Recording and Exporting Videos in the XR Builder

Want to give your friends, family, or clients a sneak preview into your metaverse?

Record a video of your 3D creations to share them others, through your favorite social media channels or on a website. Videos and gifs can be easily recorded in the XR Builder. You can save the video file locally on your computer or upload to your Blocksmith account, or both!

How to Record and Export a Video

  1. Open the experience or project you want to record.
  2. Select the Export button in the Builder's top menu bar.



  1. Set up your video recording settings.
  2. Start the video recording.



  1. After recording, exit the Viewer to review your captured videos.
  2. Upload and/or save locally your preferred videos!



Quick Recording

Using Hotkeys

Use the following Hotkey to quickly start recording or stop recording a video.

  • Ctrl+R: Reliably starts and stops video recording no matter where you are in the Builder or Viewer. Uses default video recording settings.

Exporting and Recording Videos Tips

There are many options to record and export videos in the XR Builder, including recording in Augemented Reality and recording gifs! Here are some tips to help you record the best videos possible.

What to Record

Choose if you want to record editing in the Builder or playing in the Viewer. You even do both by Playing the Viewer while recording in the Builder! If you are using an Augmented Reality friendly tablet, you can also choose to record the scene in AR too.

Select the scene of the experience you want to record. You can transition between scenes while recording.

Want to show the aiming reticle in the Viewer in your video? If not, disable that option now.



Video Format

You can choose between recording an mp4 file or a gif.

  • MP4: this is the most common video file type. Any video you record in this format will be viewable by all.
  • GIF: a short, repeating video. Used for sparky social media posts, or for quickly showing off a feature.

Video Resolution and Framerate

The video's resolution and framerate are essential to getting a nice smooth and high-quality video.

  • Resolution: Affects how realistic and clear the video appears. Specifically, this changes the number of pixels in each video frame, affecting the visual detail of the video.
  • Framerate: Changes the speed at which each video frame is shown. This greatly impacts the look and feel of a video.

Video Bitrate

Bitrate defines how much data is encoded per second and is measured in Bits per Second. The results are comparable with the artefacts known from compression, the lower, the more compressed a video will look. A low bitrate shows pixelation especially over smooth gradients.
2000: Very high recording performance, small size, low quality playback
4000: High recording performance, small-medium size, medium quality playback
6000: Medium recording performance, medium size, good quality playback
8000+: Low recording performance, large size, very good quality playback
This really depends on the recording equipment being used. If recording is choppy or file size is a concern, we recommend reducing BOTH resolution and bitrate.