IWICBitmap> sourceBitmap;
+        winrt::check_hresult(m_wicFactory->CreateBitmapFromMemory(
+            frameDesc.Width,
+            frameDesc.Height,
+            GUID_WICPixelFormat32bppBGRA,
+            mappedResource.RowPitch,
+            frameDesc.Height * mappedResource.RowPitch,
+            static_cast<BYTE*>(mappedResource.pData),
+            sourceBitmap.put()));
+
+        // If we need downsampling, use WIC scaler
+        winrt::com_ptr<IWICBitmapSource> finalSource = sourceBitmap;
+        if (targetWidth != frameDesc.Width || targetHeight != frameDesc.Height)
+        {
+            winrt::com_ptr<IWICBitmapScaler> scaler;
+            winrt::check_hresult(m_wicFactory->CreateBitmapScaler(scaler.put()));
+            winrt::check_hresult(scaler->Initialize(
+                sourceBitmap.get(),
+                targetWidth,
+                targetHeight,
+                WICBitmapInterpolationModeHighQualityCubic));
+            finalSource = scaler;
+
+            OutputDebugStringW((L"Downsampled from " + std::to_wstring(frameDesc.Width) + L"x" + std::to_wstring(frameDesc.Height) +
+                               L" to " + std::to_wstring(targetWidth) + L"x" + std::to_wstring(targetHeight) + L"\n").c_str());
+        }
+
+        // Use WriteSource - WIC will handle the BGRA to 8bpp indexed conversion
+        winrt::check_hresult(frameEncode->WriteSource(finalSource.get(), nullptr));
+
+        try
+        {
+            winrt::com_ptr<IWICMetadataQueryWriter> frameMetadataWriter;
+            if (SUCCEEDED(frameEncode->GetMetadataQueryWriter(frameMetadataWriter.put())) && frameMetadataWriter)
+            {
+                // Set the frame delay in the metadata (in hundredths of a second)
+                PROPVARIANT propValue;
+                PropVariantInit(&propValue);
+                propValue.vt = VT_UI2;
+                propValue.uiVal = static_cast<USHORT>(m_frameDelay);
+                frameMetadataWriter->SetMetadataByName(L"/grctlext/Delay", &propValue);
+                PropVariantClear(&propValue);
+
+                // Set disposal method (2 = restore to background, needed for animation)
+                PropVariantInit(&propValue);
+                propValue.vt = VT_UI1;
+                propValue.bVal = 2; // Disposal method: restore to background color
+                frameMetadataWriter->SetMetadataByName(L"/grctlext/Disposal", &propValue);
+                PropVariantClear(&propValue);
+            }
+        }
+        catch (...)
+        {
+            // Metadata setting failed, continue anyway
+            OutputDebugStringW(L"Warning: Failed to set GIF frame metadata\n");
+        }
+
+        // Commit the frame
+        OutputDebugStringW(L"About to commit frame to encoder...\n");
+        winrt::check_hresult(frameEncode->Commit());
+        OutputDebugStringW(L"Frame committed successfully\n");
+
+        // Unmap the staging texture
+        m_d3dContext->Unmap(stagingTexture.get(), 0);
+
+        // Increment and log frame count
+        m_frameCount++;
+        OutputDebugStringW((L"GIF Frame #" + std::to_wstring(m_frameCount) + L" fully encoded and committed\n").c_str());
+
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+    catch (const winrt::hresult_error& error)
+    {
+        OutputDebugStringW(error.message().c_str());
+        return error.code();
+    }
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// GifRecordingSession::StartAsync
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+winrt::IAsyncAction GifRecordingSession::StartAsync()
+{
+    auto expected = false;
+    if (m_isRecording.compare_exchange_strong(expected, true))
+    {
+        auto self = shared_from_this();
+
+        try
+        {
+            // Start capturing frames
+            auto frameStartTime = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+            int captureAttempts = 0;
+            int successfulCaptures = 0;
+            int duplicatedFrames = 0;
+
+            // Keep track of the last frame to duplicate when needed
+            winrt::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D> lastCroppedTexture;
+
+            while (m_isRecording && !m_closed)
+            {
+                captureAttempts++;
+                auto frame = m_frameWait->TryGetNextFrame();
+
+                winrt::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D> croppedTexture;
+
+                if (frame)
+                {
+                    successfulCaptures++;
+                    auto contentSize = frame->ContentSize;
+                    auto frameTexture = GetDXGIInterfaceFromObject<ID3D11Texture2D>(frame->FrameTexture);
+                    D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC desc = {};
+                    frameTexture->GetDesc(&desc);
+
+                    // Use the smaller of the crop size or content size
+                    auto width = min(m_rcCrop.right - m_rcCrop.left, contentSize.Width);
+                    auto height = min(m_rcCrop.bottom - m_rcCrop.top, contentSize.Height);
+
+                    D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC croppedDesc = {};
+                    croppedDesc.Width = width;
+                    croppedDesc.Height = height;
+                    croppedDesc.MipLevels = 1;
+                    croppedDesc.ArraySize = 1;
+                    croppedDesc.Format = DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM;
+                    croppedDesc.SampleDesc.Count = 1;
+                    croppedDesc.Usage = D3D11_USAGE_DEFAULT;
+                    croppedDesc.BindFlags = D3D11_BIND_RENDER_TARGET;
+
+                    winrt::check_hresult(m_d3dDevice->CreateTexture2D(&croppedDesc, nullptr, croppedTexture.put()));
+
+                    // Set the content region to copy and clamp the coordinates
+                    D3D11_BOX region = {};
+                    region.left = std::clamp(m_rcCrop.left, static_cast<LONG>(0), static_cast<LONG>(desc.Width));
+                    region.right = std::clamp(m_rcCrop.left + width, static_cast<LONG>(0), static_cast<LONG>(desc.Width));
+                    region.top = std::clamp(m_rcCrop.top, static_cast<LONG>(0), static_cast<LONG>(desc.Height));
+                    region.bottom = std::clamp(m_rcCrop.top + height, static_cast<LONG>(0), static_cast<LONG>(desc.Height));
+                    region.back = 1;
+
+                    // Copy the cropped region
+                    m_d3dContext->CopySubresourceRegion(
+                        croppedTexture.get(),
+                        0,
+                        0, 0, 0,
+                        frameTexture.get(),
+                        0,
+                        &region);
+
+                    // Save this as the last frame for duplication
+                    lastCroppedTexture = croppedTexture;
+                }
+                else if (lastCroppedTexture)
+                {
+                    // No new frame, duplicate the last one
+                    duplicatedFrames++;
+                    croppedTexture = lastCroppedTexture;
+                }
+
+                // Encode the frame (either new or duplicated)
+                if (croppedTexture)
+                {
+                    HRESULT hr = EncodeFrame(croppedTexture.get());
+                    if (FAILED(hr))
+                    {
+                        CloseInternal();
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Wait for the next frame interval
+                co_await winrt::resume_after(std::chrono::milliseconds(1000 / m_frameRate));
+            }
+
+            // Commit the GIF encoder
+            if (m_gifEncoder)
+            {
+                auto frameEndTime = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+                auto duration = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(frameEndTime - frameStartTime).count();
+
+                OutputDebugStringW(L"Recording stopped. Committing GIF encoder...\n");
+                OutputDebugStringW((L"Total frames captured: " + std::to_wstring(m_frameCount) + L"\n").c_str());
+                OutputDebugStringW((L"Capture attempts: " + std::to_wstring(captureAttempts) + L"\n").c_str());
+                OutputDebugStringW((L"Successful captures: " + std::to_wstring(successfulCaptures) + L"\n").c_str());
+                OutputDebugStringW((L"Duplicated frames: " + std::to_wstring(duplicatedFrames) + L"\n").c_str());
+                OutputDebugStringW((L"Recording duration: " + std::to_wstring(duration) + L"ms\n").c_str());
+                OutputDebugStringW((L"Actual FPS: " + std::to_wstring(m_frameCount * 1000.0 / duration) + L"\n").c_str());
+
+                winrt::check_hresult(m_gifEncoder->Commit());
+                OutputDebugStringW(L"GIF encoder committed successfully\n");
+            }
+        }
+        catch (const winrt::hresult_error& error)
+        {
+            OutputDebugStringW(L"Error in GIF recording: ");
+            OutputDebugStringW(error.message().c_str());
+            OutputDebugStringW(L"\n");
+
+            // Try to commit the encoder even on error
+            if (m_gifEncoder)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    m_gifEncoder->Commit();
+                }
+                catch (...) {}
+            }
+
+            CloseInternal();
+        }
+    }
+    co_return;
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// GifRecordingSession::Close
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void GifRecordingSession::Close()
+{
+    auto expected = false;
+    if (m_closed.compare_exchange_strong(expected, true))
+    {
+        expected = true;
+        if (!m_isRecording.compare_exchange_strong(expected, false))
+        {
+            CloseInternal();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            m_frameWait->StopCapture();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// GifRecordingSession::CloseInternal
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void GifRecordingSession::CloseInternal()
+{
+    m_frameWait->StopCapture();
+    m_itemClosed.revoke();
+}

