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Leverage Daily's Video Component System to create recorded content that is as engaging and dynamic as your live video experience.
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Video Component System
Recording modes for every use case
Record in the cloud
Record HD video and audio in MP4 or HLS format. Save your recordings in Daily's Cloud or your own Amazon S3 storage.
Record individual tracks
Save individual video & audio tracks to cloud storage. Configurable for compliance, post-processing, and AI use cases.
Record client-side (local device)
Record and save individual video & audio tracks locally. Ideal for professional and semi-pro production use cases.
Video Component System
Flexible preset layouts
Video Component System
Fully programmable recording
Daily's Video Component System is an easy way to add advanced, cloud-native recording features to your real-time app.
View VCS reelCreate and apply video grids and other custom layouts.
Render animated overlay graphics — like flying emojis, toasts, watermarks, and more.
Customize rendering and layout based on the user's platform and device.
VCS is a video-oriented layout engine based on pure JavaScript functions.
Embed video studio features
VCS offers familiar OBS features: multi-camera, graphics, smooth layout changes, and multiple aspect ratios (portrait, landscape).
Scalable and cost-effective
VCS runs on Daily's cloud infrastructure, managed for you and benefiting from Daily's economies of scale.
Video Component System
A complete cloud recording toolkit
Unlock the full potential of your content with fully dynamic, branded, customized recordings.
Easy to use, API-powered
Control recording and layout options directly in client-side code or using our REST API.
Multiple outputs
Record in multiple formats or with multiple configurations at the same time. Target both portrait and landscape mode. Save a composite and individual tracks.
High definition
Record in 1080p. MP4 output bitrate and HLS bitrate ladders are configurable for unique use cases.
Save individual tracks
Need separate audio and video tracks for each participant? Daily’s raw-tracks recording mode saves the raw audio and video streams, ready to import into your video editing software.
HIPAA, GDPR
You can specify cloud regions or your own S3 bucket to store your recordings according to your compliance requirements.
Custom layout options
Use one of our four preset layouts or design something unique with Daily’s Video Component System.