Record video from computer screen with sound

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Dear friends, today we will talk about how to record video from a computer screen with sound. Many people immediately come to the word "screenshot", meaning a screen shot. Of course, these two concepts have nothing in common with each other, except that both of them are aimed at saving the image from the screen. Only a screenshot makes a static image, that is, a picture, and recording a video allows you to create a moving image. It is understandable, since we are talking about creating a video.

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Why then may this feature be necessary for an ordinary user? And indeed, any person who works at a computer or laptop. Let's look at a few examples where the function of recording video from a monitor of your PC or laptop can be used:

  • If you play and want to share your game with other people, friends or relatives. You will be able to visually show them how you destroy the enemy's base, build a house, seize objects, overtake rivals, make adjustments: it doesn't matter what you are doing. On YouTube, you probably saw a lot of clips, which shows how someone plays. They did it just with the help of similar applications.
  • If you want to show someone how to do this or that action at the computer, then you will get a kind of video instruction where each step will be shown. It is especially convenient for those who do not really want to explain this procedure in words. As the saying goes: better to see once than hear a hundred times.
  • It happens that there are some online trainings, courses or something like that. That is, those videos, the recording of which you later can not find. Then it will be more convenient to put a record from the screen of a computer or laptop, and then go do those things for which you are missing these videos. The same can be said about the programs, broadcasts of matches and so on. Any live broadcast that you risk no longer see will not be a tragedy for you from now on. And, by the way, you will not have to wait until someone from the users on the Internet puts this entry on their page on one of the social networks. You may not find it later.

So, if you figured out a little about what goals and objectives you can achieve, then it's time to consider programs that will help you with this. Go!

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Game panel in Windows 10

Game panel in Windows 10

The built-in assistant in the Windows 10 operating system called “Game Panel” will probably be most convenient. Of course, users of earlier versions can not afford such luxury. To open it, just press the key combination Windows and G. Then the system will ask you to confirm that the running application, the recording of which you want to produce, is a game. Check this box. In the small window at the bottom of the screen, set the necessary parameters: you can make a parallel recording from the microphone (you can hear everything you say), make a simple screenshot, or create settings using a special key.

To start recording video from a computer or laptop screen, click on the button with a red circle. After that, the window will turn into an even smaller one and move to the upper right corner. There, you can now stop recording with the square key with white trim. The video will be saved in the Xbox app, where you can view or edit it. Please note that by default only the windows of the running program are recorded! That is, you cannot navigate the expanses of your computer: only the area with the program. It is also worth noting that not all utilities and applications allow recording. But this is the “game panel”. Made this application specifically for gamers.

Screen recorder

Screen recorder

Perhaps the most convenient utility for recording video from a computer screen, with or without a microphone, is Screen Recorder. You can download it for free on the official website //icecreamapps.com/ru/Screen-Recorder/. It supports not only the Windows operating system, but also the less popular MacOS. Let's immediately look at the differences between the free version and the paid version:

  • The free version allows you to record only 10-minute video. There are no limitations in the PRO version.
  • The format of the video will be .webm. Paid also allows you to change the output video format. A similar situation with codecs.
  • Setting the recording timer, your own watermark on the video and turning off the countdown before recording is only available in the full version.
  • Also, the purchase of PRO allows you to put a licensed program on two computers. Please note that the payment is made only once (as opposed to different subscriptions that are paid monthly). In addition, developers often offer a discount on their product or even complete software packages.

Using ScreenRecorder is very simple: the minimum number of buttons, a pleasant and intuitive interface, high quality recording. You can also set up video recording from a microphone so that you can, for example, explain what is happening on the screen of your computer running Windows or Mac OS.

Let's sum up

Friends, today we discussed an interesting topic about recording video from a PC or laptop screen. We hope that everything worked out for you, and you were able to choose the most convenient program for you to perform this task. Be sure to share it in the comments and tell why you made this or that choice. You can offer your versions of software that perform the same functions (or even more) in a better and more convenient format.