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/GifRecordingSession.h

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+//==============================================================================
+//
+// Zoomit
+// Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
+//
+// GIF recording support using Windows Imaging Component (WIC)
+//
+//==============================================================================
+#pragma once
+
+#include "CaptureFrameWait.h"
+#include <d3d11_4.h>
+#include <vector>
+
+class GifRecordingSession : public std::enable_shared_from_this<GifRecordingSession>
+{
+public:
+    [[nodiscard]] static std::shared_ptr<GifRecordingSession> Create(
+        winrt::Direct3D11::IDirect3DDevice const& device,
+        winrt::GraphicsCaptureItem const& item,
+        RECT const& cropRect,
+        uint32_t frameRate,
+        winrt::Streams::IRandomAccessStream const& stream);
+    ~GifRecordingSession();
+
+    winrt::IAsyncAction StartAsync();
+    void EnableCursorCapture(bool enable = true) { m_frameWait->EnableCursorCapture(enable); }
+    void Close();
+
+private:
+    GifRecordingSession(
+        winrt::Direct3D11::IDirect3DDevice const& device,
+        winrt::Capture::GraphicsCaptureItem const& item,
+        RECT const cropRect,
+        uint32_t frameRate,
+        winrt::Streams::IRandomAccessStream const& stream);
+    void CloseInternal();
+    HRESULT EncodeFrame(ID3D11Texture2D* texture);
+
+private:
+    winrt::Direct3D11::IDirect3DDevice m_device{ nullptr };
+    winrt::com_ptr<ID3D11Device> m_d3dDevice;
+    winrt::com_ptr<ID3D11DeviceContext> m_d3dContext;
+    RECT m_rcCrop;
+    uint32_t m_frameRate;
+
+    winrt::GraphicsCaptureItem m_item{ nullptr };
+    winrt::GraphicsCaptureItem::Closed_revoker m_itemClosed;
+    std::shared_ptr<CaptureFrameWait> m_frameWait;
+
+    winrt::Streams::IRandomAccessStream m_stream{ nullptr };
+
+    // WIC components for GIF encoding
+    winrt::com_ptr<IWICImagingFactory> m_wicFactory;
+    winrt::com_ptr<IWICStream> m_wicStream;
+    winrt::com_ptr<IWICBitmapEncoder> m_gifEncoder;
+    winrt::com_ptr<IWICMetadataQueryWriter> m_encoderMetadataWriter;
+
+    std::atomic<bool> m_isRecording = false;
+    std::atomic<bool> m_closed = false;
+
+    uint32_t m_frameWidth=0;
+    uint32_t m_frameHeight=0;
+    uint32_t m_frameDelay=0;
+    uint32_t m_frameCount = 0;
+
+    int32_t m_width=0;
+    int32_t m_height=0;
+};

