WM Capture d3d recording hints

WMC 10v12 how to record movies and games
from your screen (D3d mode)

Recording videos and movies - Window mode

NOTE: on NVIDIA systems, use our recommendations as a guide for setting up the NVIDIA Control Panel (open Options, NVIDIA Control Panel setup hints)

NOTE: on multiple monitor systems, WM Capture supports two monitors placed side by side, aligned at the top as shown in Windows Display settings image.

Windows Display settings supports two monitors placed side by side,
aligned at the top

1. Open WM Capture - on a dual monitor system click Options, click Monitor select and scaling and choose the monitor you like to use for recording

2. Open D3D settings - if the dialog Recording modes is visible click D3D; otherwise click Video modes then click D3D setup

3. Click Mark - this checks that the recording coordinates correspond to the intended area of your screen. Verify or modify the recording window coordinates, select Fullscreen or click Get Video on WM Capture main screen to get the coordinates of videos containing motion.

4. Select video encoder - QSV, QSV / CPU, NVENC (on NVIDIA systems), set up Quality, Show small information panel. For systems without NVIDIA, QSV / GPU is the recommended encoder.

5. Click Test - run a 5 second test (only needed once).

6. Start Recording - click Record or press the start/stop key (Alt+3, Ctrl+3, Shit+3 or F8 default)

7. (Optional) Audio device warning - ensure that the WM Capture audio recording device matches the audio device used by the media player (web browser).

8. Stop Recording - push the start/stop key (Alt+3, Ctrl+3, Shit+3 or F8 default)

Recording games - Game mode

NOTE: The suggestions provided below mainly pertain to games played in Fullscreen mode. For Windowed mode games, refer to the points mentioned above.

1. Before setting up the game mode - in D3D Settings window make sure all the steps outlined above are successfully done. It is important to pay attention to all warning messages, particularly on NVIDIA systems.

2. Click Fullscreen - if game window size is not known and the game runs in Fullscreen mode ; otherwise enter the game window size as 0,0, (width,height)

3. Click Game mode - this setting turns off all warning messages, the Preview window, the Small information panel, and also removes the "always on top" option for the WM Capture interface.

4. Close the D3D window, open Game - wait for the game to complete the setup

5. Start recording - press the start/stop record key; you should hear a beep indicating recording has started.

a) if a second beep follows within 20 seconds this indicates a recording failure, often because the selected video encoder could not be correctly configured or the game restricts recording

b) if the recorded file size is zero, recording is automatically aborted after 20 seconds; WM Capture interface becomes visible if the game allows it

6. Stop recording - press the start/stop button again or allow the recording to stop automatically if a timeout is set.

7. Close game - press Alt + Tab to exit the game unless there is an alternative method provided by the game.

To return to the Window mode, click Game mode, click Options, Additional settings and details to reset the other options.