Is it possible to record one app while using another?

Hey. What I mean is, can I record an app that's in the background? Like recording a game while I'm browsing Firefox, or recording Firefox while I'm browsing my PC. With only one monitor, that is.

koala

Active Member

Yes, this is possible. The app you're recording must not be minimized. Minimized apps usually stop rendering, so there isn't anything to record. An app whose window is just obscured by other apps can be recorded.
Not possible to record is a non-active tab within your browser. You can only record the currently active and visible tab of a browser. If you need this, open a new browser window, not just a tab, and run the thing you want to record in that window.

Fitey

Member

Hey. What I mean is, can I record an app that's in the background? Like recording a game while I'm browsing Firefox, or recording Firefox while I'm browsing my PC. With only one monitor, that is.

use Window capture

Flequi

New Member

Yes, this is possible. The app you're recording must not be minimized. Minimized apps usually stop rendering, so there isn't anything to record. An app whose window is just obscured by other apps can be recorded.
Not possible to record is a non-active tab within your browser. You can only record the currently active and visible tab of a browser. If you need this, open a new browser window, not just a tab, and run the thing you want to record in that window.

Usually I use the Display Capture source. To do what I'm saying I should another one, right? Could you please show me where can I learn this process? Or just telling me if it's just a matter of changing to another default source.

Edit: sorry, I didn't read correctly Fitey's answer.