Component: AVRecorder ---------------------- Audio and video recording, e.g. using webcam. Functions to record audio and/or video files. | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | [6.1](newinversion61.md "First functions introduced with version 6.1.") / [14.1](newinversion141.md "Newest functions in version 14.1.") | ✅ 83% | 🔶 68% | ❌ No | 🔶 2%, on macOS and Windows | ✅ 85% | | Item | Details | |:--|:--| | [AVRecorder.AddPreviewToWindow](AVRecorderAddPreviewToWindow.md) Adds a preview area to the window. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.AddPreviewWithControl](AVRecorderAddPreviewWithControl.md) Adds a preview area to the window using placeholder control. | Mac/Win/iOS 10.3 | | [AVRecorder.AudioDeviceCount](AVRecorderAudioDeviceCount.md) Queries number of audio devices found by the plugin. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.AudioDeviceInfo](AVRecorderAudioDeviceInfo.md) Queries details about audio device. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.AuthorizationStatusForMediaType](AVRecorderAuthorizationStatusForMediaType.md) Queries authorization status for audio/video recording. | Mac/iOS 8.4 | | [AVRecorder.AvailableReactionTypes](AVRecorderAvailableReactionTypes.md) Returns a list of reaction types which can be passed to performEffectForReaction. | Mac/iOS 13.5 | | [AVRecorder.CanPerformReactionEffects](AVRecorderCanPerformReactionEffects.md) Indicates whether reactions can be performed on a particular AVCaptureDevice. | Mac/iOS 13.5 | | [AVRecorder.CaptureStillPhoto](AVRecorderCaptureStillPhoto.md) Captures a still image. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.2 | | [AVRecorder.ClosePreview](AVRecorderClosePreview.md) Closes the preview view. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.CurrentQRCode](AVRecorderCurrentQRCode.md) Queries current QRCode. | Mac/Win/iOS 8.4 | | [AVRecorder.EncoderCount](AVRecorderEncoderCount.md) Queries number of encoders found by the plugin. | Win only 9.1 | | [AVRecorder.EncoderInfo](AVRecorderEncoderInfo.md) Queries details about video encoders. | Win only 9.1 | | [AVRecorder.GetAudioDevice](AVRecorderGetAudioDevice.md) Queries name of audio device in use. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.GetAutomaticallyAdjustsVideoMirroring](AVRecorderGetAutomaticallyAdjustsVideoMirroring.md) Queries whether automatically mirroring is enabled. | Mac/iOS 7.4 | | [AVRecorder.GetEncoder](AVRecorderGetEncoder.md) Queries name of current encoder. | Win only 9.1 | | [AVRecorder.GetFilePath](AVRecorderGetFilePath.md) Queries the current file path. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.GetVideoDevice](AVRecorderGetVideoDevice.md) Queries name of video device in use. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.GetVideoMirrored](AVRecorderGetVideoMirrored.md) Queries whether video should be mirrored. | Mac/iOS 7.4 | | [AVRecorder.GetVideoOrientation](AVRecorderGetVideoOrientation.md) Queries current video orientation. | iOS 14.1 | | [AVRecorder.HasQRCode](AVRecorderHasQRCode.md) Whether we have a QRCode. | Mac/Win/iOS 8.4 | | [AVRecorder.Init](AVRecorderInit.md) Starts a new recording session. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.IsRecording](AVRecorderIsRecording.md) Queries whether we are recording. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.IsVideoMirroringSupported](AVRecorderIsVideoMirroringSupported.md) Queries whether video mirroring is supported. | Mac/iOS 7.4 | | [AVRecorder.List](AVRecorderList.md) Lists all IDs of recorder objects. | Mac/Win/iOS 13.0 | | [AVRecorder.PerformEffectForReaction](AVRecorderPerformEffectForReaction.md) Triggers a specified reaction on the video stream. | Mac/iOS 13.5 | | [AVRecorder.ReactionEffectGesturesEnabled](AVRecorderReactionEffectGesturesEnabled.md) A function indicating whether gesture detection will trigger reaction effects on the video stream. | Mac/iOS 13.5 | | [AVRecorder.ReactionEffectsEnabled](AVRecorderReactionEffectsEnabled.md) Whether reaction effects are enabled. | Mac/iOS 13.5 | | [AVRecorder.Release](AVRecorderRelease.md) Releases a recording session. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.ReleaseAll](AVRecorderReleaseAll.md) Releases all recording sessions. | Mac/Win/iOS 10.5 | | [AVRecorder.RequestAccessForMediaType](AVRecorderRequestAccessForMediaType.md) Requests permissions for media type. | Mac/iOS 8.4 | | [AVRecorder.SetAudioDevice](AVRecorderSetAudioDevice.md) Sets the audio device to use. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.SetAutomaticallyAdjustsVideoMirroring](AVRecorderSetAutomaticallyAdjustsVideoMirroring.md) Set whether to allow automatically mirroring. | Mac/iOS 7.4 | | [AVRecorder.SetEncoder](AVRecorderSetEncoder.md) Sets the encoder to use for video. | Win only 9.1 | | [AVRecorder.SetFilePath](AVRecorderSetFilePath.md) Sets the file path for recording. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.SetScreenInput](AVRecorderSetScreenInput.md) Sets video input to screen. | Mac only 8.4 | | [AVRecorder.SetVideoDevice](AVRecorderSetVideoDevice.md) Sets the video device to use. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.SetVideoMirrored](AVRecorderSetVideoMirrored.md) Sets mirror state. | Mac/iOS 7.4 | | [AVRecorder.SetVideoOrientation](AVRecorderSetVideoOrientation.md) Sets the video orientation for iOS. | iOS 14.1 | | [AVRecorder.ShowPropertyDialog](AVRecorderShowPropertyDialog.md) Shows property dialog. | Win only 9.1 | | [AVRecorder.StartPreview](AVRecorderStartPreview.md) Starts the preview. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.StartQRCodeDetection](AVRecorderStartQRCodeDetection.md) Starts QRCode detection. | Mac/Win/iOS 8.4 | | [AVRecorder.StartRecording](AVRecorderStartRecording.md) Starts recording. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.StopQRCodeDetection](AVRecorderStopQRCodeDetection.md) Stops QRCode detection. | Mac/Win/iOS 8.4 | | [AVRecorder.StopRecording](AVRecorderStopRecording.md) Stops recording. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.VideoDeviceCount](AVRecorderVideoDeviceCount.md) Queries number of video devices found by the plugin. