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wdcapturesession is a PC command-line tool that records live video during game tests. It encodes in H.264 or HEVC at 30 frames per second and outputs to .mp4 format.
Prerequisites
- Windows 10 or later with support for Windows Graphics Capture.
Usage
The wdcapturesession tool supports the following command-line arguments:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| wdcapturesession start | Starts a video capture session. |
| wdcapturesession stop | Stops a video capture session. |
| wdcapturesession status | Shows the current video capture state. |
| wdcapturesession list-displays | Lists all monitor indexes. |
| wdcapturesession feedback | Opens the Feedback Hub app to report a bug or suggestion. |
wdcapturesession start
Starts a video capture session.
wdcapturesession start [--filepath <filepath>] [--duration <max-duration>] [--monitor <monitor>]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--filepath, -f, /f |
Path to the output .mp4 file. If not specified, a timestamped filename is generated automatically. |
--duration, -d, /d |
Maximum number of seconds to record. Minimum is 10 seconds. Default is 3600 seconds (1 hour). |
--monitor, -m, /m |
Monitor index to capture. Use wdcapturesession list-displays to see available monitors. If not specified, the primary monitor is used. |
wdcapturesession stop
Stops the video capture session and finishes writing the output to the .mp4 file. This operation fails if no capture session is in progress.
wdcapturesession stop
wdcapturesession status
Shows the current video capture session state.
wdcapturesession status
wdcapturesession list-displays
Lists all monitor indexes.
wdcapturesession list-displays
wdcapturesession feedback
Opens the Feedback Hub app to report an Xbox game development bug or suggestion.
wdcapturesession feedback
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Remarks
For more information about installing and launching PC Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) titles, see Using Microsoft Game Development Kit tools to install and launch your PC title.