cypress-io · AtofStryker · Jun 20, 2023 · Jun 13, 2023 · Jun 13, 2023 · Jun 15, 2023
diff --git a/docs/api/commands/screenshot.mdx b/docs/api/commands/screenshot.mdx
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ Another potential problem to be aware of is that our own Command Log is using
 React under the hood and only rendering asynchronously during an animation
 frame. It is possible you will see screenshots taken before our Command Log is
 done rendering. This means you may not see the **error displayed** in the
-screenshot. But this is also why we take a video - to show you the complete
-failure.
+screenshot. But this is also why we allow taking a video - to show you the
+complete failure.
 
 We make our best effort to synchronize taking a screenshot with our renderer,
 but the current state of your application under test could have changed in the

diff --git a/docs/guides/continuous-integration/introduction.mdx b/docs/guides/continuous-integration/introduction.mdx
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ insight into what happened when your tests ran.
 - Get the entire stack trace of failed tests.
 - View screenshots taken when tests fail and when using
   [`cy.screenshot()`](/api/commands/screenshot).
-- Watch a video of your entire test run or a clip at the point of test failure.
+- If enabled, watch a video of your entire test run or a clip at the point of
+  test failure.
 - See which machines ran each test when
   [parallelized](/guides/guides/parallelization).
 
@@ -376,6 +377,7 @@ values in the Cypress configuration.
 **_Typical use cases would be modifying things like:_**
 
 - `CYPRESS_BASE_URL`
+- `CYPRESS_VIDEO`
 - `CYPRESS_VIDEO_COMPRESSION`
 - `CYPRESS_REPORTER`
 - `CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY`

diff --git a/docs/guides/end-to-end-testing/migration/protractor-to-cypress.mdx b/docs/guides/end-to-end-testing/migration/protractor-to-cypress.mdx
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ the state of the app UI at the point of failure or see the events that led up to
 the failure.
 
 Cypress assists with debugging in headless mode, by automatically taking a
-screenshot of the app UI and command log at the exact point of test failure. To
-help see everything that happened prior to test failure, Cypress provides a
-video recording (as an MP4 file) of a full test spec run by default.
+screenshot of the app UI and command log at the exact point of test failure. If
+enabled, to help see everything that happened prior to test failure, Cypress
+provides a video recording (as an MP4 file) of a full test spec run by default.
 
 ### Test Retries
 

diff --git a/docs/guides/guides/screenshots-and-videos.mdx b/docs/guides/guides/screenshots-and-videos.mdx
@@ -43,20 +43,27 @@ to clear your screenshots folder before a run, you can set
 
 ## Videos
 
-Cypress records a video for each spec file when running tests during
-`cypress run`. Videos are _not_ automatically recorded during `cypress open`.
+If enabled, Cypress records a video for each spec file when running tests during
+`cypress run`. Videos are _not_ recorded during `cypress open`.
 
-Video recording can be turned off entirely by setting
-[`video`](/guides/references/configuration#Videos) to `false` from within your
+Video recording can be turned on by setting
+[`video`](/guides/references/configuration#Videos) to `true` from within your
 configuration.
 
+:::cypress-config-example
+
+```ts
+{
+  video: true
+}
+```
+
 Videos are stored in the
 [`videosFolder`](/guides/references/configuration#Videos) which is set to
 `cypress/videos` by default.
 
-After `cypress run` completes, Cypress automatically compresses the video in
-order to save on file size. By default it compresses to a `32 CRF`, but this is
-configurable with the
+After `cypress run` completes, Cypress compresses the video in order to save on
+file size. By default videos do not compress, but this is configurable with the
 [`videoCompression`](/guides/references/configuration#Videos) property.
 
 When using the `--record` flag while running your tests, videos are processed,
@@ -98,20 +105,22 @@ make the encoding a little bit faster. Here are some common scenarios:
 A lower `videoCompression` value will spend less time compressing and result in
 a bigger video file size.
 
-**Disable compression**
+**Enabling compression**
 
 :::cypress-config-example
 
 ```ts
 {
-  videoCompression: false
+  videoCompression: true
 }
 ```
 
 :::
 
-The compression step will be skipped completely, so the video will be large, but
-the processing should be faster.
+Compression is disabled by default, meaning this step will be skipped
+completely, so the video will be large, but the processing should be faster.
+Setting to `true` will coerce the value to 32 CRF, which takes longer to
+process, but results in a smaller video.
 
 :::info
 

diff --git a/docs/guides/overview/why-cypress.mdx b/docs/guides/overview/why-cypress.mdx
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ do that no other testing framework can:
 - **Consistent Results:** Our architecture doesn't use Selenium or WebDriver.
   Say hello to fast, consistent and reliable tests that are flake-free.
 - **Screenshots and Videos:** View screenshots taken automatically on failure,
-  or videos of your entire test suite when run from the CLI. Record to
-  [Cypress Cloud](/guides/cloud/introduction) to store them with your test
+  or videos, if enabled, of your entire test suite when run from the CLI. Record
+  to [Cypress Cloud](/guides/cloud/introduction) to store them with your test
   results for zero-configuration debugging.
 - **Cross Browser Testing:** Run tests within Firefox and Chrome-family browsers
   (including Edge and Electron) locally and

diff --git a/docs/guides/references/configuration.mdx b/docs/guides/references/configuration.mdx
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ For more options regarding screenshots, view the
 | Option                  | Default          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
 | ----------------------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
 | `trashAssetsBeforeRuns` | `true`           | Whether Cypress will trash assets within the `downloadsFolder`, `screenshotsFolder`, and `videosFolder` before tests run with `cypress run`.                                                                                                                                                                             |
-| `videoCompression`      | `32`             | The quality setting for the video compression, in Constant Rate Factor (CRF). The value can be `false` to disable compression or a value between `0` and `51`, where a lower value results in better quality (at the expense of a higher file size).                                                                     |
+| `videoCompression`      | `false`          | The quality setting for the video compression, in Constant Rate Factor (CRF). The value can be `false` to disable compression or a value between `0` and `51`, where a lower value results in better quality (at the expense of a higher file size).                                                                     |
 | `videosFolder`          | `cypress/videos` | Where Cypress will automatically save the video of the test run when tests run with `cypress run`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
-| `video`                 | `true`           | Whether Cypress will capture a video of the tests run with `cypress run`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
+| `video`                 | `false`          | Whether Cypress will capture a video of the tests run with `cypress run`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 | `videoUploadOnPasses`   | `true`           | Whether Cypress will process, compress, and upload videos to [Cypress Cloud](/guides/cloud/introduction) even when all tests in a spec file are passing. This only applies when recording your runs to Cypress Cloud. Turn this off if you'd like to only upload the spec file's video when there are failing tests. |
 
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