How screen and camera recordings play together

How screen and camera recordings play together

Coding, skill-based and psychometric assessments are recorded two ways at once: the candidate's screen, and their camera. When you open the attempt, the two play as one.

What is recorded

The screen. Everything the candidate does on the assessment page, from the moment they begin to the moment they submit.

The camera and microphone. The candidate themselves, for the length of the attempt. They are asked for both up front, and the attempt cannot start until both are working.

What you will see

The screen fills the player. The candidate's camera sits in the corner as a small circle, which grows when you hover it. Press play, pause or move the progress bar, and both follow together.

Why the two can end a few seconds apart

The screen and the camera are recorded separately, and each one begins the moment it is ready. They are never ready at exactly the same instant, so the two end up slightly different in length.

Playback lines them up from the start. The opening matches closely, and any difference shows at the end, usually a few seconds. When the camera is the shorter of the two, it holds on its last frame while the screen plays on to the finish. Nothing has been lost when that happens.

Checking a particular moment

When an exact moment matters, look a few seconds either side of it on the other recording.

Anything about the candidate, such as who is on camera or where they are looking, is timed against the camera. Anything about their work, such as leaving the page or what was on screen, is timed against the screen.

For what is checked during an attempt and what the flags mean, see Inside Goodfit's interview proctoring and How Goodfit measures candidate integrity.