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt.rc

@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ FONT 8, "MS Shell Dlg", 0, 0, 0x0
 BEGIN
     DEFPUSHBUTTON   "OK",IDOK,166,306,50,14
     PUSHBUTTON      "Cancel",IDCANCEL,223,306,50,14
-    LTEXT           "ZoomIt v9.10",IDC_VERSION,42,7,73,10
-    LTEXT           "Copyright © 2006-2025 Mark Russinovich",IDC_COPYRIGHT,42,17,231,8
+    LTEXT           "ZoomIt v9.20",IDC_VERSION,42,7,73,10
+    LTEXT           "Copyright <EFBFBD> 2006-2025 Mark Russinovich",IDC_COPYRIGHT,42,17,231,8
     CONTROL         "<a HREF=""https://www.sysinternals.com"">Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com</a>",IDC_LINK,
                     "SysLink",WS_TABSTOP,42,26,150,9
     ICON            "APPICON",IDC_STATIC,12,9,20,20
@@ -272,13 +272,15 @@ BEGIN
     LTEXT           "Note: Recording is only available on Windows 10 (version 1903) and higher.",IDC_STATIC,7,77,246,19
     LTEXT           "Scaling:",IDC_STATIC,30,115,26,8
     COMBOBOX        IDC_RECORD_SCALING,61,114,26,30,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | CBS_AUTOHSCROLL | CBS_OEMCONVERT | CBS_SORT | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
+    LTEXT           "Format:",IDC_STATIC,30,132,26,8
+    COMBOBOX        IDC_RECORD_FORMAT,61,131,60,30,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | CBS_AUTOHSCROLL | CBS_OEMCONVERT | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
     LTEXT           "Frame Rate:",IDC_STATIC,119,115,44,8,NOT WS_VISIBLE
     COMBOBOX        IDC_RECORD_FRAME_RATE,166,114,42,30,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | CBS_AUTOHSCROLL | CBS_OEMCONVERT | CBS_SORT | NOT WS_VISIBLE | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
     LTEXT           "To crop the portion of the screen that will be recorded, enter the hotkey with the Shift key in the opposite mode. ",IDC_STATIC,7,32,246,19
     LTEXT           "To record a specific window, enter the hotkey with the Alt key in the opposite mode.",IDC_STATIC,7,55,246,19
-    CONTROL         "&Capture audio input:",IDC_CAPTURE_AUDIO,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_LEFTTEXT | WS_TABSTOP,7,137,83,10
-    COMBOBOX        IDC_MICROPHONE,81,152,172,30,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
-    LTEXT           "Microphone:",IDC_STATIC,32,154,47,8
+    CONTROL         "&Capture audio input:",IDC_CAPTURE_AUDIO,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_LEFTTEXT | WS_TABSTOP,7,149,83,10
+    COMBOBOX        IDC_MICROPHONE,81,164,172,30,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
+    LTEXT           "Microphone:",IDC_STATIC,32,166,47,8
 END
 
 SNIP DIALOGEX 0, 0, 260, 68

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt.vcxproj

@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@
       <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
       <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="GifRecordingSession.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="pch.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="SelectRectangle.cpp">
       <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">Use</PrecompiledHeader>
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="AudioSampleGenerator.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\common\sysinternals\Eula\Eula.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\ZoomItModuleInterface\Trace.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="GifRecordingSession.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Registry.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt.vcxproj.filters

@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\common\sysinternals\WindowsVersions.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="GifRecordingSession.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="Registry.h">
@@ -95,6 +98,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="ZoomItSettings.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="GifRecordingSession.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Image Include="appicon.ico">

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomItSettings.h

@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 #include "Registry.h"
 #include "DemoType.h"
 
+// Recording format enum
+enum class RecordingFormat
+{
+    GIF = 0,
+    MP4 = 1
+};
+
 DWORD	g_ToggleKey = (HOTKEYF_CONTROL << 8)| '1';
 DWORD	g_LiveZoomToggleKey = ((HOTKEYF_CONTROL) << 8)| '4';
 DWORD	g_DrawToggleKey = ((HOTKEYF_CONTROL) << 8)| '2';
@@ -38,8 +45,10 @@ BOOLEAN g_DemoTypeUserDriven = false;
 TCHAR   g_DemoTypeFile[MAX_PATH] = {0};
 DWORD	g_DemoTypeSpeedSlider = static_cast<int>(((MIN_TYPING_SPEED - MAX_TYPING_SPEED) / 2) + MAX_TYPING_SPEED);
 DWORD	g_RecordFrameRate = 30;
-// Divide by 100 to get actual scaling
 DWORD	g_RecordScaling = 100;
+DWORD	g_RecordScalingGIF = 50;
+DWORD	g_RecordScalingMP4 = 100;
+RecordingFormat g_RecordingFormat = RecordingFormat::GIF;
 BOOLEAN g_CaptureAudio = FALSE;
 TCHAR	g_MicrophoneDeviceId[MAX_PATH] = {0};
 
