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VLC Media Player verison 1.0.0 GoldenEyeUnder VIEW / Advanced Controls there is a red button to "Record" Video whilst playing files. The Default directory for saving is "MyDocuments\". Can someone please advise how to change this path? I have scoured the advance controls of VLC but could not find one. (The only change I encountered was for Snapshots). Thanks

--input-record-path=<string>
Record directory or filename
Directory or filename where the records will be stored

http://wiki.videolan.org/VLC_command-line_help

I am not sure if that is it.

Hi: I will check this out : will post back with reuslts.
Thanks

Working 100% - thanks!!
Added a shortcut to the command string.
The only setback is that this shortcut must be run every time I need to enable "Record".
Once the VLC Player is shut down, it reverts back to default.
Thanks again - you have been very helpful.

I think you can add it to VLC config file. So it will be permanent option.

Indeed: I found the VLC config file as "vlcrc".
It is found in "C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\vlc\vlcrc (Windows Vista paths).
I edited the line :
# string (Record directory or filename)
#input-record-path=
with the string you supplied "--input-record-path=<string>" and now works as default.
Great suggestion!! Works fine - Thanks!

I discovered that 'red' record button yesterday while I was looking around trying to find out if I can edit video. I have some video that I would like to cut parts out of. I found that 'red' record button and said "Walaaah!! I found it!!! I thought I could start the video, get to a part I wanted to take out and hit 'pause' then drag the scroll bar to the place I wanted to pick back up, but to my surprise I found it did not work. Is editing a video even possible with the VLC? Thanks, Baalslayer

VLC isn't video editor, but you can use record button to create new video files. But the record isn't frame accurate so I would suggest some other tools for the job. (like AVIdemux)

Yes, I discovered that little trick when I tried to record then skip the portion of the video I did not want, and tried to start recording again, it simply started recording where I had hit Pause. So, when I just stopped it and went over to My Documents, there it was, so, I guess I could record the first minute and 20 seconds, stop it, then open it again and slide the bar to the place I want to begin recording again and record the rest. Then I have two videos, one is just over a minute long and the other is about 5 minutes long. It would be nice if I could combine them somehow into one video effectively getting the same result as having the ability to edit the video. I guess there is no feature on VLC to combine the two videos in to one? Thanks for your comments.

There is way to combine videos, but not in GUI
http://wiki.videolan.org/How_to_merge_a ... ple_videos

I am completely amazed that a group of people can program a player as good as VLC but can not figure out how to make a simple, user friendly config file that can set the directory to record, etc without resorting to difficult line commands.

I love the program but have to admit, it has a great fault, it is about the most user unfriendly program on the net.

I am completely amazed that a group of people can program a player as good as VLC but can not figure out how to make a simple, user friendly config file that can set the directory to record, etc without resorting to difficult line commands.

I love the program but have to admit, it has a great fault, it is about the most user unfriendly program on the net.

And we are still waiting for your work to improve it...

Let me give you an example:

This post says the file is saved in the "My documents" folder.

Guess what, in Vista there is "My Documents" but if you try to access it, It says you can not access it.

so, If i play a .RM which only VLC can play and repair easily, you hit the red button to record it in AVI then spend the rest of your life trying to find where VLC/Vista has stored it. You can Google until the cows come home but all the internet wants to talk about and help is here the "Streaming video's" are stored. Nothing about when you use the record button.
In the past year, I have yet been able to spend enought time in finding where that video is stored by VLC in Vista.

.rm files are difficult to record...
The mess that windows makes with the "My Documents" folder is a big issue, since it changes in all Windows versions.
Anyway, file a bug after having tried VLC 1.1.0-pre4 on trac.videolan.org

Believe me j-b, if i had the expertise I would but unfortunately my 50 years in data process has been in main frames.

Now it is up to you young guy to take over and improve the world of computers but we gave you a decent start.

Filing a bug ain't hard

After fighting for over a year about WHERE IS THE OUTPUT FROM RECORD stored, and finally just giving up and of it ever being on the GUI, They hit us between the eyes AGAIN.

I did a recording to 'split' an AVI and guess what?


The output is no longer in MPG but OGG. Now look at the preferences and see where you can fine this default. IF you do, 'you are a better man than me Gunga Din.

Now try to find utilities for OGG files.

I think they outsource this to overseas to the Microsoft contractors that write new IE code. That policy is, don't let get anything done, keep them busy on figuring how the new version workshttp://forum.videolan.org/posting.php?mode=reply&f=7&t=63218#

did a recording to 'split' an AVI and guess what?
The output is no longer in MPG but OGG.

What?

Red recording button doesn't do any transcoding, so the format of video and audio stays same.

Hello guys. I've been trying to set the custom record path as default as well but the procedure described in this thread doesn't seem to work for me. I did find the vlcrc file at c:\Users\Perplexer\AppData\Roaming\vlc\ and I edited it as described in an earlier post:

# Record directory or filename (string)
input-record-path=D:\Videos\

I then restarted VLC and clicked Record but the recorded video keeps being saved in c:\Users\Perplexer\Documents\

Any ideas ? I'm using VLC media player 1.0.5 Goldeneye on Windows 7 64-bit.

Ah I got it to work now. I used the GUI itself to set the path I wanted. I used this guide: http://wiki.robotz.com/index.php/Record ... o_With_VLC
I have no idea why editing the configuration file with Notepad did not work.

I am completely amazed that a group of people can program a player as good as VLC but can not figure out how to make a simple, user friendly config file that can set the directory to record, etc without resorting to difficult line commands.

I love the program but have to admit, it has a great fault, it is about the most user unfriendly program on the net.

And we are still waiting for your work to improve it...

Dont despair Jean-Baptiste. Some people want everything for free and perfect from day 1... You'll never change that kind.
I for (not only) one think that VLC is the non-plus ultra. I've used it privately and at work (as multimedia events technician) and love love love it.
Happy New Year!

(Just explored the record option today. Still figuring out how to deal with streams, but that's another story. One can easily learn by doing with VLC and I find that actually nice.!

To change record directory:
Tools / Preferences / Input & Codecs / Files: Record Directory or Filename

Spent all last night trying to find this & now found it from the above link this morning, so here^^ is what the link actually says.

I'm sorry, I can not find or specify a directory "Record" IP-TV. Win 7 x64 - vlc-2.2.0-git-20130922-0403-win64.

So no one knows where he writes ?

Have you read the post right above yours ?

To change record directory:
Tools / Preferences / Input & Codecs / Files: Record Directory or Filename