# Recording is not exactly as in the session

**URL:** <https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/recording-is-not-exactly-as-in-the-session/2402>\
**Category:** Issues developing apps\
**Tags:** v2\
**Created:** [December 9, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/recording-is-not-exactly-as-in-the-session/2402 "2020-12-09T20:55:08Z")\
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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, 8:55pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/recording-is-not-exactly-as-in-the-session/2402/1 "2020-12-09T20:55:09Z")

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Hi

In Recording we can caputre the enitre screen what we are seen.

we are using recordingmore : composed and custom recording only

knidly check the below screenshot that names of the participant are displaying in the video off mode.

 ![Recording 1.PNG](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/openvidu/original/2X/6/67d8bf83c720f08174f3f3193c1fe4fd285c99fc.jpeg)

we used custom layout and followed the steps as per the doc.

Used sample layout and kept in /opt/openvidu/custom-layout and checked the same browser.min.js file in same folder

But still am getting only black boxes.

 ![Recording2.PNG](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/openvidu/original/2X/3/318150f4af8307dadf4ec2bc84ed972ef5765b8f.jpeg)

Could you please help me how can I record the same like screenshot 1 in recording where I am going wrong in implementaton.

Thanks  
Prasad

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**Author:** ![pabloFuente](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/pablofuente/32/2536_2.png) [@pabloFuente](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/pabloFuente)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/recording-is-not-exactly-as-in-the-session/2402/2 "2020-12-09T23:24:52Z")

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I’m pretty sure you are using the default BEST\_FIT layout and not a custom one. Please make sure you are initializing the recording with your [custom layout](https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.16.0/advanced-features/recording/#custom-recording-layouts):

`{"outputMode": "COMPOSED", "recordingLayout": "CUSTOM"}`

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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 10, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/recording-is-not-exactly-as-in-the-session/2402/3 "2020-12-10T13:36:17Z")

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Hi Pablo,

I made changes as per the doc and changed in code as well s CUSTOM but in server it is not taking as CUSTOM.still I can see BEST\_FIT in logs .can you suggest me where I went wrong ?

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**Author:** ![pabloFuente](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/pablofuente/32/2536_2.png) [@pabloFuente](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/pabloFuente)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/recording-is-not-exactly-as-in-the-session/2402/4 "2020-12-10T14:24:45Z")

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I don’t know where you went wrong. I don’t have your code and I don’t know how your set up is. If you are still seeing BEST\_FIT in the logs, it means you are not properly providing the CUSTOM value. Re-check your code again, is all I can tell you.