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Computer Shutdown Before Recording Saved is Temp File Available? by MsgPlusDM on 06-17-2012 at 11:41 PM
My computer lost power before the video recording of my Skype conversation with my family wishing me a happy father's day could be saved.
Where is the temp file stored that is made while the recording is in progress? Is there a way to recover the video from that temp file?
RE: Computer Shutdown Before Recording Saved is Temp File Available? by matty on 06-18-2012 at 05:45 PM
RE: Computer Shutdown Before Recording Saved is Temp File Available? by MsgPlusDM on 06-20-2012 at 12:53 AM
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Originally posted by MsgPlusDM
Where is the temp file stored that is made while the recording is in progress?
Well, I unfortunately found out the answer to this question myself.... I got another Skype call, and after the call I opened Process Monitor (procmon.exe) from SysInternals and found that the temp file was located here:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Temp\SkypePlus
Unfortunately for me, SkypePlus cleans up after itself, deleting any previous files from that location.
The actual process name that does the encoding (for those of you wondering) is "ffmpeg.exe". That's what you'd filter for in procmon if you want to zero in on the process / files in question.
It takes a file called video.wmv and encodes it into a file called FinalVideo.avi before it ultimately moves the completed file to whatever you designated as your output folder.
It should be noted that it DOES NOT use your final folder at all until it is done, so wherever your app data local folder happens to be (i.e. on your C: drive, and that drive is low on space, directing MSGPlus to store videos on some other drive doesn't stop it from consuming all that space while recording).
The temp files: both the raw recording file (the wmv) and the encoded file (the avi) end up temporarily while the encoding is taking place.
Bottom line: had I known this information BEFORE I got my last call maybe I could have saved the .wmv by navigating to the folder before the next session. As it is now, the file is likely lost forever.