# PVRCarbon (and player) for IVI-shell

**URL:** <https://forums.imgtec.com/t/pvrcarbon-and-player-for-ivi-shell/3882>\
**Category:** PowerVR Insider\
**Created:** [January 26, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.imgtec.com/t/pvrcarbon-and-player-for-ivi-shell/3882 "2024-01-26T12:03:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![GVRen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecccb3/32.png) [@GVRen](https://forums.imgtec.com/u/GVRen)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.imgtec.com/t/pvrcarbon-and-player-for-ivi-shell/3882/1 "2024-01-26T12:03:20Z")

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Hello,  
I have this two questions:

1.) PVRCarbon tracing  
How to capture correctly a trace with PVRCarbon for weston IVI-shell ?  
[Weston IVI-shell — weston 12.0.90 documentation (pages.freedesktop.org)](https://wayland.pages.freedesktop.org/weston/toc/ivi-shell.html)

2.) PVRCarbon replaying  
LD\_PRELOAD=\<library.so\> ./PVRCarbonPlayer --ws=??? .pvrcbn  
What is the correct command to replay this trace file from IVI-shell ?

Thanks and Best Regards  
Gotthard

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**Author:** ![AlejandroC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/97f17d/32.png) [@AlejandroC](https://forums.imgtec.com/u/AlejandroC)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.imgtec.com/t/pvrcarbon-and-player-for-ivi-shell/3882/2 "2024-01-26T14:16:06Z")

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Hi GVRen,

Thanks for your message, and welcome to the PowerVR Developer Forum!

I would like to know some details, when possible please provide:

- Device model.
- PowerVR GPU model.
- Operating System and OS version.
- PVRCarbon version you are using.
- If possible, driver version. It should have the format _1.[number]@[changelist]_

Best regards,  
Alejandro

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**Author:** ![GVRen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecccb3/32.png) [@GVRen](https://forums.imgtec.com/u/GVRen)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.imgtec.com/t/pvrcarbon-and-player-for-ivi-shell/3882/3 "2024-01-29T07:59:32Z")

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Hello Alejandro,  
thank you.

Device model:  
RCAR-H3

PowerVR GPU model:  
PowerVR Series6XT GX6650

Operating System and OS version:  
Linux 5.10.41

PVRCarbon version you are using:  
Latest version: [Release Notes 2023 Release 2 - Imagination Developers](https://developer.imaginationtech.com/tools/release-notes/2023-r23-2/#pvrcarbon)

If possible, driver version. It should have the format 1.[number]@[changelist]:  
1.15@6052913

Thanks for your support and  
Best Regards  
Gotthard

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**Author:** ![AlejandroC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/97f17d/32.png) [@AlejandroC](https://forums.imgtec.com/u/AlejandroC)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.imgtec.com/t/pvrcarbon-and-player-for-ivi-shell/3882/4 "2024-01-29T12:02:41Z")

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Hi Gotthard,

When taking recordings in IVI-shell the method used for standard linux recording should work.

For playing back recordings, `./PVRCarbonPlayer recording_name.pvrcbn` should work as long as the player is able to detect the windowing system. If it is not detected, then you can use the parameter` --ws=` to match the setup you are using (possibly `wayland` or `x11`).

Please let me know if you come across any issues when taking or playing PVRCarbon recordings.

Best regards,  
Alejandro