How to record videos with QuickTime Player on Mac

If you want to record video on a Mac, you can use the built-in QuickTime Player right away. We can record all actions on the screen easily and then export to video so we can send it to friends.

To be able to go back to the actions of a certain game, or simply take a step-by-step tutorial on a Windows computer, we must use support programs. You can use some programs like Bandicam, VLC Media Player, Open Broadcaster Software, etc., which we introduced to you in quality Windows screen capture software.

However, on a Mac, it is much simpler, we will not need to install any other program to record video on the device. Users can use the QuickTime Player audio recording tool available on Mac. We can perform operations such as recording the process of working on the computer, guiding the installation, even recording video playing games. In the following article, we will show you how to use QuickTime Player, video recording on Mac.

Step 1:

First of all, we open the Finder on the device and find the Applications tab . In this new interface, go to the QuickTime Player tool and click to start the program.

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Step 2:

At the QuickTime Player interface, click on File and select New Screen Recording .

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Step 3:

The Screen Recording dialog box appears. To start recording or video recording on a Mac we just need to click on the middle red circle icon to start recording.

After completing all video recording steps, if you want to stop recording, you just need to press the Stop button or use the combination of Command + Control + ESC shortcuts.

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Step 4:

The main interface of QuickTime Player tool appears. We then click on File and select Save to save the recorded video.

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Step 5:

In the new dialog interface, the user selects the place to store the video and the job name that you just created as My Screen Recording, then press Save to finish.

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Video recording screen has been saved when we perform with QuickTime Player tool available on Mac. We can upload videos to YouTube, or share files by emailing friends. Video capacity will be larger than other videos, because the Mac has a high screen resolution, making video much sharper. Don't skip QuickTime Player if you want to record or record video on a Mac.

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I wish you all success!

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