Once the preview of your session looks as required, and all required information was collected, it is time to start the recording:
▪Click 
, to start the actual recording of the currently displayed cameras.
During a recording session, the record button changes into a red STOP RECORD button:
Additionally you see:
oThe duration of the current recording is displayed as an ongoing time code.
oThe PAUSE button only appears when activated in the Scenario properties and has only effect on streaming sources.
oThe Edit recording metadata 
button allows you to add a description of your session.
Depending on your license and current configuration, the dashboard on the right side offers one or more additional operating panels that allow you to control different actions during a recording session.
Take a look at the following topics if one or more of these operating panels are available:
oMarker - Read the Log Observations chapter to learn all about logging Markers.
oEvent list - Read Event Lists & Timeline to learn how to make use of previously logged Markers.
oMicrophones - Read Participant Microphones if you setup contains individuell participant microphones, especially if you want to control the recording of these mics separately.
oVoice Speakers - Read Push-to-Talk if your lab was setup for direct communication between the control room and the test lab.
oVoice Speakers - Read Play Sounds & Noises if your lab requires prerecorded audio input initiated by the controller.
oAudio/Video - Read Live-Audio if you want to verify the audio for all sources or need to hear what is happening in the other room.
oBroadcast - Read Viewing Room Functionality if your lab includes one or more remote viewing rooms. Hide this panel in the application setting, if not in use.
oMedia Viewer - Read Stimulus Presentation to learn about sending media files to browser-based viewers.
oChecklists - Read Checklist Access if your setup includes this feature.
oPTZ Preset - Read PTZ Control for details about positioning your cameras, if you own one or more PTZ cameras.
oStudio view - Read Studio Recording Mode if you want the to switch between sources inside a single video stream.
oStudio preset - If you use the Studio Recording Mode, read Studio presets to learn how you can save predefined camera combinations per video feed
Multiple Sessions
If your video lab consists of multiple rooms and more cameras than those currently busy recording, it is possible to start an additional simultaneous recording session, using different cameras.
(providing that your recording system is powerful enough)
oEach session runs in a separate tab.
Note: It is also possible to review a previously recorded session during the recording of another session. Make sure you always close unnecessary sessions, to keep enough resources available for the recording and playback of a new session.
oTo open a previously recorded session during a recording, click the Home 
button to return to the VideoSyncPro Home Screen.
Stop Recording
To end the recording of your current session:
▪Click the 
button to end the recording for the current scenario.
IMPORTANT: After recording, Mangold VideoSync Pro Studio switches, depending on the settings, either to the Home screen or directly to the replay view, where you can watch the video material you have just recorded.
The video controls are located at the bottom of your screen:
