Recording Videos
When you execute tests in the Manual Testing window, you can record videos of the testing process. This is especially helpful when a test step fails and you want to outline when, where, and how the issue occurred.
The video will be attached to the test step where you started the recording from. For example: If you start the recording from step two and you continue with step three and four while the recording is yet running, the video will still be attached to step two.
Make sure that you have a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed and that the application is allowed to run. You can download JRE from Java SE Downloads. If your browser does not support NPAPI, Silk Central automatically offers to download and run a JNLP file, which is required to enable this feature. If you cannot download the JNLP file (for example due to security restrictions), refer to Manually Setting Up JNLP Files.
- Video recording is only supported on Microsoft Windows client machines.
- Video capturing on Microsoft Windows 10 N and KN editions is not supported.
- Video recording of WPF windows is not supported on Windows 7 Classic Theme.
- Recording videos at 4k resolution is not supported.
To record a video:
- Open the Manual Testing window. For more information, see Manual Testing Window.
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Click
(Show Details) on the left side to expand a test step.
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Click
(Record Video).
If your browser does not support NPAPI,
Silk Central automatically offers to download and run a JNLP file, which is required to enable this feature. If you cannot download the
JNLP file (for example due to security restrictions), refer to
Manually Setting Up JNLP Files. Once the JNLP application runs, click
again.
If suitable audio devices are detected, the video will be recorded with audio. If multiple devices are connected, the first
one detected will be used. Click
to enable the audio setting, as it is turned off by default. You need to re-start the video recording after changing this
setting.
The
Video Recording window appears and the recording automatically starts.
- When you are done, click Stop Video Recording.
- Enter a Result filename and click Upload File to attach the video to the test step. You can also click Save File to save it to your local computer.
- Click Close.
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To view the attached video, click
.
The
Attachments dialog box with a list of all attached files appears.
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You can delete attached files by clicking
(Delete Result File) or open the files by clicking
(Open).
Note: In this dialog box, you can only delete files you have attached during the current test run. You cannot delete files that were assigned to the test before the testing cycle/execution plan was started.