Quick Start Guide

Welcome to WM Recorder 14

WM Recorder is incredibly easy to use. You can make your first recording of almost any video or audio stream in minutes.

To open WM Recorder, click the WM Recorder 14 icon on your Windows desktop. This is what you will see:

       

 

Here's how to make your first recording:

Using your browser, play the video or audio you want to record. Here are some popular sites to try:

Recording starts automatically. The RECORD button changes into a STOP button, and the URL and file name are displayed:

Troubleshooting YouTube and similar sites: In extremely rare cases, you may need to change to WMX mode, then open a browser window from within WM Recorder to record YouTube-like sites. First choose Mode, WMX, then restart WM Recorder and choose Options, Open Web Browser to start.

To change the saved file name, click OPTIONS and rename the file at any time.

Recording stops when an audio or video clip has been completely captured, or when you click the STOP button.

Here's how to play the recording:

  1. Click View. A dialog like this appears:



  2. Double-click on the clip to play, or select a clip and click PLAY. The clip will start playing.


OK -- you're an expert now. Start making your own recordings!

If you want to learn more about WM Recorder, read the full User Guide here.

Demo Version: When you first install WM Recorder, it operates in Demo mode. This gives you access to the full functionality of WM Recorder, except you can only record clips up to 5 minutes long. Once you purchase a registration code, you have unlimited use of WM Recorder.