CaptureGemHow to Record From CameraPrive: A Quick Guide
Record public CameraPrive shows with the CaptureGem desktop app on Windows, macOS, and Linux. You don't need a CameraPrive account.
1. Install CaptureGem
Download CaptureGem for Windows, macOS, or Linux and open the desktop app. Use CaptureGem 2.14.13 or later. CaptureGem 2.14.8 fixed CameraPrive recordings that ended too early, and 2.14.13 fixed recordings that change resolution failing to convert with "no probed video resolutions available".
2. Copy the room link
Open the model's room and copy the address from your browser's address bar, such as https://cameraprive.com/br/room/model_username. The username is the last part of the address, so links without /room/, such as https://cameraprive.com/br/model_username, work too. Use the username from the address, not the display name shown in the room.
3. Add the stream
On the Record tab, paste the link into Enter URL or Username in the Add Stream panel. CaptureGem selects CameraPrive for you. You can also choose CameraPrive under Select Website and type just the username. Leave Monitor Only off so the stream is saved, then click Add Stream.
4. Record the show
If the model is in a public show, the status changes to Recording within a few seconds. Otherwise the Status column tells you why:
- Private: the model is in a private show.
- Offline: the model is offline, or no room exists at that address. A misspelled username also shows Offline, so check the spelling if a model you know is live stays offline.
- Errored: the room could not be checked or recorded.
Hover over a status to see more detail, including the reason for an Errored status.
Free version and auto-record
The free version saves up to 5 minutes per recording and lets you add up to 10 models. It records a model when you add or start them while they are live, so start the recording again if the model was offline. Premium removes those limits and adds auto-record: select the model on the Record tab, choose Modify Auto Record under Actions, and pick Record Always. CaptureGem then starts recording whenever the model comes online and restarts after a disconnect. To do this for every model you add, turn on Auto Record All Newly Added Models in Settings.
Open the Monitor tab to see live previews of everything you are recording.
5. Find your recording
When a recording ends, CaptureGem converts it into a video file; long recordings can take a little while. Open the Review tab to play, trim, tag or delete it, or click Open Video Folder on the Record tab. Recordings are saved as MP4 files by default. With Premium, each file is up to 60 minutes long by default, and auto-record starts the next file straight away. You can change the save location, the file length (Cap Video Segments at Duration (Minutes)) and the file container in Settings.
CameraPrive notes and troubleshooting
- Show ends or turns private while recording: CameraPrive closes the public room session, so the recording stops with Errored, often with "CameraPrive public room session ended" in the tooltip. That's expected. The part recorded before that is kept and converted as usual, and auto-record starts a new recording when the public show is back.
- "failed to initialize CameraPrive room …": CaptureGem couldn't read the room page. Check that the room opens in your browser and try again. If it keeps happening for every model, CameraPrive may have changed its site; update CaptureGem.
- "failed to authorize CameraPrive HLS …": CameraPrive's chat server didn't hand CaptureGem the public video stream. If the message ends with "room does not advertise HLS playback", the room isn't offering the kind of stream CaptureGem records. Try again later.
- "No probed video resolutions available": Recordings that changed resolution failed to convert with this error before 2.14.13. Update CaptureGem; after an update, recordings that failed to convert are tried once more.
- Quality: CaptureGem records the best quality the stream offers. When a show comes in more than one quality, you can set a lower limit for CameraPrive under Max Resolution Per Site in Settings > Advanced Settings.
If a recording keeps failing, update CaptureGem, check that the stream plays in your browser, and ask in our Discord community. Premium members can also send a failed recording to support.