Category Archives: HOW TO: Make Screen Recordings

TROUBLESHOOTING – Audio problems when recording with QuickTime X

If you do a test screencast and discover it has no audio, try the steps below. CHECK YOUR QUICKTIME SETTINGS Choose “New Screen Recording” from the QuickTime Player File menu. …

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GUIDE – Creative Uses for Screen Recording

THE BASICS Definition: recording what appears on your screen (after orchestrating a variety of actions to appear in web or desktop apps, like web browsers, social media apps, photo editing …

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GUIDE – Recording What Appears on Your Screen (Making a Screencast)

WHAT IS A SCREEN RECORDING? When you want to record something that appears on your computer screen, you can do that with screen recording tools that work like the video …

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HOW TO – Make a Screen Recording with QuickTime X for Mac

NOTE: The instructions below are for QuickTime X, which comes on all Macs with OS 10.6 and higher. TIPS: BEFORE YOU START Make a Test Version When using a new …

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HOW TO – Make a screen recording with Camtasia for Mac

UPDATE: The post below refers to Camtasia 1. Camtasia 2 has recently been released and features a new interface. Until I have time to make some screencasts on how to …

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HOW TO – Install Camtasia for Mac (for screen recording)

(1) Go to the Camtasia downloads page, enter your email address, and click on Download for Mac OS X. Your web browser may prompt you to specify a location for …

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HOW TO – Install Camtasia for Mac (for screen recording)

(1) Go to the Camtasia downloads page, enter your email address, and click on Download for Mac OS X. Your web browser may prompt you to specify a location for …

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