Can you record video on mac

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. Click on the Options menu. Choose the appropriate audio source, in this case Loopback Audio. 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.

A t 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.

Once you are in video mode, the red recording button will show a video camera icon. Step 2: Select the Video Mode by clicking on the photo of the video camera in the lower-left corner of the screen. Step 5: Click on the video thumbnail in the filmstrip to preview it once finished.

Right-click the thumbnail and choose Export and save it anywhere. You can monitor the amount of time recorded in the bottom-left corner of the screen, but your recording time is only limited by the amount of free storage space available on the hard drive or solid-state drive in your Mac.

To review the video you just recorded, click on the thumbnail of it in the filmstrip below the recording window. You can always access the recorded video by selecting Photo Booth as a source when in Finder, or merely right-click on the thumbnail preview and click Export to save it elsewhere. Photo Booth offers a few extra features for those who wish to have fun with their videos and photos. If you want to add a fun effect to your video, click on the Effect button in the lower-right corner, then click on the effect you wish to use.

A few pages of effects are available, so be sure to use the Left and Right buttons at the bottom of the window to view them all. Or drag to select an area to record, then click Start Recording within that area. After you stop recording, QuickTime Player automatically opens the recording. You can now play, edit, or share the recording. To cancel making a recording, press the Esc key before clicking to record.

You can open screen recordings with QuickTime Player, iMovie, and other apps that can edit or view videos. Some apps might not let you record their windows. Learn how to record the screen on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.