@@ -79,7 +88,9 @@ REG_SETTING RegSettings[] = {
     { L"ZoominSliderLevel", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_SliderZoomLevel, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_SliderZoomLevel) },
     { L"Font", SETTING_TYPE_BINARY, sizeof g_LogFont, &g_LogFont, static_cast<DOUBLE>(0) },
     { L"RecordFrameRate", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_RecordFrameRate, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_RecordFrameRate) },
-    { L"RecordScaling", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_RecordScaling, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_RecordScaling) },
+    { L"RecordingFormat", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_RecordingFormat, static_cast<DOUBLE>(0) },
+    { L"RecordScalingGIF", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_RecordScalingGIF, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_RecordScalingGIF) },
+    { L"RecordScalingMP4", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_RecordScalingMP4, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_RecordScalingMP4) },
     { L"CaptureAudio", SETTING_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 0, &g_CaptureAudio, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_CaptureAudio) },
     { L"MicrophoneDeviceId", SETTING_TYPE_STRING, sizeof(g_MicrophoneDeviceId), g_MicrophoneDeviceId, static_cast<DOUBLE>(0) },
     { NULL, SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, NULL, static_cast<DOUBLE>(0) }

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/Zoomit.cpp

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "Utility.h"
 #include "WindowsVersions.h"
 #include "ZoomItSettings.h"
+#include "GifRecordingSession.h"
 
 #ifdef __ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__
 #include <common/interop/shared_constants.h>
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ COLORREF	g_CustomColors[16];
 #define SNIP_SAVE_HOTKEY		    9
 #define DEMOTYPE_HOTKEY		    10
 #define DEMOTYPE_RESET_HOTKEY    11
+#define RECORD_GIF_HOTKEY        12
+#define RECORD_GIF_WINDOW_HOTKEY 13
 
 #define ZOOM_PAGE	  0
 #define LIVE_PAGE	  1
@@ -89,6 +92,11 @@ OPTION_TABS g_OptionsTabs[] = {
     { _T("Snip"), NULL }
 };
 
+static const TCHAR* g_RecordingFormats[] = {
+    _T("GIF"),
+    _T("MP4")
+};
+
 float g_ZoomLevels[] = {
     1.25,
     1.50,
@@ -99,6 +107,8 @@ float g_ZoomLevels[] = {
 };
 
 DWORD g_FramerateOptions[] = {
+    15,
+    24,
     30,
     60
 };
@@ -152,12 +162,15 @@ BOOLEAN g_running = TRUE;
 
 // Screen recording globals
 #define DEFAULT_RECORDING_FILE		L"Recording.mp4"
+#define DEFAULT_GIF_RECORDING_FILE	L"Recording.gif"
+
 BOOL	g_RecordToggle = FALSE;
 BOOL	g_RecordCropping = FALSE;
 SelectRectangle g_SelectRectangle;
 std::wstring	g_RecordingSaveLocation;
 winrt::IDirect3DDevice	g_RecordDevice{ nullptr };
 std::shared_ptr<VideoRecordingSession> g_RecordingSession = nullptr;
+std::shared_ptr<GifRecordingSession> g_GifRecordingSession = nullptr;
 
 type_pGetMonitorInfo		pGetMonitorInfo;
 type_MonitorFromPoint		pMonitorFromPoint;
@@ -1771,6 +1784,58 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsTabProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
     case WM_INITDIALOG:
         return TRUE;
     case WM_COMMAND:
+        // Handle combo box selection changes
+        if (HIWORD(wParam) == CBN_SELCHANGE) {
+            if (LOWORD(wParam) == IDC_RECORD_SCALING) {
+
+                int format = static_cast<int>(SendMessage(GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDC_RECORD_FORMAT), CB_GETCURSEL, 0, 0));
+                int scale = static_cast<int>(SendMessage(GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDC_RECORD_SCALING), CB_GETCURSEL, 0, 0));
+                if(format == 0)
+                {
+                    g_RecordScalingGIF = static_cast<BYTE>((scale + 1) * 10);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    g_RecordScalingMP4 = static_cast<BYTE>((scale + 1) * 10);
+                }
+            }
+            else if (LOWORD(wParam) == IDC_RECORD_FORMAT) {
+                // Get the currently selected format
+                int selection = static_cast<int>(SendMessage(GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDC_RECORD_FORMAT),
+                                                            CB_GETCURSEL, 0, 0));
+
+                // Get the selected text to check if it's GIF
+                TCHAR selectedText[32] = {0};
+                SendMessage(GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDC_RECORD_FORMAT),
+                           CB_GETLBTEXT, selection, reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(selectedText));
+
+                // Check if GIF is selected by comparing the text
+                bool isGifSelected = (wcscmp(selectedText, L"GIF") == 0);
+
+                // if gif is selected set the scaling to the g_recordScaleGIF value otherwise to the g_recordScaleMP4 value
+                if (isGifSelected) {
+                    g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingGIF;
+
+                } else {
+
+                    g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingMP4;
+                }
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+                    int scalingValue = (i + 1) * 10;
+                    if (scalingValue == static_cast<int>(g_RecordScaling)) {
+                        SendMessage(GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDC_RECORD_SCALING),
+                                    CB_SETCURSEL, i, 0);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Enable/disable microphone controls based on selection
+                EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDC_MICROPHONE), !isGifSelected);
+                EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDC_CAPTURE_AUDIO), !isGifSelected);
+            }
+        }
+
         switch ( LOWORD( wParam )) {
         case IDC_ADVANCED_BREAK:
             DialogBox( g_hInstance, L"ADVANCED_BREAK", hDlg, AdvancedBreakProc );
@@ -1914,6 +1979,8 @@ void UnregisterAllHotkeys( HWND hWnd )
     UnregisterHotKey( hWnd, SNIP_SAVE_HOTKEY);
     UnregisterHotKey( hWnd, DEMOTYPE_HOTKEY );
     UnregisterHotKey( hWnd, DEMOTYPE_RESET_HOTKEY );
+    UnregisterHotKey( hWnd, RECORD_GIF_HOTKEY );
+    UnregisterHotKey( hWnd, RECORD_GIF_WINDOW_HOTKEY );
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1943,6 +2010,9 @@ void RegisterAllHotkeys(HWND hWnd)
         RegisterHotKey(hWnd, RECORD_CROP_HOTKEY, (g_RecordToggleMod ^ MOD_SHIFT) | MOD_NOREPEAT, g_RecordToggleKey & 0xFF);
         RegisterHotKey(hWnd, RECORD_WINDOW_HOTKEY, (g_RecordToggleMod ^ MOD_ALT) | MOD_NOREPEAT, g_RecordToggleKey & 0xFF);
     }
+    // Register CTRL+8 for GIF recording and CTRL+ALT+8 for GIF window recording
+    RegisterHotKey(hWnd, RECORD_GIF_HOTKEY, MOD_CONTROL | MOD_NOREPEAT, 568 && 0xFF);
+    RegisterHotKey(hWnd, RECORD_GIF_WINDOW_HOTKEY, MOD_CONTROL | MOD_ALT | MOD_NOREPEAT, 568 && 0xFF);
 }
 
