Create a video of your screen on a Mac

After reading about taking a screen capture, a photo of your computer screen,  you might have wondered about taking a video of your screen. Like taking a screen grab, recording video from your screen is easy  on a Mac with QuickTime Player. You can also record other video and audio using the built in camera and microphone on your Mac.

Just follow these steps:

- From the Finder Applications folder launch Quick Time Player:

-Click on File menu and select "New Screen Recording":

-Click on the red button to start recording:
                       - When you are done, click on the stop button to stop.

- Your video will start playing in QuickTime player:

- Save the video in your desired location:

Recording Audio with Audacity

In order to record your voice on Audacity, check that your microphone/input systems are properly connected, especially if you are not using your computer’s built in microphone. We don't recommend using the inbuilt microphone because the sound quality is likely to be poor. 

Make sure you have the right settings in Audacity.

You can select the input system you are using for your recording session on the drop down menu.  

Now you are ready to record. 
Click on the Red record button and start recording.

You will immediately see a track being built. 

To pause your recording, click on the blue pause button. 
When you are done, click on the yellow stop button. 

You can now edit and export your recording.

For more information on Recording in Audacity:

A Beginner’s Guide To Producing Home Music Recordings With Audacity

How to Record a Song With Audacity

To learn more about using Audacity, try some of the Audacity tutorials.