MediaRecorder()

The MediaRecorder() constructor creates a new MediaRecorder object that will record a specified MediaStream. The object can optionally be configured to record using a specific media container (file type), and, further, can specify the exact codec and codec configuration(s) to use by specifying the codecs parameter.

Syntax

var mediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder(stream[, options]);

Parameters

stream
The MediaStream that will be recorded. This source media can come from a stream created using navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia() or from an <audio>, <video> or <canvas> element.

options Optional

A dictionary object that can contain the following properties:

  • mimeType: A MIME type specifying the format for the resulting media; you may simply specify the container format (the browser will select its preferred codecs for audio and/or video), or you may use the codecs parameter and/or the profiles parameter to provide detailed information about which codecs to use and how to configure them. Applications can check in advance if a mimeType is supported by the user agent by calling MediaRecorder.isTypeSupported().
  • audioBitsPerSecond: The chosen bitrate for the audio component of the media.
  • videoBitsPerSecond: The chosen bitrate for the video component of the media.
  • bitsPerSecond: The chosen bitrate for the audio and video components of the media. This can be specified instead of the above two properties. If this is specified along with one or the other of the above properties, this will be used for the one that isn't specified.

If bits per second values are not specified for video and/or audio, the default adopted for video is 2.5Mbps, while the audio default is adaptive, depending upon the sample rate and the number of channels.

Exceptions

NotSupportedError
The specified MIME type is not supported by the user agent.

Example

This example shows how to create a media recorder for a specified stream, whose audio bit rate is set to 128 Kbit/sec and whose video bit rate is set to 2.5 Mbit/sec. The recorded media data will be stored in an MP4 wrapper (so if you gather the chunks of media data and save them to disk, they will be in an MP4 file).

...
if (navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia) {
  var constraints = { audio: true, video: true };
  var chunks = [];

  var onSuccess = function(stream) {
    var options = {
      audioBitsPerSecond : 128000,
      videoBitsPerSecond : 2500000,
      mimeType : 'video/mp4'
    }
    var mediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder(stream,options);
    m = mediaRecorder;

...
  }
}

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
MediaStream Recording Working Draft Initial definition

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
MediaRecorder() constructorChrome Full support 47Edge Full support 79Firefox Full support 25IE No support NoOpera Full support 36Safari No support NoWebView Android Full support 47Chrome Android Full support 47Firefox Android Full support 25Opera Android Full support 36Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 5.0
options objectChrome Full support 49Edge Full support 79Firefox Full support 43IE No support NoOpera Full support 36Safari No support NoWebView Android Full support 49Chrome Android Full support 49Firefox Android ? Opera Android Full support 36Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 5.0

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See also