# Custom layout design

**URL:** <https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/custom-layout-design/2398>\
**Category:** Issues with deployment\
**Tags:** v2\
**Created:** [December 9, 2020, 9:37am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/custom-layout-design/2398 "2020-12-09T09:37:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![krishna\_prasad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/krishna_prasad/32/1194_2.png) [@krishna\_prasad](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/krishna_prasad)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 9:37am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/custom-layout-design/2398/1 "2020-12-09T09:37:33Z")

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How can we record the screen what we are projecting on the screen.

because in recording we are getting black boxes when video off by the participant.

when video on participant video is recording but when it is off mode we are displaying partcipant name who is in the session.  
But to caprture same like session in recording.

 ![Recording issue](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/openvidu/original/2X/c/cdd54319511b5821d94176724ce090fbf7f806a0.png)

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**Author:** ![micael.gallego](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/micael.gallego/32/2_2.png) [@micael.gallego](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/micael.gallego)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/custom-layout-design/2398/2 "2020-12-09T12:23:29Z")

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You can create your own custom layout on recordings:

> **[OpenVidu Docs](https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.16.0/advanced-features/recording/#custom-recording-layouts)**

If you want to record what is show in screen, you can connect recorder to your own web application just like an “spy participant”:

> **[OpenVidu Docs](https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.16.0/advanced-features/recording/#using-an-external-custom-layout)**