Background Video Recorder - Zena Apps

Background Video Recorder is the ONLY video recorder app in the market that records video in the background so you can use your phone as normal. NO ONE can tell you are recording video. Perfect for spy needs and to record secret videos. No camera shutter sound. No preview. One touch recording. HD video. Turn screen off and continue recording. Make and receive phone calls during recording. Many features.

No. Root is NOT required for this app.

• Video recording starts but where are my videos?
• Videos do not show in Gallery.
• Videos show in Gallery (not a typo, some users complain that videos show in Gallery and others complain they don’t)
• I cannot find my videos
• I cannot find my videos on the computer

If there is no error message when you start video recording, chances are the videos recorded fine and stored on your phone.

First let us make sure that your videos are recorded correctly. Follow the steps:

1. Go to BVR Preferences and uncheck the option for Hide Videos.
2. Note the folder name in Video Folder.
3. Now run BVR to record a video.
4. Go to the Gallery app. The video should now show in the Gallery. If not, restart your phone. The video should now show in Gallery.
5. To manually view the files, you will need a file manager app. The one that we recommend is Android File Manager. It is free and can be downloaded from Google Play store here.
6. Navigate to the Video Folder noted from step 2. You should see your videos.

Now let us hide the videos. Follow the steps:

1. Go to BVR Preferences and check the option for Hide Videos.
2. Now run BVR to record a video.
3. Go to the Gallery app. The newly recorded video should not show in Gallery. Note that the old files will remain in Gallery and will need to be manually deleted with a long press.
4. To locate the file manually, let us use the Android File Manager app. Launch Android File Manager and select Menu -> More -> About/Settings -> Android File Manager Preferences and check the Select View Hidden Files option. This will allow you to view hidden files in this app.
5. Now navigate to the Video Folder and you should see the file. Click on any file to play the video.

Downloading videos on the computer. Follow these steps:

1. Connect the phone to your computer and mount the SD card. Or your phone may default to media mode so you can directly view the files on your computer.
2. Navigate to the Video Folder and copy the video files.
3. If the video files do not show in Windows Explorer, press the Alt key once and go to Tools -> Folder Options -> View Tab and check the radio button for Show hidden files, folders and drives.
4. If you are still unable to view the files, try to restart your phone and try another computer.

• How to save to external SD card?
• How to save to SD card?
• Videos are saved to phone memory, but I want to store videos to the removable card

Android KitKat (Version 4.4.2) and newer

Android KitKat only allows recording to the Android/Data folder on the external SD card. This folder is also automatically deleted when the app is uninstalled. (You can thank Google for this ridiculous implementation!). Please note if you choose to record to the external SD card, please download/backup your recorded videos before uninstalling the app.

All Other Android Versions

Android is really bad about supporting external SD cards and does not provide API methods to save things to the external SD card. So phone manufacturers add the SD card option themselves. As a result the path is different on each phone. Samsung changes the path to the external SD card even between different models of its own phones!

Anyway, follow the following steps to store videos to the SD card.

1. Download a free app Android File Manager. It can be downloaded from Google Play store here .
2. Launch the app. On top, there is a bar with buttons. Slide the buttons until you see, EXTERNAL SD CARD. Click it.
3. On the topmost bar, you should see the path to the external SD card. For example, on my Galaxy SII it is /storage/sdcard1. Note this path on a piece of paper. Remember this path is case sensitive. So /storage/s dcard1 and /storage/S dcard1 are not the same paths.
4. Go to BVR Preferences and go the Video Folder option. Type the path noted from step 3. And add “/svr”. So in the example above, the path to type would be /storage/sdcard1/svr.
5. Record video with BVR and make ensure that files are saved to the external SD card.

• The phone makes shutter sound when recording starts
• The phone makes a click sound when recording starts
• I tried all mute methods (1-5) in BVR Preferences and none work
• How to mute the sound when recording starts
• After update, phone makes sound when starting the video recording

Some phones have the shutter sound locked in firmware as required by law. So it may not work, but on most phones one of the five methods we provide work should work. Let us try the following steps.

1. Go to Android –> Settings –> Sound and uncheck the option for Audible Selection (Play sound when making screen selection). This will disable sounds when touching the screen.
2. Go to BVR Preferences and try each Mute Method from 1 to 5. After each change, test with the BVR app to make sure that mute works. When you find the one that works, stop. This is the mute method you should leave your phone at.

In the rare case that none of the mute methods work, chances are your phone is firmware locked for the shutter sound. In that case, if you phone is rooted, you should be able to delete the shutter sound file from your phone. Just google how to disable camera shutter sound for your phone model.

If your phone is not rooted, sorry, but there are no other options at this time. But we will continue to work and add more ways. So stay tuned.

• Can you add zoom settings to the app?

Sure we can add it but decided not to. Since the video preview is not visible, how will you know how much to zoom? An alternative is to record the video in HD and crop the video to desired zoom on a computer. If you still think it should be there, email us with how you would like us to implement it.

