How do you record on a mac

This technique can be helpful when needing to record a video of your screen for educational purposes when media is being played back on a browser.

To record your Mac’s Screen with both audio and video:

1. Install loopback audio (free extension).
2. Open the media you want to screen capture in your application (if it’s a browser, use Firefox or Chrome, not Safari). Start at least 5 seconds before where you want to start  – this will usually give time for the application to hide any playback controls which might be distracting. Don’t press play yet.
3. Go to System Preferences/Sound. In the sound Output, choose Loopback Audio in the Output tab.
   
   
   
   At this point, you will hear no sound from any of your Mac’s applications, but don’t worry.
4. Go to the QuickTime Player application; choose File/New Screen Recording.
   
   
   
   
5. Choose if you want to record all your screen, or a portion of your screen (highlighted in red below), then click on the Record button.
   
   
   
   
6. Click on the Options menu.
   
   
   
   Choose the appropriate audio source, in this case Loopback Audio.
   
   
   
   
7. Go to the application that was set to play the video; press play (hopefully you queued up the video to play at least 5 seconds before the area you wanted to capture – this will usually give time for the application to hide any playback controls which might be distracting).

After you’re done recording:

1. Stop the video in your application that was playing your video.
2. At the top of your screen (to the right of Finder menu items), click on the black square, which is the button to stop the Quicktime recording.
   Save your video file.
3. Go to System Preferences/Sound. In the sound Output, change the preference back to Internal Speakers (or whatever was your original choice). You should be able to hear sounds now from your speakers.
4. Go to your saved movie in QuickTime Player, and test out the sound. Trim the clip either in QuickTime Player or iMovie.

Whether you want to save a YouTube video you’re watching, or you want to show someone a problem you are having on your computer, it’s easy to take a video of your screen on a Mac. You can even record audio, show your mouse clicks, and more. Here’s how to record your entire screen or just a portion of it on a Mac, no matter how old your computer is.

How to Screen Record with Keyboard Shortcuts

To record your screen on a Mac, press the Command + Shift + 5 keys on your keyboard. Then select either the Record Entire Screen or Record Selected Portion buttons in the pop-up toolbar that appears at the bottom of your screen. Finally, click Record.

1. Press the Command + Shift + 5 keys on your keyboard.This will open the Screenshot Toolbar at the bottom of your screen.  
   
2. Then select Record Entire Screen or Record Selected Portion. The fourth button after the “x” will let you record the entire screen. The fifth button will let you record a selected portion of the screen. You can see what each button does by hovering your mouse over each icon.
   
   If you choose to record a portion of your screen, you will see a box with broken lines appear on your screen. You can then click and drag the edges of the box around what you want to record.
   
3. Next, click Record. You will see this on the far-right side of the toolbar.
   
4. Finally, click the square in circle icon at the top of your Mac’s screen to stop recording. Alternatively, you can also press Command + Control + Esc to stop recording.

Note: If you want to record your voice or audio while screen recording, click the Options button in the screenshot toolbar. From here, you can also choose where to save your recording, set a timer before your recording starts, and show your mouse clicks in the video.

If you have an older Mac, or the keyboard shortcuts don’t work for you, you can also record your screen using the QuickTime app. Here’s how:

How to Screen Record Using QuickTime

To record your screen on a Mac, open the QuickTime app and click File in the menu bar at the top of your screen. Then select New Screen Recording and click the red button in the pop-up window. To record audio, click

1. Open the QuickTime Player app. This is an app that comes pre-installed on Mac computers. If you do not see it in your Applications folder, you can download it here.
2. Then click File. You will see this in the Apple Menu Bar at the top of your screen.
3. Next, select New Screen Recording. This will open the Screen Recording window.
   
4. Click the red button to start recording your screen. You can click anywhere on the screen to record the entire screen. You can also drag to select to record a certain area and then select Start Recording within that area. 
   

   If you also want to record audio, click the arrow next to the red circle and choose a microphone to use.

   
5. Click the black circle button in the menu bar to stop recording. Alternatively, you can also press Command + Control + Esc to stop recording.

After you press stop, QuickTime will open the video recording automatically. You can then choose to play, edit, or share the recording. You can also save it by clicking File > Save in the QuickTime menu, or by pressing the Command + S keys.

Now that you know how to record your screen on a Mac, check our guide on how to screen record on your iPhone.

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