Clipchamp Screen Recording Bug: Pausing Deletes Earlier Footage

Question

I’ve run into a repeatable issue in Clipchamp when using the screen recording feature with Pause/Resume, and wanted to document it here in case others are experiencing the same thing.

What should happen:

• When recording my screen, I should be able to hit Pause, then Resume, and the final video should include all recorded segments.

What actually happens:

• When I pause the recording, the remaining time counter behaves correctly — it stops during the pause and resumes once I continue.
• But after finishing the recording, the resulting video only contains the footage from the most recent resume.
• All content recorded before the last pause is missing.
• The final video length is correct, as if the earlier segments are still “counted,” but the actual video content is blanked out and replaced only by the newest segment.

In short:

✔️ Timer pauses and resumes correctly

❌ Final video includes only the last segment after the final resume

❌ All earlier recorded content is lost

This makes the Pause/Resume function unusable for screen recording, since anything recorded before the final segment is discarded.

If anyone has a workaround—or if the Clipchamp team is aware of this bug—I'd appreciate any updates.

Answer 1

Can confirm the same bug. Spent over an hour trying different options and even a different PC and see the same issue where pausing causes all recorded video prior to the pause to be deleted.

Amazing, that no QA was done on such a show stopper bug.

Answer 2

The described behavior is not documented as expected or supported behavior for Clipchamp’s screen recording. Official guidance indicates that screen recordings should behave like any other recorded or imported clip: they can be trimmed, split, and otherwise edited as a single continuous asset, and there is no mention of earlier segments being discarded when pausing and resuming.

Given that:

• Screen recordings are created via Create new > Screen recording or the Screen recording button on the Clipchamp homepage.
• After recording, Clipchamp allows trimming, splitting, adding music, or recording more, and then saving/exporting the result as a normal video.

The issue where only the last resumed segment appears in the final video while the total duration remains correct is not covered in the available documentation and is consistent with a product bug rather than a configuration or usage issue.

Recommended actions based on the documented workflow:

1. Avoid Pause/Resume for now
   • Record the full screen session in one take where possible.
   • If multiple segments are needed, use separate recordings via Record more and then arrange them on the timeline instead of relying on Pause/Resume in a single recording.
2. Use the editor to manage segments
   • After each recording, use Trim and Split to remove unwanted portions rather than pausing mid-recording.
   • If needed, record additional clips and place them sequentially on the timeline.
3. Export or upload as usual
   • When finished editing, export the video as MP4 using the Export button, or in the work-account experience select Finish to upload to Microsoft 365 or Upload to save to OneDrive for Business, as described in the documentation.
4. Report the bug via official support/feedback channels
   • Because this behavior is not described in the product documentation, it should be reported so it can be investigated and fixed in future updates.

Until the product is updated, the safest workaround is to avoid in-recording Pause/Resume and instead rely on multiple discrete recordings plus timeline editing (trim/split) to assemble the final video.

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References:

• Microsoft Clipchamp screen recorder
• Create a new screen recording
• How to make a screen recording
• Clipchamp support