In a world where technology advances by leaps and bounds, it is very likely that there are people who are not aware of the great advantages of having a computer or a next-generation Smartphone, or who do not take full advantage of the a large number of functions with which a device has these.
On the other hand we find people who are aware that their devices have a number of functions, but do not know how to use or configure them . If you are in some of these groups of people, or you simply want to share what you are watching on video or what you are doing on your device, for commercial or recreational purposes, there is a way to make available to others the activities you do on your computer or smartphone.
This form is known as video capture , and is simply to record what you are doing with your device. If you want to learn how to make a video capture , I invite you to stay in this tutorial where we will explain everything you need to know, regardless of the operating system of your device.
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Steps to record the screen by viewing a video with and without apps
Video captures are usually used to create tutorials of how to perform a specific task from the device we are using. It may well be like overcoming an obstacle in a video game, activate or deactivate functions on our computer or mobile device , or to share a video you are enjoying and you simply cannot or do not want to download, among many others .
There are different methods to record the screen on video depending on the OS of your device, some require the download and subsequent installation of programs or applications, while other providers or versions of OS already bring this function by default. Whatever your case, we will explain how to capture the video in the main Operating Systems of the market.
In Windows 10 without programs
In the case of Windows 10 this brings a preinstalled function , which allows screen capture in image format and also video capture, which has a fairly intuitive user interface.
Below we explain how to access this function and how to use it:
- The first thing we have to do is open in our computer, the task of which we want to make a video capture.
- Once we are in this activity, we simultaneously press the WINDOWS keys plus the letter G forming the following combination WINDOWS+G.
- This combination of keys will give us access to an option panel that includes the function to record the screen on video, which will be displayed in the center and at the bottom of the screen.
- This function or program will show us the screen capture options, either in image or video, and It will also show us an option to customize this program.
- Once the options for this function appear, to start record the screen in Windows , we must click on the RED BUTTON that appears on it.
- Pressing the RED BUTTON will start capturing all video whatever appears on your screen.
- To make the options panel disappear, you must remove the pointer from it, or wait 10 seconds for the background recording option to be activated.
- When the background recording begins, the recording timer will appear in a small red rectangle at the top right of the screen, but if you want it to disappear completely you should apply the following key combination: WINDOWS + ALT + T . This same combination works to make the counter appear again.
- To stop recording, press the WINDOWS + ALT + R keys, and a message will appear at the bottom right of the screen, indicating that the recording has stopped.
- To find our screenshots, whether they are image or video, we must click on the Windows key, then file explorer , then on team , then on videos and finally on captures . There you will find all the captures made following the steps explained above.
This option that comes preinstalled in Windows 10 is very easy to use but it has a very important defect, and that does not allow to record sounds by means of a microphone , neither external nor the one that brings some integrated laptops That is to say, the sound that this program records, is the one that is inside the video that we are recording or the same sounds generated by the PC during the recording.
This is why we will explain below how to capture the video screen in Windows 10 from a manually installed application or program.
On Windows with a program
There are a lot of programs that we can install in Windows 10 , and that allow us to make the video capture of our screen, but this time we will talk about one of the most complete programs such as it’s OBS Studio (Open Broadcaster Studio).
Download OBS Studio for Windows
- The first thing is to download and install the OBS Studio , which weighs 110 to 120 MB.
- Once the installation is finished, it will leave an icon on the screen , we double-click it and wait for the program to open.
- Once the program is open, we click on the + symbol in the box to the left in the lower right, to create a new scene.
- Then we go to the options panel in the lower right and click on start recording.
- To configure the microphone, we look at the bottom, in the center of the main screen of the program, where there are two volume bars in blue. The one above can control the volume of what is being played on the desktop of the PC, and the second is to select the microphone and the volume of the PC.
- In the options panel that is in the lower right, we can also access the configuration of this program , to choose our preferences regarding the captures of videos and images that we can make with this program.
In general terms this program is quite complete , totally free and with a very friendly and intuitive interface.
On MacOS without programs
In case you need to record the screen of your Mac computer , it also comes pre-installed with a program that allows you to record the screen on video, which is quite useful and easy to use. use.
Below we explain how:
- You click on the launcher or search engine on your Mac and type Quicktime Player , and the program icon will appear.
- You click on the icon and it will open.
- It will not be shown on the screen as in other OS, but in the upper left of the screen, QuickTime Player will appear in bold, indicating that the program is already active.
- To start record the screen on video , you must click on the file, which is next to QuickTime Player in the upper left of the screen.
- A down menu will be displayed in which we must select the option, new screen recording .
- A panel of options will appear where the menu used to be, and what we should do is simply click on the Play button to start recording .
- In that options panel, there is also the option to configure the microphone.
- S If you want to stop or pause the recording, you must click on a Stop icon that appears at the top right of the screen, next to the WIFI or battery signal indicator . It is a black square inside a circle also black.
On MacOS with programs
To record with an external program in MacOS the first thing is to download and install the program. This time we explain how to do it with the OBS Studio which we have already explained for Windows 10 above in this tutorial.
Download OBS Studio for Mac
- Once the OBS Studio is installed on your Mac , you go to the application browser, and type OBS Studio and search for it.
- You click on the icon to open the program and from there, you must follow the steps explained above to use the program with Windows.
On Android without app
On Android as of Lollipop 5.0, some devices already come with a feature that allows us to perform video screenshots.
To access it we must follow the following steps:
- It will depend on your device, but some cases you have to enter the control center from the settings and select the option to record screen .
- Others work with a combination of buttons .
- Some touching 2 times quickly your mobile screen.
- Anyway, it will depend on the brand and the model of your mobile device.
On Android with an application
Now, either because you don’t know if your Smartphone comes with the function, you don’t know how to use it, or because you definitely require an application to be able to create the on-screen video capture of your Android , we recommend the application AZ Screen Recorder , it is undoubtedly the most popular and complete in its category, and in this tutorial we will show you how to use it.
- First we go to the PlayStore , we search, download and install the AZ Screen Recorder .
- We look for it in the applications of our Android and access the application.
- Once we start the application, a floating window or screen overlay with 4 options or icons will be shown on the screen which allow us to start recording, configure user preferences, access the gallery to enjoy our captures, and exit the application.
- When you have set your preferences, press the button to start recording , which is the one to the left of the floating window.
- When using the application for the first time, you will ask us for the permissions to access the camera, the gallery and the microphone, once the permissions have been granted , the video screen recording of our Android will begin.
- To fi At the end of the recording, we slide the notification panel down, and there we can pause or stop the recording completely.
- When we are finished recording, we can access it from the gallery.
On iPhone without apps
Like Android there are iPhone models that bring an integrated video capture function , to access it we must:
- Go to settings> control center> customize controls> more controls , and click on the + symbol in green .
- You can immediately see at the top of the iPhone screen that the screen recording function is active.
- To start and control the recording , simply swipe the screen up, to access the recording controls.
- Once the recording is finished, it is automatically stored in the files on your device.
- Using the USB cable we connect our iPhone with the Mac.
- We access QuickTime Player from the Mac.
- We start recording by selecting new recording.
- A floating window will open in the center of the screen at the bottom of our Mac.
- In that floating window, next to the Red Button , we can see an arrow, click on it and a menu will be displayed.
- In that menu we select Iphone and voila, we will be recording the screen of our Smartphone