Recording Output

Record to File

Starts and stops the recording.

Width / Height

Resolution to record at. Backstage warns when it does not match the output — Recording resolution does not match output resolution.

File Name

Name of the written file.

Recording Path

Where it is written. An unusable path reports Invalid Recording Path!

Record nth frame

Records every nth frame, for a time-lapse or a lighter check recording.

Append / Overwrite

What to do when the file already exists.

Output Video Type / Output Format

What is written. A recording keeps the output's bit depth when the format can hold it, and otherwise uses the nearest depth the format supports. Backstage then names both depths under the field: This format records at 8 bits, not the output's 10.DPX RGB holds 8, 10 and 16 bits. SBSM, Raw 4:2:2, BMP 4:2:2 and DPX YCbCr 4:2:2 hold 8 or 10 bits. DPX 10-bit YCbCr 4:4:4 always records 10 bits. BMP and Raw 4:2:0 hold 8 bits. Raw Data copies the output as it is. BMP 4:2:2 (non-standard) writes raw YCbCr 4:2:2 behind a BMP header, so image viewers cannot open it; Backstage notes this under the field.

Recording Mode

How frames are captured from the output.

Container Format / Video Codec / Pixel Format

The file's container and encoding.

Frame Rate / Bit Rate

Rate and quality of the encode.

Audio Source / Audio Codec

Which audio is recorded with the video, and how it is encoded.

Asynchronous Copy

Copies frames off the GPU without stalling the render loop.

Number of Threads

Threads used for encoding.