In-experience video capture

In-experience video capture (or simply the video button) is a feature that was first released on February 28, 2011. It is a built-in video recorder for Microsoft Windows only. The video recorder isn't available on the Universal Windows Platform version of Roblox. tested this feature before release:
When the feature released, uploaded a video:
When this feature was added, it started to advent towards rapid usage. Before the date this was added, many people had used HyperCam, one of the best free recording programs at the time. By 2012, HyperCam-watermarked videos on Roblox were rarely seen on YouTube. This would be the best recording software for new or inexperienced users at the time before better software was introduced online.
Oftentimes, when uploading a video to YouTube, before or after a user starts recording, they would turn the camera towards the character's face or hold down the down arrow key or S key so it would look like the character is facing the viewer, and usually, say something to the viewer like "Hello YouTube". This to get attention from the other visitors in the experience server.
Although the feature continues to be used by some new or inexperienced users who want to create online Roblox-related videos, its usage has generally declined, especially among older or well-known users, with the advent of more professional video capturing software such as Bandicam, OBS Studio, Camtasia, or live streaming software. Using external recording software also permits users to use their voice to speak to viewers other than the in-game chat feature, so long as they have a microphone and it is enabled.
This tool is slowly being phased out in favor of Captures,which does similar stuff.
== Instructions ==
You must be on Microsoft Windows and not using the Universal Windows Platform app.
# Press 'Esc' to access the Menu (or click the Roblox icon shown beside). The Menu is used to control a variety of things in your Roblox Game Client such as the graphics and character controls.
# Select the 3 dots next to the leave button.
# A list of more options will show up. Select Record Video
Alternatively, users can press 'F12' to start and stop recording.
After you begin recording, the borders of your screen should be outlined in red.
== Upload to YouTube ==
This is a discontinued feature that allowed users to upload video to YouTube. Whenever you uploaded a video on YouTube that was captured in-game around 2010–2014, the name of the video would automatically be set to [Your username]'s ROBLOX video and the video description would automatically be set to Place description. Some Roblox users used Dailymotion (a website similar to YouTube), however, this was not an option on the Roblox menu. Users uploading videos to Dailymotion may have encountered certain problems with recording.
== Tips ==
* Try to hold your camera steady when doing either of these.
* Don't go near too many other visitors to the experience you are in if you have an old computer; it can cause major framerate issues.
* If your device is not powerful, turn your graphics down to prevent drops in framerate.
== Limitations ==
* Each recording is limited to 14 minutes.
* The recording will always be 854 × 480 at 18 FPS.
* Audio may be out of sync.
* Videos recorded by this feature are exported in Windows Media Video, a format that doesn't embed on many services like Discord, and is not supported on non-Microsoft devices without additional software.
== References ==
Category:Experience features