Glossary
Window capture
Window capture is a recording method that records the contents of a single application window, rather than the whole display.
What it means
Screen recording captures everything on a display: every window, the desktop, notifications, whatever is visible. Window capture is narrower. It records just one chosen window, so other apps, private messages, and pop-up notifications stay out of the recording even when they are on screen.
For recording a meeting, window capture is usually the better fit. It keeps the recording focused on the call and avoids accidentally catching an email or a chat in the background.
How this relates to Autorec
Autorec records the meeting window itself, not your whole screen. When it detects a Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet call, it captures that window through the operating system's capture API, so a notification or an unrelated app in the background does not end up in the file.
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