Teamviewer session recording - anyone use it and what video format is it?

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I was just messing around with the Teamviewer session recorder and found it to be pretty neat. I am wondering what someone would use it for. I would think that if one were to come across a problem having a video of it would come in handy. Also, if I am doing remote work and I come across questionable files of possibly illegal nature then it may be a good idea to have a video showing that they were there when you connected and you didn't put them there.

Does anyone record the entire length of their session just as a security measure on your end? I would think this could be a good practice to get into if you are dealing with a system that is crashing or if you just want piece of mind that you have proof of the work you did.

On another note, does anyone know what the limitations are on video length? Can the video be viewed outside of the Teamviewer program? I found that a 33 second clip was only 1.1 meg so an hour should be about
125megs. I also found a 2 minute clip is 4.4 megs and this had a lot of background changes.

So, what are your thoughts on keeping a log of your remote sessions? You should be able to log 6,700 hours of data on a 1TB drive, so it may be worth is as an insurance policy AND if you do make a mistake, you can go back and see what you did to help in the recovery.

Any other way to view it? I tried vlc and it was a no go.

Thoughts?
 
TeamViewer can be used for a number of applications besides remote support, including presentations. As I understand it the session recorder is there to record presentations, training sessions for archival purposes and remote support sessions where a record of actions can be recorded for liability and E&O protection.

To be honest I haven't used the recording feature so I am not sure if it can be viewed outside of TeamViewer.
 
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Teamviewer sessions recording

The Teamviewer sessions are recorded in their own proprietary .TVS format, so that they remain unchangeable. You can see more in section 5.2 of the following PDF

Teamviewer manual

You can only view the recording within Teamviewer itself.

If you need to record your sessions I'd highly recommend checking out CamStudio, which in an open source screen recording software I use for a variety of uses. I've used it for training videos and any other time I've needed to record the screen.
 
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