How to: Record a Video of Your Desktop as You Run Tests Using Test Settings
You can configure the diagnostic data adapter that records a video from Microsoft Test Manager and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. This diagnostic data adapter saves a video recording of the desktop session during the test with the test result or attached to a bug. Videos can help other team members isolate application defects that are difficult to reproduce.
To create a video recording, you must install the Expression Encoder 4.0 diagnostic data adapter software. For more information about which software to install, see How to: Install the Required Software to Create a Video Recording Using Test Runner.
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If you start your test run before you install Expression Encoder and you want to record a video of your computer desktop, you must stop your test run, install Expression Encoder, and run the tests again if. If you continue to run your tests, no video recording is created.
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The video recordings do not support multiple monitor configurations.
The following procedure describes how to configure the diagnostic data adapter for the video recorder from the configuration editor. These steps apply to both the configuration editor in Microsoft Test Manager and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
The video recorder can be used with either manual or automated tests. For example, if you run a coded UI test remotely you might want to record the desktop to see the coded UI test as it runs. For more information about how to capture a video recording remotely, see How to: Set Up Your Test Agent to Run Tests that Interact with the Desktop.
Configuring Video Recording for your Test Settings
To configure video recording for your test settings
Open the test settings that you want to configure for recording videos. For more information, see Creating test settings for manual tests or Create Test Settings to Run Automated Tests from Visual Studio.
In the test settings, select the Role to use to record the video.
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For manual tests and automated tests this would be the machine that runs the tests.
Select Video Recorder and then click Configure.
The Configure Diagnostic Data Adapter – Video Recorder dialog box is displayed.
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(Optional) Select the check box next to Save video recording if test case passes to specify saving video recordings for both failed and passed tests.
Under Video Quality, configure the following drop-down list options:
Frame rate: Specify how many frames per second you want to use in the video recording. The default value is 4 frames per second. Values between 2 and 20 can be specified.
Bit rate: Specify how many kilobytes per second to use in the video recording. The default value is 1024. Values between 1000 and 10,000 can be specified.
Quality(1-100): You can specify the quality of the video recording by selecting a range between 1 and 100. The default is 50 (mid-range).
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Video recording of the test cases uses lot of storage space on the server because it is stored with the test results.
If you are using Microsoft Test Manager, click Save. If you are using Visual Studio, click OK. The diagnostic trace collector settings are now configured and saved for your test settings.
Tip
To reset the configuration for this diagnostic data adapter, click Reset to default configuration for Visual Studio and Reset to default for Microsoft Test Manager.
See Also
Tasks
Create Test Settings for Manual Tests
Create Test Settings for Automated Tests as Part of a Test Plan
Create Test Settings to Run Automated Tests from Visual Studio
Concepts
Setting Up Machines and Collecting Diagnostic Information Using Test Settings
Running Manual Tests Using Test Runner
Recording and Playing Back Manual Tests
Change History
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December 2010 |
Added step 1 with link to information about how to create a test settings. |
Customer feedback. |