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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ User
feedback: "It's the
simplest and easiest way to record high quality (The information below refers primarily to the D3D recording mode. For
Screen Capture recording please go here) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recording modes WM
Capture 10v12 main interface buttons
·
Get video - automatic detection and marking the
coordinates of the video window to be captured. This method works only for
videos with motion. ·
D3D Settings, CAP settings - configure settings
for the selected mode, D3D settings for the D3D mode or CAP settings for
Screen Capture mode. ·
Video modes - select a recording mode (D3D or Screen
Capture) plus other utilities ·
Record - start/stop recording ·
Play - play the last recorded video ·
View - open the list of recorded files; here you can select
the video player used to play the recordings ·
Still - take a snapshot of the marked area of your
screen ·
Hide - used only when the Background mode is enabled to hide
the recorded video while using the desktop for other open windows; works only
with the BCK mode ·
Mark video - manually mark the screen area you want to
record; must be used any time you make any changes to your monitors ·
Mute - used to mute the microphone when Dual Audio mode is
used with the CAP mode ·
Audio - shows the audio devices and sources used by
WM Capture to record audio; the audio device used by WM Capture must be the
same as the one used by the media playing the video or audio to be recorded
(ex. the Chrome browser) When
the D3D mode is successfully enabled WM Capture interface buttons are related
to the D3D mode. More
about the Options menu items, WM Capture interface buttons, the BCK and the
Capture modes here. WMC 10v12 recording
guides Note 1: Several
settings for D3D recording can be found under Options, General capture
settings. While most of these settings apply to Screen Capture modes, you
might still need to modify some of them when using the D3D mode. (see this) Note 2: You can
schedule recordings with either D3D or Screen Capture modes, but we suggest
using the Screen Capture mode. Video modes dialog
This dialog
allows selection of the recording modes. It is shown at startup or accessed
from the main screen ‘Video modes’ button or from the Options menu. Below are its main uses. D3D
mode has
replaced the former WM Capture Background mode, mainly on Windows 11. A
5-second test is required before use. Possible reasons for test failure are
listed below under Test reported errors. For
systems using Intel and NVIDIA drivers, it is advised to review our
recommendations for configuring NVIDIA Control Panel settings. (see below the
D3D settings dialog). If
the test fails, please select either the screen capture mode (CAP) or the
Background mode (BCK) when available. Screen Capture mode (CAP) generally
refers to Window DirectX to capture the computer screen. With this mode, WM
Capture can capture any image from your screen using any Windows versions,
older and newer computers. The tradeoff of the CAP mode is that it records
high-motion videos at a frame rate lower than that of D3D and BCK. BCK (Background) mode is currently unavailable
for use with Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and potentially other
Chromium-based browsers on Windows 11. At present, alternative web browsers
such as Firefox may still support the BCK mode. However, it can be used on
Windows 10 and other earlier Windows versions. Once
the BCK is selected, a window should be opened whose title must be identified
and preceded with "(BCK)". If no title is displayed, try to close
and reopen the window or click top window top bar. Fix
Audio
button installs the Microsoft 2010 64 redistributable package which may be
necessary if an audio failure is reported when testing the D3D. After you
install this package open WM Capture 10v12 installation folder, open the Bin9
subfolder, right click the file _install_audio-x64.bat and click Run as
administrator. Close and restart WM Capture 10v12. Some of the
available options can be accessed using the Options menu shown below Video modes menu
Most of the
Video modes menu items are self-explanatory. ·
General
Capture settings –
are settings used in the Screen Capture modes. The only setup shared by the
D3D mode is the Scheduler which can also be independently set up from the D3D
menu. ·
Additional
settings and details
– are used in all recording modes. ·
Reset
markers (screen coordinates)
– should be used when the primary Windows monitor is switched, as this might
cause the screen coordinates to fall outside the chosen monitor's display
area ·
Google
Chrome Canary – this
additional web browser allows WM Capture to perform a series of
unconventional operations when recording video and audio (shown here). ·
Reset
default UI size –
used sometimes when primary Windows motor is changed or the resolution of the
recording monitor was changed Monitor select and
scaling
This setting
allows you to choose the monitor where the recorded resides. The monitor
numbers correspond to those displayed in Windows Display settings. WM
Recorder supports only two monitors positioned side by side and aligned at
the top. It is strongly recommended that the tops of the two monitor images
are perfectly aligned as shown in Windows Display settings. This dialog does
not display the primary (main) Windows monitor, which is always shown on the
WM Capture main interface. D3D settings dialog
Some of the
items included in this dialog are explained below: Frame rates
(0 to 100 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps)–
frame rates available for recording can be adjusted up to 100 fps. For HD (1920x1080) or smaller video window sizes, we
recommend using 60 fps or higher. You can use 60 fps on 2K or even 4K
resolutions, but this depends on your computer’s CPU speed and memory. NOTE: If
the selected frame rate is too high, the CPU load might reach 50% or more.
