HOW TO RECORD THE SCREEN

OF YOUR MAC FOR FREE

Classic Tutorial #2014-002
Hello, I am going to show you
how to record the screen of
your Mac computer wi thout
any cost.
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This is pretty easy.
All you need is to follow the
steps in this tutorial.
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System Requirements
Mac OS X
Quick Time Player
Buil t in mic or USB mic
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Check the system
requirements if ok.
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Quick Time Player is by
defaul t installed in Mac OS
X computers.
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But if you do not have Quick
Time Player installed,
download and install i t from
here:
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http://www. apple.com/
quicktime/download/
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Ok, so now you have already
installed Quick Time Player.
Lets proceed.
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Firstly
Know what you want to
record and set i t up before
the actual recording.
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If you are recording a
webinar, go rst to that
websi te and log in.
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If you are recording a
tutorial, set up everything
you need because when the
recording starts,
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you cannot pause, you just
have to stop the whole
recording and start all over
again if you want to
continue.
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Youll then have a mul tiple
le, which of course can be
remedied by iMovie
application.
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But you do not want to
undergo all that hassle so
get ready.
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In this tutorial, Ill be
recording a webinar.
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Now, open your Quick Time
Player.
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It can be located on the
Launchpad
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This is the Launchpad. Click i t.
The icons of all your
installed Apps will appear.
Look for the icon of Quick
Time Player.
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All your installed Apps are here.
If you cant see the icon for
Quick Time Player, i t is
probably in the Other.
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The Other. Click i t.
This brings you to another
set of icons of all other
installed Apps.
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Have you seen the Quick Time
Player icon?
Good.
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The Quick Time Player Icon. Click i t.
The window for Quick Time
Player should now be acti ve.
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You should see i t in your
Dock.
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The icon should be shown here.
To make sure that the Quick
Time Player is the acti ve
window.
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You can check i t here:
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The Quick Time Player name is shown here.
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That is the acti ve window.
Now click File
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Click File
Choose New Screen
Recording.
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Choose New Screen Recording.
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The Screen Recording
window will appear.
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The Screen Recording window.
Click the red centre button
to start recording.
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Click to start recording.
Adjust the volume to regulate
the mic pick up strength.
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Regulates the mic pick up strength.
Adjusting the button to
further right will gi ves you
annoying echoes in your
recording.
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Adjust to right - annoying echoes.
Utmost left will gi ve you a
clear recording. So leave i t
that way.
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The dropdown button gi ves
you more options.
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Dropdown buttons for more options.
Choose Buil t-In Microphone:
Internal microphone.
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Choose Buil t-in Microphone.
Choose Show Mouse Clicks
on Recording if you want to
record the click of your
mouse.
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Records the clicks of your mouse.
When you hi t the red center
button, a message will
appear.
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If you are to record the
whole screen, just click
anywhere on the screen.
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Whole screen means, i t will
record even the Main menu,
the Dock, all parts of your
screen.
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Recording the whole screen.
But if you want to record
just a part of the screen. Go
drag and drop on i t.
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Recording part of the screen.
Then hi t Start Recording.
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See this? Click on i t.
The recording starts
automatically, after you
click on the Start
Recording.
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Take note, every acti vi ty on
your screen will be recorded
until you stop the recording.
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So if you are recording a
webinar, keep that window
open or acti ve. Do not
minimise unless you need to.
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Also, the mic pick ups
everything. I mean every
sound in your area.
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Itll catch the sound when
you sneeze, when the phone
rings, when a baby cries.
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So do your recording in a
sound proof room.
Like this ->
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Just kidding. You can do your
recording in your room, at
the park, inside the church
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Anywhere as long as the
noise is tolerable.
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Back to our tutorial. How to
stop the recording.
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Click the Stop button in
Menu bar.
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Click to stop.
The recording will stop and
the Quick Time Player will
automatically play what you
have just recorded.
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This is the recorded version.
There i t is already done.
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When you close the movie,
Mac will ask you to save
your work.
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Then go ahead and save i t.
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Rename and save your work.
After this tutorial, I will
upload the recorded version
of my screen.
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Thank you, till next time.
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- End -
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