Introduction
The SundaySky Recorder enables you to quickly and easily record your screen or camera. After recording, you can edit and enhance the footage using all the features available in the Studio, including text and media overlays. The recordings function like any other video footage and can be added to any media placeholder in a scene.
The Recorder is accessed from the Media Library, and recordings created in your account are saved in an automatically generated folder named Recordings.
Here are some popular use cases for which the Recorder can be used:
- Product explainer
- Recorded presentation
- Meeting summary
- Announcement
- Company update
- Walkthrough
- Training video
Note:
Currently, you can record either your screen or your camera. In the near future, you'll be able to record both your camera and screen simultaneously, as well as your microphone and screen together. See the SundaySky Product Roadmap for more information.
Prerequisites
The minimum required Chrome version for using the SundaySky Recorder is 116, released August 15, 2023.
Before Recording
| 1. | If you're recording your screen, make sure the application you want to record is open. Close unnecessary applications that may distract or interfere with the recording. |
| 2. | If you're recording your camera, allow Chrome access to your camera and microphone. |
| 3. | Make sure that your camera is not being used for any other application other than SundaySky. You can't record with your camera in SundaySky if it's being used by other software, including videoconferencing apps. |
Recording
| 1. | Inside the Studio, click Media in the sidebar. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | In the Media Library, click Record. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Select what you want to record: your camera or your screen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Continue with the guidelines below, based on what you selected in the previous step. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4. | Continue to the After Recording section to learn about the actions that can be performed on a completed recording. |
After Recording
After stopping the recording, the footage is opened in the Preview Recording window. Several options are now available for managing the recording. Click through the tabs below the image to learn more about each one.
Preview
Click the play button to preview the recording.
Click the play button to preview the recording.
Re-record
Click Re-record to discard the current recording and begin the process again.
Click Re-record to discard the current recording and begin the process again.
Save
Click Save to save the current recording as is and return to the Studio. The recording is saved in the Recordings folder. Like any media asset, it can be renamed and moved to another folder in the Media Library.
Click Save to save the current recording as is and return to the Studio. The recording is saved in the Recordings folder. Like any media asset, it can be renamed and moved to another folder in the Media Library.
Edit recording
Click Edit recording to open the recording in the Asset Editor, where it can be cropped, trimmed, and edited in various ways.
Edit recording becomes available only after the recording is uploaded and processed by the SundaySky servers. If you click this button before the upload is complete, a progress bar will appear, showing the upload percentage. Once it reaches 100%, you will be able to access the Asset Editor.
Note the following important information about saving edits:
1. Any edits made to the recording before you click Save for the first time in the Asset Editor will overwrite the original file and those changes cannot be undone. This allows you to remove parts of the recording, such as 15 seconds of silence at the end or a mistake while reciting a line, resulting in a polished file in the Media Library that will require fewer changes in the future.
2. Once the recording is saved to the Media Library, any future edits can be reverted. Reverting an edit is useful because, after editing the recording to fit a specific placeholder (e.g. by cropping), you can always return to the previous version when you need to use the recording in a different placeholder.
Click Edit recording to open the recording in the Asset Editor, where it can be cropped, trimmed, and edited in various ways.
Edit recording becomes available only after the recording is uploaded and processed by the SundaySky servers. If you click this button before the upload is complete, a progress bar will appear, showing the upload percentage. Once it reaches 100%, you will be able to access the Asset Editor.
Note the following important information about saving edits:
1. Any edits made to the recording before you click Save for the first time in the Asset Editor will overwrite the original file and those changes cannot be undone. This allows you to remove parts of the recording, such as 15 seconds of silence at the end or a mistake while reciting a line, resulting in a polished file in the Media Library that will require fewer changes in the future.
2. Once the recording is saved to the Media Library, any future edits can be reverted. Reverting an edit is useful because, after editing the recording to fit a specific placeholder (e.g. by cropping), you can always return to the previous version when you need to use the recording in a different placeholder.
Discard
Click the X to discard the current recording and leave the Preview Recording window.
Click the X to discard the current recording and leave the Preview Recording window.
FAQ
| 1. |
Why is the Record button disabled in the Media Library? The SundaySky Recorder requires Chrome version 116 or higher. The Recorder is disabled if SundaySky detects an incompatible version. After you update Chrome, the feature will become accessible. |
| 2. |
I can't hear audio from the browser tab that I'm recording. Right-click the browser tab and then select Unmute site. |
| 3. |
I can't find the recording that I just made. Recordings are saved automatically in the Recordings folder in Your Media. From there, they can be moved to any folder in your account. |
| 4. |
How is the recording named? The naming convention is: Recording [timestamp] [user that created the recording] For example: Recording 03/11/2025 12:12 susan.adams@example.com As with any media asset, the name can be changed. |
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What types of edits can I make to a recording? SundaySky provides numerous tools for editing a recording. These include the following: Cropping Trimming Changing the hue, saturation, and contrast Adding a filter, special effect, and blur On the whole, all video asset editing tools can be used for recordings as well. |
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