• Some of my videos are corrupt?
• My videos don’t play
• Videos play with green lines

Please try the following steps:

1. Make sure it isn’t the the screen turning off that is causing the corruption. Please make a recording without turning off the screen. Some phones not support recording with the screen turned off.
2. Try a different video resolution. Please choose a different setting in Video Quality in BVR Preferences.
3. Uninstall and reinstall the app to reset everything to default.
4. Try with both the front and the back camera.
5. Try to download the recorded videos to a computer and play the file with VLC Player .

If still not fixed, please send us an email with your phone model and please include the details of what you tried.

• Is it possible to recover videos that have abruptly stopped recording if the phone dies from low battery?
• Video file is corrupt after phone ran out battery

In BVR Preferences, there is an option to check for battery level and stop the recording automatically. If you check this option, the recording will automatically stop when the battery reaches 5% level. So this problem can be avoided.

If you do get a corrupt recording, there is no guarantee but you may be able to recover the part of the file that was recorded. Download VLC Player from here and try. It is open source and provides a set of very powerful tools for mp4 diagnostics.

• When a file reaches 1799 MB (1.8 GB) it stops recording and starts a new file.
• Video files are split, not continuous.

Android (and all 32 bit systems) have a file size limit of 2 GB. The app breaks the video file automatically to prevent file corruption. You can stitch the files up into one larger video on your Windows PC (64-bit) using any of the free software available on the internet.

• Audio level is low.
• Cannot hear sound in video

BSR Screen Recorder Advantages

• Record anything you see on the screen as video, audio and pictures
• Save recorded screen videos to AVI and convert to SWF (Flash file), WMV (Windows Media Video) and EXE (Executable file)
• Save captured screen photos to JPG. PNG. BMP
• Select any portion of the screen for recording (Full Desktop, A Window, A Region, Picture In Picture. Auto-pan recording) (Click Here For Further Information)
• Option for recording only audio
• Preset region settings
• Records audio from your microphone, speakers ('what you hear'). CD Audio, MIDI etc.
• Audio source selection through BSR Screen Recorder including Window Vista and Windows 7
• Automatic audio-video synchronization during recording.
• Add, mix or append audio into video in BSR Movie Studio after recording. (Click Here For Further Information)
• WATCHIT Mode for WEBCAM RECORDING, VIDEO STREAM RECORDING in internet. (Click Here For Further Information)
• Record keyboard typings as subtitles while recording (Click Here For Further Information)
• Record your own watermark (Click Here For Further Information)
• Zoom In, Zoom Out while recording
• 2D and 3D zoom feature
• Dynamic 3D Zoom
• Draw to screen with various colors while recording
• Crash recovery
• Mouse cursor recording
• Custom mouse cursor selection (Click Here For Further Information)
• Records mouse click displays, animations and sounds (Click Here For Further Information)
• Mouse cursors highlights recording (Click Here For Further Information)
• Keystroke sound recording
• Record date and time display on your video (Click Here For Further Information)
• Schedule Recordings. Time and date settings for starting and stopping recordings (Click Here For Further Information)

Recording From Multiple Monitors

It is not possible to find any other screen recorder software which includes a Movie Studio at this price. With the Movie Studio you can cut and save portions from video, extract and save pictures from video, extract and save sound from video to WAV file, merge videos, create video from picture files, add or mix audio into video files, synchronize video and audio, resample video. At this price of $49.95, no any other screen capture software can do all these! All features listed above (including Movie Studio) is included in $49.95 price. (Click here for comparison of [$49.95 and [$89.95] price options)

Unique Features

WatchIt mode provides an optimized auto-capture recording. In case of enabling WatchIt mode, it automatically pauses recording when the video stream is frozen and starts again automatically due to changes in the video stream. This is useful for video stream recordings in internet.

Simultaneous Subtitles Recording

Records subtitles simultaneously which the user writes through the keyboard while recording the video.

Zoom In & Zoom Out While Recording (2D and 3D Zoom)

Zooms into any portion of the screen while recording. (F9 and F10 keys by default)

Powerful User Interface

BSR Screen Recorder is designed to occupy less space in your desktop to provide you a large area of recording. You can fold it, or make it run in system tray or you can set it to work completely invisible!

BSR Movie Lab (AVI Editor)

With Movie Lab, you can edit your screen capture videos and AVI files frame by frame. Add text boxes, callouts, images, pictures, mirrors, slow downs, speed ups, transitions, effects, highlights to your video. Prepare tutorials, software demos, presentations etc. at this price. $89.95 (Together with Screen Recorder) (Click here for comparison )

(Click here for further information on BSR Movie Lab )

Capture Streaming Video

Web Stream Recorder is a great tool for capturing streaming videos. You only need to run the tool and play videos in your browser or player. Here is short step-by-step tutorial.

2. Run the program.

3. Make sure that Auto-recording option is checked. This option allows record to start record catched videos without your additional actions.

4. Go to web site (as for example, YouTube ) and start playing video. When you will the first frames of video, recorder will alert about interception.

5. If recorder can get additional stream info, it will use it as final file name.

6. Click on toolbar butoon or right mouse click on the file and choose Open in Player to replay it offline.

As you can see, Web Stream Recorder 2015 is like one-touch software with very simple interface. It can record Windows Media, Real Media streams, Flash videos from YouTube, GoogleVideo and similar web sites, can capture Shoutcast mp3 music. Download free trial and try it yourself.