Capturing video and audio of your own voice in VLC Media Player

[charles meyer]

Hi All,

I want to create short videos on how to do some basic 3D printing.

I can record the video with VLC Media Player but after watching 4 YT videos none of what they suggested worked.

Have you created screen captures of bit video and your own voice narrating using VLC Media Player (Windows 11)?

Thank you.

Charles.

Charlotte County Public Library

[Jakob Cornell]

I don't recall the last time I recorded just audio on a PC, but another app option for that is Audacity.

I can't tell whether you're also recording video of your screen for this, but if you are maybe audio capture from a microphone is also a feature of the tool you're using for that. I don't have any specific advice to give there though.

Jakob

[Dave Franchino]

Charles,

The built-in Windows Game Bar works well for this and is often much simpler than VLC for short how-to videos.

On Windows 11, press Windows Key + G to bring it up. From there, you can start a screen recording and narrate using your microphone at the same time. It captures the screen of whatever application you’re demonstrating (slicers like Cura, PrusaSlicer, etc. work fine).

A couple of small tips:

• Make sure your microphone is enabled in the Game Bar audio widget (easy to miss the first time).

• Recordings are automatically saved to Videos → Captures.

• It’s best for recording an application window rather than the full desktop, but that’s usually fine for software demos.

For quick instructional videos, it’s been very reliable in my experience and avoids a lot of the VLC setup pain.

Dave

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[Marc Syvertsen]

At a previous job, I used Webex to record video of me presenting and the slides along with.  Google Meet is free and records too.  Other similar services like Zoom may also work.

Marc

[charles meyer]

I find everyone is using a different tool so you're pressed into developing skills for loads of software but lack the time to learn iat ll.

I'm recommended YT all the time and nt only don't I have the time at work or home but they are often antiquated, poorly recorded (you can't see the screen).

I like VLC Media for video but just can't find anyone who's used a Mic with it to record tier narration.

Sorry... just divided attention these days.

I do appreciate your thoughts as I used WebEx years ago and liked it.

Thank you,

Charles

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[Cory Sanin]

I don’t mean to suggest yet another solution but I’m surprised OBS Studio hasn’t come up. It’s very intuitive and even has an option for local recording in the initial setup wizard. VLC is capable but requires some finagling, OBS on the other hand was made for this sort of thing. Open source and cross-platform as well.

I hope you find something that works for you 😀

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