Recordings

From Studio's Encoding and recording block:

You choose the format when recording:

• MKV: survives a power cut or an unexpected close; what was recorded up to that point isn't lost.
• MP4: the format every editor and network accepts; open it and upload it without converting anything. If Studio closes mid-recording, that file can't be opened.

Yes. The recording uses its own quality, separate from the stream's. Keep in mind that's two encodes at once: on tight computers, lower the quality of one of them.

With the ⚙ gear on the Encoding and recording block: resolution, fps, bitrate and encoder (graphics card or processor). Use the graphics card if you have one: it loads the computer much less.

The stream quality is set separately, in Livestreaming → Emission.

On your computer. You see them in Recordings, in the side menu: you can watch them, open their folder or take them to Clips IA. The folder button on the recording block also opens that folder.

A clip is the last few seconds of what happened, saved with Studio's Save clip button, with no need to be recording. They show up in Recordings.

You set the length in Settings → Preferences → Clip duration.

It usually happens when switching speakers or headphones mid-recording. The video keeps recording, but from that point it's silent. Stop the recording and start another with the new device already connected.