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wdcapturesession is a PC command-line tool used for recording live video captures during game tests. It uses H264/HEVC encoding at 30fps to start and stop captures of your game on your PC.
Prerequisites
-NET 8.0 runtime or later
-Windows 10 or later with support for Windows Graphics Capture.
Usage
The wdcapturesession tool supports the following command-line arguments:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| wdcapturesession start | Starts video capture |
| wdcapturesession stop | Stops video capture |
| wdcapturesession status | Shows the current video capture state |
| wdcapturesession list-displays | Lists all monitor indexes |
wdcapturesession start
Starts a video capture session.
wdcapturesession start [/f:<filepath>] [/d:max-duration] [/m:monitor]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
/f |
Directory of the specified output file |
/d |
Specifies the maximum number of seconds for the recording. |
/m |
Specifies the monitor index to capture. If none is selected, will use default |
wdcapturesession stop
Stops a video capture session and completes writing the file to the resulting mp4 file. This operation will fail if no capture is in progress.
wdcapturesession stop
wdcapturesession status
Shows the current video capture session state.
wdcapturesession status
wdcapturesession list-displays
Lists all monitor indexes.
wdcapturesession list-displays
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Remarks
For more information on installing and launching PC Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) titles, see Utilizing Microsoft Game Development Kit tools to install and launch your PC title.