RECORDING
Capture the field interface to MP4
RECORD A SESSION
- Click REC or press
F9. - SPECTER captures the app window to MP4 (H.264).
- Stop again with
F9or REC. - If a fallback transcode runs, wait for the progress bar to finish before closing the app.
Bitrates are optimized for smaller files on long investigations, so an all-night session does not fill a drive.
TRANSCODE PROGRESS
If the app has to fall back to a temporary WebM capture, it converts the file to MP4 after you stop. A transcode progress bar appears until the MP4 is ready. Do not close SPECTER until it finishes, or the final file may be incomplete.
TROUBLESHOOTING
| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
| Recording won't start | Check Windows screen-capture permission; run as a normal user (not an RDP-locked session). |
| Long wait after stop | A transcode is in progress, watch the progress bar. |
| Huge file | Use a medium bitrate in settings; update to the build with the ffmpeg pipe. |
| No audio | Check the recording audio device in settings. |
More in the troubleshooting index.