Take Recorder

Important

Support for the Unity Live Capture package is scheduled to end as of Unity 6.1.

Use the Take Recorder window to:

To open this window, from the Unity Editor main menu, select Window > Live Capture > Take Recorder.

Take Recorder Window

Capture Devices

Use the bottom left pane of the Take Recorder window to add and manage capture devices to use for a take recording session.

Control/property Description
+ (plus) button Adds a capture device to the list, according to the available capture device types.
Note: To be able to use the added capture device, you must edit its properties through the right pane to at least bind it to a connected Client Device and to an Actor in the Scene.
Red/green icon The current connection status of the client device linked to the capture device.
Checkbox Makes the capture device participate or not in a recording session.
Target field Select this field to locate the capture device in the Hierarchy.

To select a Capture Device in the list, click on its handle at the left. Once you select a Capture Device, its properties appear in the right pane.

Properties

Use the right pane to inspect and edit the properties of the selected capture device.

Each capture device type has its own set of properties:

Shot browser

Use the top left pane of the Take Recorder window to select Shots you created in Timeline or in a Shot Library, in order to edit their properties and record or play back takes.

Use the left hand drop-down to select either Timeline or Shot Library, and then use the right hand drop-down to select the specific Timeline or Shot Library you want to select a Shot from.

To select a Shot, you might need to expand the tree view. Once you select a Shot in the tree view, its properties appear in the right pane.

Properties

Use the right pane to inspect and edit the properties of the selected shot.

Property Description
Scene Number The number of the cinematic scene for which you record the shots.
Shot Name The name of the shot.
Take Number The take index of the shot.
Description The description of the shot.
Directory The project folder to save the recorded takes to.
To change the path, type in the field or use the folder button at the right.
Takes The list of recorded takes currently available in the directory.
Iteration Base The take to play and iterate on in a recording session.
• To set this property, select in the Take list the take to iterate on and click on the red button at its right.
• To clear this property when you want to record a new take without iterating on an existing one, use the Clear button at the right of the field.
Take The current take selected in the Takes list.
Bindings The list of referenced GameObjects that the selected take uses.

Recording and playback

Use the controls in the toolbar to record and play back takes in the selected shot.

Control/property Description
Go To Beginning Moves the playhead to the start time of the selected shot.
If Play Contents Range is enabled, it moves the playhead to the beginning of the contents of the selected shot.
Play/Pause Starts and stops playing back a take according to the current connected apps.
Play Contents Range When enabled, instructs the Take Recorder to play only the range of the selected shot that includes contents from a take.
A take can start after the beginning of a shot and end before its end.
Live Sets the Take Recorder in Live mode, which allows you to capture and record takes through connected apps.
Start/Stop Recording Starts and stops the recording of a take according to the current connected apps.
This button is only available when you set the Take Recorder in Live mode and at least one client is connected.
Settings Opens the Live Capture section of the Project Settings window, where you can configure the recording frame rate, among others.