Media Recording — Webcam, Screen & Microphone Capture
Let your users create video without leaving your website. Recording happens in the browser — webcam, screen share, microphone or a still photo — and lands directly in your VideoShare VOD library. No desktop software to install, no files to upload, no third-party recording service in the middle.
Why Record On-Site
Asking someone to record a video elsewhere, export it, and upload it loses most of them. Every step is a place to give up. Recording in the browser collapses the whole process into one click, and it keeps the resulting media on infrastructure you control.
- 100% web based — modern browsers on desktop and mobile, nothing to install
- Record, preview, retry, approve — users review before anything is submitted, so quality stays high
- HD H.264 output with configurable quality, resolution and duration limits
- Lands in your library — recordings inherit VideoShare VOD transcoding, permissions, playback and monetization automatically
- Your data stays yours — no external recording service holding your users’ media
Recording Plugins
Media recording is delivered by a set of focused free plugins on WordPress.org. Install the ones that match where you want recording to appear — they all work alongside Video Share VOD.
Video Posts Webcam Recorder
Record into posts and user submissions. Users record video or audio from the browser and it becomes a post or an attachment. The original integration behind VideoShare VOD user video submissions.
- Record, stop, preview, approve, discard, retry
- Quickly insert recordings into posts
- Inherits VideoShare VOD player settings and automated processing
- Respects VideoShare VOD sharing permissions
Webcam Recorder Forms
Record into comment and contact forms. An HTML5 webcam and microphone recorder embedded where visitors already interact — comments, contact forms, feedback.
- Video or audio-only replies
- Works in comment threads and contact forms
- Moderation before publication
- Ideal for testimonials and video feedback
VideoWhisper Video for Tutor LMS
Record inside the course builder. Instructors capture webcam, screen share, microphone or photo content directly in the Tutor LMS Course Builder — no separate recording and upload cycle when authoring lessons.
- Webcam, screen, microphone and photo capture
- Recorded inside the Tutor LMS lesson editor
- Screen capture for software walkthroughs and slide narration
- Instructor-side authoring capture
Video Share VOD
The library behind it all. Whatever the recording surface, Video Share VOD handles what happens next — transcoding, thumbnails, HLS playback, access rules and monetization.
- Automatic transcoding and thumbnail generation
- Adaptive HLS playback on every device
- Private, members-only or public access rules
- Pay-per-view, subscriptions, tipping and credits
What People Build With It
- Video testimonials — customers record a short clip on your site instead of promising to email one later
- Applications and auditions — a video answer to a prompt, recorded and submitted in one flow
- Course and lesson authoring — instructors record lessons and screen walkthroughs inside the course builder
- Async video messaging — video replies in comment threads instead of another round of text
- Support and bug reports — a user screen-records the problem rather than trying to describe it
- Video Q&A and community posts — members answer each other on camera
- Creator submissions — contributors record directly into a monetised library
Technical Notes
- Capture: browser MediaRecorder — webcam video, screen share, microphone-only audio, still photo
- Output: H.264 video / AAC audio, quality and duration configurable per surface
- Processing: FFmpeg transcoding via Video Share VOD (included on all site2stream.com video plans)
- Playback: adaptive HLS, browser-native, no plugin required
- Permissions: recordings follow the same access and monetization rules as any other video in the library
- Requirements: HTTPS (browsers only grant camera and microphone access on secure origins)
Note: the Tutor LMS integration currently covers instructor-side authoring capture. Student video submissions, enrolment-gated live rooms and proctoring are available as custom work — ask us.
Get Started
All recording plugins are free on WordPress.org and work with the free Video Share VOD plugin on your own hosting. For a managed setup with transcoding, storage and support handled for you, turnkey video site plans start at $20/mo.