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Is there a way to view a video while it's being recorded? Or, second choice if that's not possible, see the camera's view before recording starts so I can at least set it up? I only see black. This is not for live streaming. I only want to record video to my computer. The recording is working fine; the only problem is I can't see anything until I stop recording and play the finished video.

Here's an excellent tutorial illustrated with screenshots which details virtually every aspect of recording video with vlc:
https://slurptech.com/vlc-media-player-guide/