 
@@ -2113,12 +2183,33 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
                 SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_FRAME_RATE), CB_SETCURSEL, static_cast<WPARAM>(i), static_cast<LPARAM>(0));
             }
         }
+
+        // Add the recording format to the combo box and set the current selection
+        size_t selection = 0;
+        const wchar_t* currentFormatString = (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF) ? L"GIF" : L"MP4";
+
+        for( size_t i = 0; i < (sizeof(g_RecordingFormats) / sizeof(g_RecordingFormats[0])); i++ )
+        {
+            SendMessage( GetDlgItem( g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_FORMAT ), static_cast<UINT>(CB_ADDSTRING), static_cast<WPARAM>(0), reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(g_RecordingFormats[i]) );
+
+            if( selection == 0 && wcscmp( g_RecordingFormats[i], currentFormatString ) == 0 )
+            {
+                selection = i;
+            }
+        }
+        SendMessage( GetDlgItem( g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_FORMAT ), CB_SETCURSEL, static_cast<WPARAM>(selection), static_cast<LPARAM>(0) );
+
         for(unsigned int i = 1; i < 11; i++) {
 
             _stprintf(text, L"%2.1f", (static_cast<double>(i)) / 10 );
             SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_SCALING), static_cast<UINT>(CB_ADDSTRING),
                 static_cast<WPARAM>(0), reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(text));
-            if (g_RecordScaling == i*10 ) {
+
+            if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF && i*10 == g_RecordScalingGIF ) {
+
+                SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_SCALING), CB_SETCURSEL, static_cast<WPARAM>(i)-1, static_cast<LPARAM>(0));
+            }
+            if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::MP4 && i*10 == g_RecordScalingMP4 ) {
 
                 SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_SCALING), CB_SETCURSEL, static_cast<WPARAM>(i)-1, static_cast<LPARAM>(0));
             }
@@ -2136,7 +2227,7 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
 
         // Add the microphone devices to the combo box and set the current selection
         SendMessage( GetDlgItem( g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_MICROPHONE ), static_cast<UINT>(CB_ADDSTRING), static_cast<WPARAM>(0), reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(L"Default"));
-        size_t selection = 0;
+        selection = 0;
         for( size_t i = 0; i < microphones.size(); i++ )
         {
             SendMessage( GetDlgItem( g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_MICROPHONE ), static_cast<UINT>(CB_ADDSTRING), static_cast<WPARAM>(0), reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(microphones[i].second.c_str()) );
@@ -2147,6 +2238,11 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
         }
         SendMessage( GetDlgItem( g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_MICROPHONE ), CB_SETCURSEL, static_cast<WPARAM>(selection), static_cast<LPARAM>(0) );
 
+        // Set initial state of microphone controls based on recording format
+        bool isGifSelected = (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF);
+        EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_MICROPHONE), !isGifSelected);
+        EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_CAPTURE_AUDIO), !isGifSelected);
+
         if( GetFileAttributes( g_DemoTypeFile ) == -1 )
         {
             memset( g_DemoTypeFile, 0, sizeof( g_DemoTypeFile ) );
@@ -2249,7 +2345,17 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
             text[2] = 0;
             newTimeout = _tstoi( text );
 
