The Shadow time is the maximum length of the shadow recording. The Mode can be Shadow & Manual which allows you to record in both modes, Shadow only which only allows shadow recordings to be saved, Manual only which disables the shadow recording (you might want this for LPs where you don't need shadow recordings), or 'stream to Twitch.' (You can also get to these settings via the ShadowPlay section in the Preferences tab.) The cog next to the folder can be used to change various settings beyond the four displayed on the main dialog. Recordings are grouped into folders named after the game being recorded. The folder icon under the switch opens the directory where recordings are stored. So if you're playing a game and something neat happens, you can hit Alt-F10 to save that video. ShadowPlay also has another neat feature: when enabled, ShadowPlay will record a 'shadow' recording for the length specified in the 'Shadow time' setting. With it flipped on, you'll be able to record gameplay footage by pressing Alt-F9 when a game is running in fullscreen. To enable it, you'll first need to open the GeForce Experience and then click on the ShadowPlay button at the top.īy default the giant switch on the left will be off.

It's a great way to deal record games if you have an Nvidia graphics card.īy default it's disabled. ShadowPlay comes with any Nvidia card that's at least a 600 GTX.

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