WM Capture 10 recording hints 10004

Play one video while recording another (reroute video and audio)

Other Updates

Update 101 - Using Google Chrome Canary browser
Update 102 - Better ways to record movie videos
Update 103 -Tips for recording videos on 4K monitors
Update 10001 - Using Picture in Picture (PIP) modes
Update 10002 Play one video and record another (audio rerouting)
Update 10003 Using VB-Audio Virtual Cable (audio rerouting)
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WM Capture 10 offers a series of advanced features that enable audio and video routing such that one video can be recorded without being visible and without perceived audio while another is played with fully enabled audio and video. Using the Windows audio rerouting and the Background mode WM Capture can reroute the video stream to a hidden window, reroute the Chrome Canary audio to a silenced device (ex. headphones) and record audio from this device.

Below is an example showing how you can use WM Capture 10 to reroute WM Capture and Chrome Canary audio to an audio device different than the system audio. Open Option, click Reroute audio.

· Setup audio devices – set up the default audible device (Speaker) and the Chrome browser to play audio through the speakers. Also set up the Canary browser and WM Capture to play/record audio through the silenced audio device (for example, Headphone).

In both cases, the reroute dialog shown below is used.

· Reset audio devices – set up the default audible device (Speaker) and the Chrome browser to play audio through the speakers.

· Set WM Capture/Canary silent – set up the Canary browser and WM Capture to play/record audio through the silenced audio device (Headphone) without using the reroute dialog

· Set WM Capture/Canary speaker – set up the Canary browser and WM Capture to play/record audio through the default audible device (Speaker) without using the reroute dialog

The audio reroute dialog showing a typical example.

The System default playback and the Chrome browser are rerouted to the device Speaker (Realtek(R) Audio) which is the speakers driver. WM Capture and the Canary browser are rerouted to the device Speakers(Sound Blaster Play! 3) which is a headphone USB device.

WM Capture picks up and records audio from the Sound Blaster headphones while the Chrome browser can be used to play any audio through the speakers. In the meantime, WM Capture uses the Background mode with a hidden recording window and such any video and audio played by the Chrome browser, or any other audio played through the speakers will not interfere with the recording.

Any second audio device installed in your computer can be used for this purpose. For example, an ordinary pair of headphones, Bluetooth or USB headphones or a second monitor playback device.