Built by people who got burned by recorders that quietly dropped a recording. This one won't.
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Accidental-exit protection
Recordings write straight to a persistent timestamped file in a crash-survivable MP4 layout, and stops finalize cleanly. Quit, Cmd-Q, a hard crash, or a full disk all leave a playable file - never a lost take.
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From tiny to truly lossless
H.264 MP4 for everyday use, constant-quality H.265 with a quality slider, FFV1 (MKV) for mathematically lossless, and uncompressed raw MOV for pixel-for-pixel masters (~8 GB/min). Hardware encoding via VideoToolbox on Apple Silicon.
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Mic audio that's actually there
Stock ffmpeg on macOS silently drops 10-25% of mic audio. KeepTake bundles its own low-level audio capture helper, so your audio does not drift or go missing. It also defaults to your real system mic, not the iPhone Continuity mic.
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A real resolution picker
Many Center Stage cameras default to square 1552x1552 video without telling you. KeepTake lists your camera's actual modes so you record the resolution you meant to, with optional CAS sharpening.
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Built-in batch compressor
A second tab batch-compresses your library: hardware H.265, software x265, or AV1 for the smallest files. Safe-delete verifies the new file's integrity first, then moves originals to the Trash - never a permanent delete.
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Long-recording safe
A live disk-space monitor warns you early and auto-stops the recording safely before the volume fills. Optional auto-split into 5, 10, 15, or 30 minute segments keeps multi-hour sessions manageable.
