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Question Why does recorder only work in Play Mode?

Discussion in 'Audio & Video' started by Appleguysnake, Oct 30, 2022.

  1. Appleguysnake

    Appleguysnake

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    I looked for an answer but wasn't able to find it anywhere. I understand the Recorder package only works in Play Mode but I'm curious if that's a design choice or technical limitation? I'm interested in recording the Scene view (or Game view) while in edit mode.
     
    Appleguysnake, Oct 30, 2022
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  2. rooose

    rooose

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    Hi, it's actually by design! When you are in edit mode, some things (physics, animations ...) are not fully calculated, which makes this workflow not very common since the recording result would be kind of inaccurate.
     
    rooose, Oct 31, 2022
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  3. Appleguysnake

    Appleguysnake

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    Thanks! Is there a workaround or other Unity functionality you'd recommend for recording in edit mode? I was thinking about recording some timelapse type things while working. I'm sure I could hack together a solution but if there's a built-in way that makes sense, that's probably better.
     
    Appleguysnake, Nov 2, 2022
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