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.VideoDeviceInfo](AVRecorderVideoDeviceInfo.md) Queries details about video device. | Mac/Win/iOS 6.1 | | [AVRecorder.VideoResolutions](AVRecorderVideoResolutions.md) Queries list of video resolution details for the selected camera. | Win only 11.5 | 47 functions shown. These functions require a license (79%). ### Release notes - **Version 14.4** - Fixed a problem with [AVRecorder.AddPreviewWithControl](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderAddPreviewWithControl.shtml) positioning the layer for FileMaker 21. - **Version 14.1** - Added [AVRecorder.GetVideoOrientation](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderGetVideoOrientation.shtml) and [AVRecorder.SetVideoOrientation](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderSetVideoOrientation.shtml) function. - **Version 13.5** - Added functions to work with reaction effects on macOS 14 and iOS 17 with AVRecorder: [AVRecorder.AvailableReactionTypes](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderAvailableReactionTypes.shtml), [AVRecorder.CanPerformReactionEffects](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderCanPerformReactionEffects.shtml), [AVRecorder.PerformEffectForReaction](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderPerformEffectForReaction.shtml), [AVRecorder.ReactionEffectGesturesEnabled](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderReactionEffectGesturesEnabled.shtml) and [AVRecorder.ReactionEffectsEnabled](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderReactionEffectsEnabled.shtml) functions. - Changed [AVRecorder.Release](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderRelease.shtml) to stop session if it is running. - Fixed a problem with [AVRecorder.AddPreviewWithControl](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderAddPreviewWithControl.shtml) and [AVRecorder.StartRecording](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderStartRecording.shtml) functions when they returned OK instead of the error. - Fixed a problem with [AVRecorder.AddPreviewWithControl](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderAddPreviewWithControl.shtml) picking wrong window if layout and window had same name. - **Version 13.0** - Added [AVRecorder.List](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderList.shtml) function. - **Version 12.0** - Added [AVRecorder.VideoResolutions](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderVideoResolutions.shtml) function for Windows. - Added new parameters for [AVRecorder.SetVideoDevice](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderSetVideoDevice.shtml) function to pick desired width and height of resolution. - **Version 11.3** - Improved [AVRecorder.AudioDeviceInfo](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderAudioDeviceInfo.shtml), [AVRecorder.SetAudioDevice](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderSetAudioDevice.shtml), [AVRecorder.SetVideoDevice](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderSetVideoDevice.shtml) and [AVRecorder.VideoDeviceInfo](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderVideoDeviceInfo.shtml) to query device list automatically. - **Version 11.2** - Fixed problem on Windows with [AVRecorder.AddPreviewWithControl](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderAddPreviewWithControl.shtml) and [AVRecorder.AddPreviewToWindow](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderAddPreviewToWindow.shtml) not using the FileMaker window, but a separate one. - **Version 10.5** - Added [AVExport.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVExportReleaseAll.shtml), [AVRecorder.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderReleaseAll.shtml), [CoreML.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/CoreMLReleaseAll.shtml), [DNSLookup.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DNSLookupReleaseAll.shtml), [Dictionary.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DictionaryReleaseAll.shtml), [FM.SQL.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/FMSQLReleaseAll.shtml), [JS.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JSReleaseAll.shtml), [JavaScript.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JavaScriptReleaseAll.shtml), [LDAP.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/LDAPReleaseAll.shtml), [PDFKit.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/PDFKitReleaseAll.shtml), [PKCS12.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/PKCS12ReleaseAll.shtml), [PKCS7.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/PKCS7ReleaseAll.shtml), [PKey.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/PKeyReleaseAll.shtml), [SSH.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/SSHReleaseAll.shtml), [WinSendMail.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WinSendMailReleaseAll.shtml), [WindowsML.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WindowsMLReleaseAll.shtml), [WordFile.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WordFileReleaseAll.shtml), and [X509.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/X509ReleaseAll.shtml). - Fixed crash with [AVRecorder.StartPreview](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderStartPreview.shtml), [AVRecorder.AddPreviewWithControl](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderAddPreviewWithControl.shtml) and [AVRecorder.AddPreviewToWindow](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderAddPreviewToWindow.shtml) if you call those twice. - **Version 10.3** - Added [AVRecorder.AddPreviewWithControl](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderAddPreviewWithControl.shtml) function. - Added rotation parameter for [AVRecorder.AddPreviewWithControl](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderAddPreviewWithControl.shtml) function. - Fixed [AVRecorder.StartPreview](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderStartPreview.shtml) for iOS to position layer correctly. - Fixed problem on iOS with [AVRecorder.CaptureStillPhoto](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderCaptureStillPhoto.shtml) function. - Rewrote parts of [AVRecorder.AddPreviewToWindow](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderAddPreviewToWindow.shtml) and [WebView.Create](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WebViewCreate.shtml) for Mac/iOS to work better. 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