{"id":3702,"date":"2018-03-01T12:21:10","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T20:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/ed-tech\/?page_id=3702"},"modified":"2025-10-14T11:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T18:22:17","slug":"to-record-a-video-of-your-mac-screen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/ed-tech\/developing-a-multimedia-project\/production\/to-record-a-video-of-your-mac-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"Recording a Video of Your Mac Screen Using QuickTime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To record your Mac’s video display:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. Go to the QuickTime Player application.Choose File\/New Screen Recording.
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    If you want to record audio (such as a voiceover) while you’re recording your screen, click on the small icon next to the record button, and select the appropriate Microphone source. Otherwise, audio recording won’t occur.

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  2. Choose if you want to record all your screen, or a portion of your screen (options are highlighted in red below), then click on the Record button.

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  3. Click on the Options menu.
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    Choose the appropriate audio source, which should be your built-in microphone, unlesss you have an external usb microphone.
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  4. Go to the application you want to record the screen activity. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    After you’re done recording your screen:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    1. At the top of your screen (to the right of Finder menu items), click on the black square, which is the button to stop the QuickTime recording.

      Save your video file.       Trim the clip either in QuickTime Player<\/a> or iMovie.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      Quick tip: For any screen recording, remember that any motion on the screen will draw your viewer's attention. Minimize your mouse movements to only those necessary to draw the attention to an important part of the screen, or an action that needs to be taken.\u00a0<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
      Screen Capture and Screen Recording Quick Tips:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
      If recording your screen, clean up your desktop to have your viewer have less distractions, which will help them focus on your content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n