-            g_RecordFrameRate = g_FramerateOptions[SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_FRAME_RATE), static_cast<UINT>(CB_GETCURSEL), static_cast<WPARAM>(0), static_cast<LPARAM>(0))];
+            if( g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF )
+            {
+                // Hardcode lower frame rate for GIFs
+                g_RecordFrameRate = 15;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                g_RecordFrameRate = g_FramerateOptions[SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_FRAME_RATE), static_cast<UINT>(CB_GETCURSEL), static_cast<WPARAM>(0), static_cast<LPARAM>(0))];
+            }
+
+            g_RecordingFormat = static_cast<RecordingFormat>(SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_FORMAT), static_cast<UINT>(CB_GETCURSEL), static_cast<WPARAM>(0), static_cast<LPARAM>(0)));
             g_RecordScaling = static_cast<int>(SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_SCALING), static_cast<UINT>(CB_GETCURSEL), static_cast<WPARAM>(0), static_cast<LPARAM>(0)) * 10 + 10);
 
             // Get the selected microphone
@@ -3395,6 +3501,12 @@ void StopRecording()
             g_RecordingSession = nullptr;
         }
 
+        if ( g_GifRecordingSession != nullptr ) {
+
+            g_GifRecordingSession->Close();
+            g_GifRecordingSession = nullptr;
+        }
+
         g_RecordToggle = FALSE;
 #if WINDOWS_CURSOR_RECORDING_WORKAROUND
 
@@ -3451,7 +3563,10 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget StartRecordingAsync( HWND hWnd, LPRECT rcCrop, HWND hWndR
     auto tempFolderPath = std::filesystem::temp_directory_path().wstring();
     auto tempFolder = co_await winrt::StorageFolder::GetFolderFromPathAsync( tempFolderPath );
     auto appFolder = co_await tempFolder.CreateFolderAsync( L"ZoomIt", winrt::CreationCollisionOption::OpenIfExists );
-    auto file = co_await appFolder.CreateFileAsync( L"zoomit.mp4", winrt::CreationCollisionOption::ReplaceExisting );
+
+    // Choose temp file extension based on format
+    const wchar_t* tempFileName = (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF) ? L"zoomit.gif" : L"zoomit.mp4";
+    auto file = co_await appFolder.CreateFileAsync( tempFileName, winrt::CreationCollisionOption::ReplaceExisting );
 
     // Get the device
     auto d3dDevice = util::CreateD3D11Device();
@@ -3474,21 +3589,40 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget StartRecordingAsync( HWND hWnd, LPRECT rcCrop, HWND hWndR
         item = util::CreateCaptureItemForMonitor( hMon );
 
     auto stream = co_await file.OpenAsync( winrt::FileAccessMode::ReadWrite );
-    g_RecordingSession = VideoRecordingSession::Create(
-                                    g_RecordDevice,
-                                    item,
-                                    *rcCrop,
-                                    g_RecordFrameRate,
-                                    g_CaptureAudio, 
-                                    stream );
 
-    if( g_hWndLiveZoom != NULL )
-        g_RecordingSession->EnableCursorCapture( false );
+    // Create the appropriate recording session based on format
+    if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF)
+    {
+        g_GifRecordingSession = GifRecordingSession::Create(
+                                        g_RecordDevice,
+                                        item,
+                                        *rcCrop,
+                                        g_RecordFrameRate,
+                                        stream );
 
-    co_await g_RecordingSession->StartAsync();
+        if( g_hWndLiveZoom != NULL )
+            g_GifRecordingSession->EnableCursorCapture( false );
 
-    // g_RecordingSession isn't null if we're aborting a recording
-    if( g_RecordingSession == nullptr ) {
+        co_await g_GifRecordingSession->StartAsync();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        g_RecordingSession = VideoRecordingSession::Create(
+                                        g_RecordDevice,
+                                        item,
+                                        *rcCrop,
+                                        g_RecordFrameRate,
+                                        g_CaptureAudio,
+                                        stream );
+
+        if( g_hWndLiveZoom != NULL )
+            g_RecordingSession->EnableCursorCapture( false );
+
+        co_await g_RecordingSession->StartAsync();
+    }
+
+    // Check if recording was aborted
+    if( g_RecordingSession == nullptr && g_GifRecordingSession == nullptr ) {
 
         g_bSaveInProgress = true;
 
@@ -3504,11 +3638,24 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget StartRecordingAsync( HWND hWnd, LPRECT rcCrop, HWND hWndR
             wil::com_ptr<IShellItem> videosItem;
             if( SUCCEEDED ( SHGetKnownFolderItem( FOLDERID_Videos, KF_FLAG_DEFAULT, nullptr, IID_IShellItem, (void**) videosItem.put() ) ) )
                 saveDialog->SetDefaultFolder( videosItem.get() );
-            saveDialog->SetDefaultExtension( L".mp4" );
-            COMDLG_FILTERSPEC fileTypes[] = {
-                { L"MP4 Video", L"*.mp4" }
-            };
-            saveDialog->SetFileTypes( _countof( fileTypes ), fileTypes );
+
+            // Set file type based on the recording format
+            if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF)
+            {
+                saveDialog->SetDefaultExtension( L".gif" );
+                COMDLG_FILTERSPEC fileTypes[] = {
+                    { L"GIF Animation", L"*.gif" }
+                };
+                saveDialog->SetFileTypes( _countof( fileTypes ), fileTypes );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                saveDialog->SetDefaultExtension( L".mp4" );
+                COMDLG_FILTERSPEC fileTypes[] = {
+                    { L"MP4 Video", L"*.mp4" }
+                };
+                saveDialog->SetFileTypes( _countof( fileTypes ), fileTypes );
+            }
 
