Dynamically turn on recording
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Eric Tang
As a streamer, I want to be able to start my stream before "going live". This can help me gain confidence in my setup.
This can be implemented in the application by hiding the stream from users until the user clicks on "go live". But currently, if recording is on, the footage of the stream prior to "going live" is also recorded.
This can be solve by allowing a non-recorded stream to start recording in the middle of the stream.
Note, it probably doesn't make sense to stop recording in the middle of a stream.
Hunter Hillman
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Thom Shutt
The UX around this would need some thought, to differentiate between this case and the "I meant to turn on recording but forgot until part-way through the stream" case
Hunter Hillman
This seems reasonable and broadly applicable Eric Tang - but can you elaborate a bit on the specific use case? We've talked about solutions like this in the past, but it's never risen to "hair-on-fire" status
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Eric Tang
Hunter Hillman: a lot of streaming apps allow streamers to start their stream in OBS, and make sure things look good before "going live". In this period, the users don't want the stream to be recorded.
Example, I use Youtube Studio, and start streaming into Youtube Studio 30 mins before my scheduled stream. I make sure everything looks good, and then go live at the scheduled time. In this case, I don't want the first 30 mins to be included in my stream recording.