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An open-source screen recorder built with web technology
https://getkap.co
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Activation of Kap is slow with large displays #1196

Closed spikeheap closed 10 months ago

spikeheap commented 11 months ago

macOS version: 14.0 (running on a 14" M1 Pro) Kap version: 3.6.0 (3.6.0.1846)

Thanks for making Kap 🙇. I've been using it for a while with great success on my MacBook Pro, but have run into a problem trying to use a larger display.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Plug in an Apple 27" Studio Display
  2. Trigger Kap (by clicking the tray icon or using the keyboard shortcut)

Current behaviour

There's a delay of between 3 to 5 seconds before the Kap bar pops up and the screen dims.

Expected behaviour

I'd expect the Kap bar to pop up fairly immediately after triggering the keyboard shortcut or pressing the tray icon, or some visual feedback that things are happening.

Workaround

It's not really a workaround, but disconnecting from the large display and using the Macbook's 14" display only reduces the delay significantly.

Thanks for taking a look :).

Spaider commented 10 months ago

To me this problem is also very important. For static screenshots I'm using app which is lighting fast and when I start Kap'ping, it takes painfully long time, which makes big impact on further perception of all UX.

cyfyifanchen commented 10 months ago

I am using 38" monitor, I've noted there is a delay, but it isn't consistent.

klonos commented 10 months ago

I'm seeing the same. Gets worse with multiple displays.

spikeheap commented 10 months ago

Ahh, I think this is a duplicate of https://github.com/wulkano/Kap/issues/1125 (sorry I didn't see that when I first opened this 🤦). I'll close this one as it looks like there's already been some progress made there.

Thanks!