             if( g_RecordingSaveLocation.size() == 0) {
 
@@ -3516,8 +3663,12 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget StartRecordingAsync( HWND hWnd, LPRECT rcCrop, HWND hWndR
                 wil::unique_cotaskmem_string folderPath;
                 if (SUCCEEDED(saveDialog->GetFolder(shellItem.put())) && SUCCEEDED(shellItem->GetDisplayName(SIGDN_FILESYSPATH, folderPath.put())))
                     g_RecordingSaveLocation = folderPath.get();
-                g_RecordingSaveLocation = std::filesystem::path{ g_RecordingSaveLocation } /= DEFAULT_RECORDING_FILE;
             }
+
+            // Always use appropriate default filename based on current format
+            std::filesystem::path currentPath{ g_RecordingSaveLocation };
+            const wchar_t* defaultFile = (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF) ? DEFAULT_GIF_RECORDING_FILE : DEFAULT_RECORDING_FILE;
+            g_RecordingSaveLocation = currentPath.parent_path() / defaultFile;
             auto suggestedName = GetUniqueRecordingFilename();
             saveDialog->SetFileName( suggestedName.c_str() );
 
@@ -3566,6 +3717,7 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget StartRecordingAsync( HWND hWnd, LPRECT rcCrop, HWND hWndR
         }
         co_await file.DeleteAsync();
         g_RecordingSession = nullptr;
+        g_GifRecordingSession = nullptr;
     }
 } catch( const winrt::hresult_error& error ) {
 
@@ -3792,6 +3944,13 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
 
         reg.ReadRegSettings( RegSettings );
 
+        // Set g_RecordScaling based on the current recording format
+        if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF) {
+            g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingGIF;
+        } else {
+            g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingMP4;
+        }
+
         // to support migrating from
         if ((g_PenColor >> 24) == 0) {
             g_PenColor |= 0xFF << 24;
@@ -4206,6 +4365,8 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
         case RECORD_HOTKEY:
         case RECORD_CROP_HOTKEY:
         case RECORD_WINDOW_HOTKEY:
+        case RECORD_GIF_HOTKEY:
+        case RECORD_GIF_WINDOW_HOTKEY:
 
             //
             // Recording
@@ -4335,7 +4496,7 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
                 cropRc = {};
 
                 // if we're recording a window, get the window
-                if (wParam == RECORD_WINDOW_HOTKEY)
+                if (wParam == RECORD_WINDOW_HOTKEY || wParam == RECORD_GIF_WINDOW_HOTKEY)
                 {
                     GetCursorPos(&cursorPos);
                     hWndRecord = WindowFromPoint(cursorPos);
@@ -4353,6 +4514,7 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
             if( g_RecordToggle == FALSE )
             {
                 g_RecordToggle = TRUE;
+
 #ifdef __ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__
                 if( g_StartedByPowerToys )
                 {
@@ -6147,6 +6309,13 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
                 showOptions = TRUE;
             }
         }
+        // Register CTRL+8 for GIF recording and CTRL+ALT+8 for GIF window recording
+        if (!RegisterHotKey(hWnd, RECORD_GIF_HOTKEY, MOD_CONTROL | MOD_NOREPEAT, '8') ||
+            !RegisterHotKey(hWnd, RECORD_GIF_WINDOW_HOTKEY, MOD_CONTROL | MOD_ALT | MOD_NOREPEAT, '8'))
+        {
+            MessageBox(hWnd, L"The specified GIF recording hotkey is already in use.\nSelect a different GIF recording hotkey.", APPNAME, MB_ICONERROR);
+            showOptions = TRUE;
+        }
         if (showOptions)
         {
             // To open the PowerToys settings in the ZoomIt page.

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/resource.h

@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 #define IDC_DEMOTYPE_SLIDER2            1074
 #define IDC_DEMOTYPE_STATIC2            1074
 #define IDC_COPYRIGHT                   1075
+#define IDC_RECORD_FORMAT               1076
 #define IDC_PEN_WIDTH                   1105
 #define IDC_TIMER                       1106
 #define IDC_SMOOTH_IMAGE				1107

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomItSettingsInterop/ZoomItSettings.cpp

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::ZoomItSettingsInterop::implementation
     const unsigned int SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_SHORTCUT = 1;
     const unsigned int SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_COLOR = 2;
     const unsigned int SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_LOG_FONT = 3;
+    const unsigned int SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_RECORDING_FORMAT = 4;
+    const unsigned int SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_RECORD_SCALING_GIF = 5;
+    const unsigned int SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_RECORD_SCALING_MP4 = 6;
 
     std::vector<unsigned char> base64_decode(const std::wstring& base64_string)
     {
@@ -72,6 +75,9 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::ZoomItSettingsInterop::implementation
         { L"PenColor", SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_COLOR },
         { L"BreakPenColor", SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_COLOR },
         { L"Font", SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_LOG_FONT },
+        { L"RecordingFormat", SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_RECORDING_FORMAT },
+        { L"RecordScalingGIF", SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_RECORD_SCALING_GIF },
+        { L"RecordScalingMP4", SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_RECORD_SCALING_MP4 },
     };
 
     hstring ZoomItSettings::LoadSettingsJson()
@@ -103,6 +109,11 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::ZoomItSettingsInterop::implementation
                             value & 0xFF);
                         _settings.add_property(curSetting->ValueName, hotkey.get_json());
                     }
+                    else if (special_semantics->second == SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_RECORDING_FORMAT)
+                    {
+                        std::wstring formatString = (value == 0) ? L"GIF" : L"MP4";
+                        _settings.add_property(L"RecordFormat", formatString);
+                    }
                     else if (special_semantics->second == SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_COLOR)
                     {
                         /* PowerToys settings likes colors as #FFFFFF strings.
@@ -156,6 +167,9 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::ZoomItSettingsInterop::implementation
             curSetting++;
         }
 