Certain web browsers (such as Google Chrome) may reduce the broadcast’s
quality and frame rate. To prevent this, use the Get video or Mark window
option to select the video player area instead of the entire screen. Video
window –
refers to the selected screen area for recording. To change it, click Mark or
use the Get Video button on the main screen (the Get Video option is
recommended). Click Fullscreen if you want to record the entire screen (first
choice especially for video game recording) Audio
boost -
refers to how many times you increase the recorded sound intensity in
decibels (dB). Every 10 dB typically doubles the volume. Show
mini info pane while recording – refers to showing a small account of the recording
performance: actual recording time/selected recording time, recorded file
size, frame rate, CPU loading, Stop button. The Stop button can be used to
stop recording. Once recording stops the Stop button turns to Close which
closes the mini pane for the current session. You should Close the pane if
you need to access different options from the main screen.
Note that the
mini pane will be visible in the recorded video. To avoid this, you can lower
the height of your record window. Recording
Start/Stop keys –
refers to the keys assigned to either start or stop recording. The default
keys are “Alt+3” or F8. Click the “Recording Start/Stop keys” window then
enter a number from 0 to 9. The virtual key “Alt” is automatically added but
you can also use “Ctrl” or “Shift”. Either one of these virtual keys followed
by the selected number will trigger or stop recording. Encoder- choose the recording video encoder
from options like QSV, QSV-GPU, or NVENC. Both QSV and QSV-GPU are typically
accessible on Windows 10 and 11 machines. The highest performance comes from
using QSV-GPU. NVENC is exclusive to NVIDIA systems. It is advised to use
NVENC with the 3D setting enabled, set the NVIDIA Control Panel to High
Performance NVIDIA processor, and record in Fullscreen mode, even when using
high resolution monitors. D3D setup menu
Most of the
D3D settings menu items are self-explanatory. Adapters /
Monitor info – displays
a list of the adapters and monitors available in your computer Open scheduler: open the Scheduler
and access the options below ·
Open now: opens scheduler now ·
Open when WM Capture opens: ·
Close browser when recording times out ·
Reload web browser: WM Capture
Scheduler will try to reload the web browser if no video or audio motion is
detected after one minute period Troubleshooting TEST
reported errors: ·
QSV / QSV-GPU: QSV encoder is unavailable due
to a non-Intel system (AMD), or the 3D settings in NVIDIA Control Panel is
set to High Performance NVIDIA ·
NVENC error: may not be supported, NVIDIA not
installed or older NVENC driver versions ·
NVIDIA systems: see Setting
up NVIDIA Control Panel (suggestions) ·
Audio: audio driver (file
audio_sniffer-x64.dll) was not properly installed; open Video mode, click Fix
audio, follow the instructions ·
Window versions prior to Windows 10: D3D mode
not supported ·
second monitor on some Windows 10 computers
(unknown) Recording
reported errors: ·
Recorded audio volume too low: use D3D audio boost
setting ·
No audio in recorded file, video ok: click Audio on WM
Capture interface, find out the audio driver assigned to WM Capture; Make
sure the media playing the video (ex. Chrome browser) uses the same audio
driver.(more about this here) ·
Recording canceled in less than 20 seconds:
try to run the test first; use the Game mode; check the NVIDIA settings (see
above); game did not accept recording ·
Recorded file is zero size: same as above About the Quake Live video
game recording (top of page): we used a Lenovo Legion 5 Laptop with NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 5060 Laptop GPU; NVIDIA Control Panel set to High Performance NVIDIA,
Display set to NVIDIA, D3D video window set to Fullscreen, Game mode, encoder
NVENC, 60 fps. Learn more about WM
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