VPT's live inputs bring a connected camera in as a source and can record it into a source folder

VPT has two live input sources for connected or built-in cameras. Activate a live source with its on/off button; VPT normally autodetects the camera and shows it in the monitor, otherwise use the settings button to pick the device. Cameras must be connected before VPT starts, or VPT has to be restarted to detect them. A live input can also be recorded straight into one of the video source folders: choose a destination from the ‘record to folder’ menu (e.g. 1video sends recordings to the folder behind the 1video source), click rec (it turns red) to start and again to stop. Recordings are auto-named xlive101, xlive102, and so on, so freshly captured footage becomes immediately available as a clip in that source.

Examples

Connect a webcam before launching VPT, activate 1cam, set ‘record to folder’ to 1video, hit rec to capture a take, stop, then select the new xlive101 clip in 1video to replay it on a layer.

Assessment

How do you get a connected camera to appear as a VPT source, and why must it be connected before launch? Where do recorded live clips go and how are they named?