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New Recording

Gen 2 Only

The New Recording feature is only available with Aria Gen 2 glasses connected via USB.

The New Recording page lets you configure and start a custom recording session directly from Aria Studio.

New Recording page

Start a recording​

  1. Navigate to the New Recording page by selecting Custom Recording in the sidebar's Glasses Info panel.
  2. (Optional) Enter a Name for the recording.
  3. (Optional) Add Notes.
  4. Select a Recording Profile — this determines which sensors are active and at what settings. The What's recorded section shows checkmarks for all active sensors in the selected profile.
  5. Select Start a Custom Recording.

Recording profiles​

Select Change recording profile to browse available profiles on your device. The Recording profiles page lists recommended profiles, each showing a name and description.

Recording profiles page

Select a profile to view its sensor configuration in the details panel on the right, including frame rates and sample rates for:

  • RGB Camera
  • SLAM Cameras
  • Eye Tracking Cameras
  • Eye Tracking
  • Hand Tracking
  • VIO
  • And other sensors (GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, IMUs, PPG, ALS, Audio, Barometer, Magnetometer, Temperature, Device Info)

Select Done to confirm or Go back to return without changing.

Monitor an active recording​

Once a recording starts, a recording card appears showing:

  • Recording timer with elapsed time
  • Recording name
  • Data Integrity and Status — color-coded indicator of sensor data quality:
    • Green — Good: all sensors are looking good
    • Orange — Degraded: some sensor issues detected
    • Red — Poor: significant sensor issues detected
  • Complete Recording button — saves the recording
  • Discard Recording button — stops and discards the recording

The sidebar also shows the recording status and elapsed time.

Recording in progress

Complete or discard a recording​

  • Select Complete Recording to save the recording to your glasses. A success notification appears with a link to the recording.

Recording completed successfully

  • Select Discard Recording to stop recording without saving.

The saved recording appears on the Recordings on Glasses page.

New recording on glasses

External recording detection​

Recordings can also be started or stopped by:

Aria Studio detects these external events and shows an info alert notifying you that a recording was started or stopped by another source.

Next steps​