Steam just announced the launch of a new recording feature for users called Game Recording. The feature which was previously in beta is now available to all players. However, you can do more than just record your gameplay with the new feature.
With Steam’s Game Recording, players can record, replay, clip, and share files directly from Steam. Players can save their recorded clips, export the video files, send them to other devices, send them to their phone, or create a share link that they can share with their friends.
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The Record in Background feature will allow Steam to “automatically record your gameplay when you start playing, so you don’t miss those unexpected moments”. When players choose this feature, the last 120 minutes of the video will be kept in a temporary format for the player to replay or save as permanent clips.
Alternatively, players can choose the “Record Manually” feature. When players choose this feature, they will need to activate the recording feature when they launch their gameplay. The shortcut to do that is Ctrl+F11.
Players can set the recording duration and quality levels for individual titles including setting “Do not record” and “infinite recording” options. This feature works with any game, as long as the game allows the Steam Overlay to run—including non-Steam games.
Another important feature of the Steam Recording feature is that it records only the game and not the desktop. According to the company, the Game Recording feature “minimizes CPU usage of video encoding by using the dedicated video encoding hardware of your AMD or Nvidia GPUs”.
The unique features of the Game Recording tool
There are several unique features that stand the Steam Recording tool apart when compared to other game recording tools already available on the market. Check out the different cool features below.
Timeline and Event Markers
This feature appears during active recording. Timeline-enhanced games generate event markers as relevant game events happen. Steam achievements and screenshots automatically create markers too.
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Player-Added Markers
Players can also add markers to games during recording as reference points to areas they want to watch later. It allows players to grab a clip or add notes to Background Recordings quickly.
Game-Added Markers
When playing timeline-enhanced games, the games can proactively notify Steam when relevant events happen. These events are represented with details specified by developers.
Game Mode Indicators
Games can control the appearance of the timeline to indicate the current state of the game – each game can use the display options to best suit its needs.
Highlight Viewer
Players can use playback controls to quickly navigate through the timeline – the ‘Jump to Next Event’ button can also act as a personal highlight viewer.
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In another recent upload, Steam included a disclaimer that tells players they are not buying the game but only purchasing a license to the game. Steam said the new feature works on Steam Deck. However, several gamers are disputing the claim.
Didn’t work on steam deck
— Gleb Rinner (@glebrinner) November 6, 2024
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