diff --git a/Modules/Core/include/mitkVideoRecorder.h b/Modules/Core/include/mitkVideoRecorder.h
index b89324a8f3..ee93447afb 100644
--- a/Modules/Core/include/mitkVideoRecorder.h
+++ b/Modules/Core/include/mitkVideoRecorder.h
@@ -1,66 +1,86 @@
 /*============================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
 All rights reserved.
 
 Use of this source code is governed by a 3-clause BSD license that can be
 found in the LICENSE file.
 
 ============================================================================*/
 
 #ifndef mitkVideoRecorder_h
 #define mitkVideoRecorder_h
 
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 
 #include <MitkCoreExports.h>
 
 namespace mitk
 {
+  /** \brief Record the contents of a render window as video using FFmpeg as external command-line application.
+   *
+   * Before recording, set the render window, the path to FFmpeg, the path to the video output file,
+   * its format/codec, and frame rate.
+   *
+   * Most settings have decent defaults, e.g., the royalty-free and open VP9 video codec in a WebM container as
+   * output format and a frame rate of 30 frames per second.
+   *
+   * If not set explicitly, the FFmpeg path and output format are queried from the preferences, if available.
+   *
+   * Call StartRecording() to begin a recording session, record each frame with RecordFrame(), and end the recording
+   * session with a call to StopRecording(). StopRecording() is a blocking call that may take a long time to return
+   * since it calls FFmpeg to encode the recorded frames into a video. Consider calling it from a separate thread.
+   *
+   * The VideoRecorder throws an Exception on any error. It is advised to use it within a try/catch block.
+   */
   class MITKCORE_EXPORT VideoRecorder
   {
   public:
     enum class OutputFormat
     {
       WebM_VP9,
       MP4_H264
     };
 
+    /** \brief Get the file extension corresponding to the specified video output format.
+     *
+     * \return A file extension string like ".webm" or ".mp4".
+     */
     static std::string GetFileExtension(OutputFormat format);
 
     VideoRecorder();
     ~VideoRecorder();
 
     VideoRecorder(const VideoRecorder&) = delete;
     VideoRecorder& operator=(const VideoRecorder&) = delete;
 
     std::filesystem::path GetFFmpegPath() const;
     void SetFFmpegPath(const std::filesystem::path& path);
 
     std::filesystem::path GetOutputPath() const;
     void SetOutputPath(const std::filesystem::path& path);
 
     OutputFormat GetOutputFormat() const;
     void SetOutputFormat(OutputFormat format);
 
     std::string GetRenderWindowName() const;
     void SetRenderWindowName(const std::string& renderWindowName);
 
     int GetFrameRate() const;
     void SetFrameRate(unsigned int fps);
 
     void StartRecording();
     void RecordFrame() const;
     int StopRecording();
 
   private:
     class Impl;
     std::unique_ptr<Impl> m_Impl;
   };
 }
 
 #endif