Welcome to Medal!
Learn the fundamentals and start making awesome content with Medal.
Some UI changes have been made since the making of this video
TABLE OF CONTENTS | Settings (continued) |
Introduction
Library
From the moment you launch Medal, you will be taken to your Library. This is where all your clips will be found. From here, you can upload/manage/trim your clips, create montages and much more.
Supported Games
Medal supports 1000s of games right from the get go. All you need to do is launch your game and Medal will start recording as soon as it detects it.
Not sure which games Medal supports? Click here to see the games list or use our Search bar to search for your game. |
If a game is not supported by Medal, you can add it as a game to begin clipping straight away!
Click here to learn how to add games to Medal
Game Detection
Once you launch a game, Medal will detect and show you the game it has detected in your Online Activity in the top left of the Title bar.
When a game is detected, simply press F8 to take a clip!
Settings
Medal also has a ton of settings so that you can configure Medal to your liking!
Account Settings
Personal InfoHere is where you can customize your profile. Add a profile picture and banner, create a Bio to tell people about yourself, change your username & password, set an email address and donation link. | |
Connect MobileHere is where you can download the mobile app and connect it to your Desktop app! | |
Connect AccountsHere is where you can connect a number of different social accounts to Medal. Some connections will allow you to directly share your clips to those platforms and also allow you to login to Medal with a social account. | |
PrivacyHere is where you can configure different privacy options for your profile.
|
Clips & Recording
General Recording
Here is where you can customize the quality and length of your clips. Higher settings will use more resources. If you have issues with your clips, try lower settings.
- Record with Medal - Medal will automatically record every game you play by default. Turn this off to completely disable recording (only recommended if you use another recording software).
- Clip Length - Customize the length of your clips
- Quality - Customize the quality of clips. Higher settings will use more resources. If you have issues, try lower settings. Click here to see our recommended quality settings.
- Video Aspect Ratio - Choose the aspect ratio of your clips. Quick note: Selecting game aspect ratio may affect your performance on Intel GPUs.
How To Clip
To create a clip using Medal.tv, follow these steps:
- While playing a game, press the hotkey you have set (default is F8) to create a clip.
- The clip (default is 30 seconds) will be automatically saved to your library.
Note: You can customize the clip length, quality, and hotkeys in the Medal settings.
Long Press Recording
To use the long press recording feature, follow these steps:
- Enable long press recording in the Medal settings.
- Press and hold the recording hotkey (default is F8) for more than one second to start recording a long video.
- Hold the hotkey again to stop recording.
Note: This feature is separate from creating clips and is used for recording longer gameplay segments.
Capture Folder Location
Before Medal can save your clips to the cloud, Medal needs to save your clips locally on your PC. Here, you can choose where you want to save your clips and videos.
- Set a Storage Limit - you can set a storage limit, Medal will send you a notification if it's close to the limit. We will also help you delete your oldest video files when you go over.
- Clip sync - Automatically upload clips to your profile. You can adjust the timing when it will be uploaded.
Full Length Recording
- Full Session Recording - Medal will recording your entire gaming session from open to close. Press F8 to create a bookmark.
- Enable Long Press to Start Recording - This starts a long recording if you hold down any of your recording hotkeys for more than one second. Useful for recording segments where you know what is going to happen. For example, from replay files, for cut scenes, of for starting a new match.
Other | Recording
- Monitor Selection - Select the monitor Medal should record when using Screen Recording. When recording a recognized game, this is handled for you.
- External Recorders Import Location - Click sync an External Recorder to locate and select recording or clip folder. Medal will detect and automatically import new videos from that recorder or folder when they're created.
- Show Mouse Cursor - Turn this on to show your mouse cursor in your videos.
Advanced | Recording
- Advanced Window Capture - If you experience issues with games being out of focus, enable this option.
- Recording Buffer - This is where the video is stored while you are recording. Memory buffer is recommended for SSDs and optional performance but will take more RAM. Disk buffer is slower but may be more reliable.
Publishing
Here is where you can set your default preferences when uploading clips to Medal.
- Auto Uploads - Select your default upload behaviour when you capture a clip.
- Free Up Space - Video files will be deleted from your PC once uploaded.
- Use Recycle Bin - Send video files to the recycle bin instead of deleting them permanently.
- Default Clip Privacy - Select your default clip privacy option.
- Automatically Copy Links - Automatically copies your clips share link to your clipboard when a clip finishes publishing.
Watermarks
- Enable Author Watermark - Place your profile picture and Medal profile link in the corner of your clips.
- Watermark Position - Select the position of the watermark that will be displayed on your clips.
Audio & Camera
MicrophoneHere is where you can set up and adjust your microphone settings.
Push To TalkHere is where you can add Push To Talk functions to your Microphone in Medal. Push To Talk needs to be enabled before it can be configured
| |
Audio SourcesHere is where you can configure and control what Medal records from your PC sounds.
| |
Webcam OverlayHere is where you can add and configure your webcam overlay on your clips.
|
Hotkeys
Here is where you can change or disable any hotkeys related to Medal's
Custom Game Presets
You can assign different hotkeys, recording types and settings to any game by setting up your Game Presets:
Add New Game
Add New Game
|
Auto Clipping
ICYMI Configuration
| |
Auto Clipping GamesEnable the games and events you want captured automatically. |
Notifications
Here you can customize all the notifications you receive in Medal. Tailor to notifications you want to be notified of.
Desktop
| |
Sound Alerts
| |
Content
| |
Social
| |
Chat
| |
Reminders
|
System
Application Settings
| |
Advanced Settings
| |
Was this article helpful?
That’s Great!
Thank you for your feedback
Sorry! We couldn't be helpful
Thank you for your feedback
Feedback sent
We appreciate your effort and will try to fix the article