You can enable video capturing for a test element or an execution plan. The videos are added as a WMV video file to the result
files in the
Files page of the
Test Run Results dialog box. You can then analyze the videos, for example if errors have occurred during tests.
The
Video Recording setting in the
Deployment page of an execution plan can override the setting for a specific test element, which is included in the execution plan.
Limitations:
- Video recording is only supported on
Microsoft Windows client machines.
- Video capturing on
Microsoft Windows 10 N and KN editions is not supported.
- Video recording of WPF windows is not supported on Windows 7 Classic Theme.
- Recording videos at 4k resolution is not supported.
Note: To use video capturing on a Windows Server 2008 execution server, you need to install the following server features:
- Desktop Experience
- Quality Windows Audio Video Experience
To use video capturing on a Windows Server 2012 execution server, you need to install the following server features:
- Desktop Experience
- Media Foundation
Attention: The process of capturing videos is very CPU-intensive. Use this functionality only when needed. To use this functionality
you require a system with sufficient CPU power, for example a system with multiple CPUs.
Capturing a video for each individual test case in a suite is supported out of the box for JUnit 4 tests and
Silk Test Classic Plan tests. To use this feature for other test types, use the methods in the
TestCaseStartFinishSocketClient interface. For additional information, see
Indicating Start and Finish for Video Capturing.