Play button does not become pause during recording

Play button does not become pause during recording

 

Hello all,

in the WM Capture instruction manual it is written:

Starting Recording

To start a recording, press the Record button. In a moment, the region you selected will be recorded as a video. As you're recording, the Record button turns into a Stop button, and Play becomes Pause.

However, with my program (I have the full version), the Play does not become Pause. For the work I am doing, I need to be able to pause during recording. How is this possible?

With many thanks in advance for help,

And kind greetings,

Aaron Epstein

Re: Play button does not become pause during recording

 

What version and recording format do you use?

Re: Play button does not become pause during recording

 

Version 5, format WMV.
I was told that the pause function only works with MPEG. Why is this the case? For my work I need to export immediately into WMV, and need the pause function.

Thanks in advance!

Many kind greetings,

Aaron

Re: Play button does not become pause during recording

 

http://www.wmrecorder.com/updates.htm

WM Capture 5.0
March 16, 2011
Pause is now available for all video formats.

Re: Play button does not become pause during recording

 

Thank you for your reply. I already have WM Capture 5, I ordered it last month (April 2011), after the March 11 update you spoke of.
If I go to the website to update (which shouldn't be necessary, it seems), I need to pay 7 Euros.

I would be grateful for help and clarity.

Thank you!

Aaron

Re: Play button does not become pause during recording

 

Sorry, but I don't really understant your question. If you have WM Capture 5 already (not a demo version), you don't need to update it.

WM Capture 4 was able to pause recordings when using MPEG-2 format only. You should be able to pause when using any format in WM Capture 5. If you have problems pausing WM Capture 5 recordings when using any format, I suggest you to submit a support ticket.

Re: Play button does not become pause during recording

 

Thank you, I posted a support ticket, and the reply was that the pause is only available for MPEG-2 format in WM Capture 5 (that is, this functionality has not been added to version 5).

Of course I can record in MPEG format and convert it to WMV afterwards, but I am concerned that the quality of the WMV will be lower than if I directly select the WMV format on WM Capture. Is my concern well-founded?

Thank you again for your replies.

With many kind greetings,

Aaron