+        DWORD recordScaling = (g_RecordingFormat == static_cast<RecordingFormat>(0)) ? g_RecordScalingGIF : g_RecordScalingMP4;
+        _settings.add_property<DWORD>(L"RecordScaling", recordScaling);
+
         return _settings.get_raw_json().Stringify();
     }
 
@@ -167,6 +181,8 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::ZoomItSettingsInterop::implementation
         PowerToysSettings::PowerToyValues valuesFromSettings =
             PowerToysSettings::PowerToyValues::from_json_string(json, L"ZoomIt");
 
+        bool formatChanged = false;
+
         PREG_SETTING curSetting = RegSettings;
         while (curSetting->ValueName)
         {
@@ -212,6 +228,42 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::ZoomItSettingsInterop::implementation
                             *static_cast<PDWORD>(curSetting->Setting) = value;
                         }
                     }
+                    else if (special_semantics->second == SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_RECORDING_FORMAT)
+                    {
+                        // Convert string ("GIF" or "MP4") to DWORD enum value (0=GIF, 1=MP4)
+                        auto possibleValue = valuesFromSettings.get_string_value(L"RecordFormat");
+                        if (possibleValue.has_value())
+                        {
+                            RecordingFormat oldFormat = g_RecordingFormat;
+                            DWORD formatValue = (possibleValue.value() == L"GIF") ? 0 : 1;
+                            RecordingFormat newFormat = static_cast<RecordingFormat>(formatValue);
+
+                            *static_cast<PDWORD>(curSetting->Setting) = formatValue;
+
+                            if (oldFormat != newFormat)
+                            {
+                                formatChanged = true;
+
+                                if (oldFormat == static_cast<RecordingFormat>(0))
+                                {
+                                    g_RecordScalingGIF = g_RecordScaling;
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    g_RecordScalingMP4 = g_RecordScaling;
+                                }
+
+                                if (newFormat == static_cast<RecordingFormat>(0))
+                                {
+                                    g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingGIF;
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingMP4;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
                     else if (special_semantics->second == SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_COLOR)
                     {
                         /* PowerToys settings likes colors as #FFFFFF strings.
@@ -275,6 +327,22 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::ZoomItSettingsInterop::implementation
             }
             curSetting++;
         }
+
+        auto recordScalingValue = valuesFromSettings.get_uint_value(L"RecordScaling");
+        if (recordScalingValue.has_value() && !formatChanged)
+        {
+            g_RecordScaling = recordScalingValue.value();
+
+            if (g_RecordingFormat == static_cast<RecordingFormat>(0))
+            {
+                g_RecordScalingGIF = recordScalingValue.value();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                g_RecordScalingMP4 = recordScalingValue.value();
+            }
+        }
+
         reg.WriteRegSettings(RegSettings);
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/ZoomItProperties.cs

@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
 
         public IntProperty RecordScaling { get; set; }
 
+        public StringProperty RecordFormat { get; set; }
+
         public BoolProperty CaptureAudio { get; set; }
 
         public StringProperty MicrophoneDeviceId { get; set; }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ZoomItPage.xaml

@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@
                             <ComboBoxItem>1.0</ComboBoxItem>
                         </ComboBox>
                     </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItRecordFormat" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Record_Format">
+                        <ComboBox MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" SelectedIndex="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.RecordFormatIndex, Mode=TwoWay}">
+                            <ComboBoxItem>GIF</ComboBoxItem>
+                            <ComboBoxItem>MP4</ComboBoxItem>
+                        </ComboBox>
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                     <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItRecordCaptureAudio" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Record_CaptureAudio">
                         <ToggleSwitch x:Uid="ToggleSwitch" IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.RecordCaptureAudio, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                     </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw

@@ -5046,6 +5046,9 @@ To record a specific window, enter the hotkey with the Alt key in the opposite m
   <data name="ZoomIt_Record_Scaling.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Scaling</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="ZoomIt_Record_Format.Header" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Format</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Record_CaptureAudio.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Capture audio input</value>
   </data>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ZoomItViewModel.cs

@@ -652,6 +652,54 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
             }
         }
 
+        public int RecordFormatIndex
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordFormat.Value == "GIF")
+                {
+                    return 0;
+                }
+
+                if (_zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordFormat.Value == "MP4")
+                {
+                    return 1;
+                }
+
+                return 0;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+                int format = 0;
+                if (_zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordFormat.Value == "GIF")
+                {
+                    format = 0;
+                }
+
+                if (_zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordFormat.Value == "MP4")
+                {
+                    format = 1;
+                }
+
+                if (format != value)
+                {
+                    _zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordFormat.Value = value == 0 ? "GIF" : "MP4";
+                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(RecordFormatIndex));
+                    NotifySettingsChanged();
+
+                    // Reload settings to get the new format's scaling value
+                    var reloadedSettings = global::PowerToys.ZoomItSettingsInterop.ZoomItSettings.LoadSettingsJson();
+                    var reloaded = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ZoomItSettings>(reloadedSettings, _serializerOptions);
+                    if (reloaded != null && reloaded.Properties != null)
+                    {
+                        _zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordScaling.Value = reloaded.Properties.RecordScaling.Value;
+                        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(RecordScalingIndex));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         public bool RecordCaptureAudio
         {
             get => _zoomItSettings.Properties.CaptureAudio.Value;