Quick Overview of Morae Applications
Morae includes three applications: Morae Recorder, Morae Observer, and Morae Manager. These
components work together to provide an easy-to-use, total recording system based on TechSmith’s patented
Rich Recording Technology (RRT).
Record – Morae Recorder
Utilizing RRT, Morae Recorder creates a complete chronicle of the events that occur behind the scenes in
applications and the operating system, as well as the onscreen and keyboard activity of the user. These data
streams are recorded in sync with video of the user (through a web camera or other camera device) and
audio of the user (through a microphone). Because Recorder runs silently in the background, it never disturbs
the user. Recorder captures only the input streams you specify during configuration. Recorder saves the
recording in a file format you can open in Morae Manager for analysis.
Observe and Log – Morae Observer
Morae Observer provides support for one or multiple computers to connect over a network to a computer
running Recorder. This flexibility allows your entire usability team to observe the screen and camera video
and hear the audio of the user, streaming from the Recorder source computer. Anyone logged into an
Observer computer can add markers during recording complete with text notes. Tasks are logged by one
Observer designated as the task logger. Observer automatically saves and indexes the markers and tasks
with the accompanying video and audio streams. The camera video, screen video and audio streams can be
saved locally in a WMV file for immediate playback. Utilizing multiple Observers, usability teams can conduct
collaborative user experience testing.
