If you want to create videos of your desktop, games, or webcam, you might be interested in learning how to use OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) to record your screen. OBS is a free and open-source software that allows you to capture and stream video and audio from various sources. In this article, we will show you how to use OBS to record your screen in a few simple steps.
The first thing you need to do is to download and install OBS on your computer. You can get it from the official website: https://obsproject.com/. Choose the version that matches your operating system and follow the instructions to install it.
Once you have installed OBS, you need to configure some settings before you can start recording. Open OBS and go to the Settings menu. Here are some important settings you should check:
You can also explore other settings such as General, Stream, Advanced, etc. to customize your OBS experience. When you are done with the settings, click Apply and OK to save them.
A scene is a collection of sources that you want to record or stream. A source can be anything that appears on your screen, such as your desktop, a window, a game, a webcam, an image, a text, etc. To add sources to your scene, follow these steps:
Now that you have configured your settings and added your sources, you are ready to start recording. To do that, simply click on the Start Recording button in the main OBS window. You can also use the hotkey that you assigned in the Settings menu.
OBS will start capturing your screen and save the recording in the location that you specified in the Output settings. You can see the duration and size of your recording in the Status Bar at the bottom of the OBS window.
To stop recording, click on the Stop Recording button or use the hotkey. You can also pause and resume recording by using the buttons or hotkeys.
After you stop recording, you can view your recordings by going to the location that you specified in the Output settings. You can also access them by clicking on File > Show Recordings in the OBS menu.
You can play your recordings with any media player that supports the format that you chose in the Output settings. You can also edit your recordings with any video editing software that supports the format. For example, you can trim, crop
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