vid:start-recorder

vid:start-recorder

Starts the recorder. If the recorder is already running this will cause an error to be raised. If desired, a recording width and height can be supplied. If width and height are not supplied, they will be determined from the first frame recorded.

Example:

vid:start-recorder
(vid:start-recorder 640 480)

Errors:

• Message "vid: recorder already started": The recorder has already been started. The existing recording should be saved or reset before starting the recording.
• Message "vid: invalid dimensions": The selected dimensions are invalid (one of the dimensions is zero or negative).