Check recording files before ending a production day

A recording check should confirm that the file contains the usable session, including its ending, rather than merely confirm a filename exists.

A practical procedure

1. Open the saved file and inspect the start, a middle demonstration and the final minute.

2. Check sound, picture, duration and whether an interrupted recording left separate parts.

3. Name and store verified files with the session date and mark any missing section for follow-up.

Worked example: a fictional session

A fictional operator finds that the last offer recap is in a second recording file and keeps both parts linked in the session notes.

Check the limits

A playable opening does not prove that the end of the file is complete or undamaged.