Question / Help Recording?

[Baku]

After I reinstalled OBS because of some updating issues I noticed there is a Start Recording button. How does it work? Could it be used to make youtube videos and such?

 

[vbdkv]

You have always been able to make whatever you recorded into youtube videos.
Start recording will record to a local video file on your hdd, start streaming will stream (and record locally to hdd if you have it enabled).

 

[Sapiens]

A few updates back the Start Recording button was added so that users didn't have to change Settings > Broadcast Settings > Mode between Live Stream and File Output Only depending on whether they wanted to stream or record. Now you have both of those options on the main window.

For the button to work you need to go to Settings > Broadcast Settings, check the "Save to file" box, and define a location for the files to be saved. After clicking the Browse button and navigating to a folder you can either give a specific file name, or enter % for the file name to have OBS generate one automatically based on the date and time.

 

[Baku]

Ok thanks :D