This document details how to create a recording of your screen If you are using these instructions for a recorded student assessment, you should receive specific directions from your instruction team regarding how to turn in your screen recording file.
NOTE: Recording several hours of screen capture will use a large amount of data, up 4GB PER HOUR. Please make sure you have enough free storage space to accommodate your screen capture data!
Download and install OBS Classic. It's free and open source!
Update the following Settings (click Apply between each step):
| Encoding | Broadcast Settings |
|---|---|
| Max Bitrate (kb/s): 192 | Mode: File Output Only |
| File Path: firstname-lastname-yyyy-mm-dd.mp4 | |
| Video: FPS: 15 |
Add a Monitor Capture source:
- Right click the
Sources:box and clickAdd -> Monitor Capture - Give it any name, the default is fine
- Click
OK, the default options are fine
From the main screen, click Start Recording, and minimize the program.
Simply click Stop Recording and your screen recording will show up at the File Path you specified.
- Launch QuickTime Player from Finder or Alfred/Spotlight.
- In QuickTime Player, go to the
File -> New screen recording - Click the down arrow next to the record button and enable
Show Mouse Clicks in Recording
- Click the red record button to initiate the screen recording
- QuickTime will show you a notice in the middle of the screen as show in the screen shot below -- click on it confirm the screen capture and begin recording
To check that QuickTime is actively recording, look for the black stop button (square) inside a circle, in the system tray:
Open QuickTime Player by clicking the the black stop button (square inside a circle) in the system tray
Choose File -> Save, and name your video file groupName-yyyy-mm-dd