If you’re subscribed to Ring Protect, your Ring devices record video each time someone triggers their motion sensors or presses the doorbell button (if applicable). Some Ring devices have a function called Advanced Pre-Roll, which adds additional video to the start of these recordings, so you can see what happened before the event was triggered.
Note: If you own a Video Doorbell 3 Plus, its Pre-Roll function works in a different way.
Click here to see how Pre-Roll works in the Ring Video Doorbell 3.
What is Advanced Pre-Roll?
Wired Ring devices continuously capture up to six seconds of video into internal memory. If you have Ring Protect, when an event is recorded, this “Pre-Roll” footage is added to the start of the recording. This gives you a fuller picture of what happened.
This is the only time Pre-Roll video is stored in Ring systems.
Do I have to use Advanced Pre-Roll?
Yes, Advanced Pre-Roll is always enabled for wired Ring devices.
Do I have to purchase Ring Protect to be able to use Advanced Pre-Roll?
Yes. Advanced Pre-Roll enhances recordings of events, and event recording is one of the advantages to subscribing to Ring Protect.
Click here for more information on the Ring Protect Plan.
Which wired Ring devices have Advanced Pre-Roll?
All wired Video Doorbells and Security Cameras have Advanced Pre-Roll. This includes:
- Hardwired-only Video Doorbells, like Video Doorbell Pro, Video Doorbell Pro 2, Video Doorbell Wired and Video Doorbell Elite
- Hardwired-only Security Cameras, like Floodlight Cam Pro and Floodlight Cam Plus
- Plug-in cameras like Indoor Cam and Stick Up Cam Elite
- Hybrid Security Cameras, like Spotlight Cam Pro and Spotlight Cam Plus, set up in wired mode
Does Pre-Roll work at night?
Currently, Pre-Roll only works in well-lit areas (porch light or other light source)."
