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+ | ====== Screen Capture with OBS Studio ====== | ||
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+ | You can use [[https:// | ||
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+ | ====== Set Recording Options ====== | ||
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+ | When you open OBS Studio for the first time, you will see an auto-configuration wizard. You'll set some initial recording settings. You'll only need to do this once. If you ever need to re-run the auto-configuration wizard, you can select it from the Tools menu. | ||
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+ | - Choose **Yes** at the auto-configuration dialog. | ||
+ | - Choose to **Optimize just for recording** and click Next. | ||
+ | - Change the FPS dropdown box to **30** and click Next. | ||
+ | - At the Final Results page, click Apply Settings. | ||
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+ | ====== Capture Full Screen ====== | ||
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+ | To start recording video you need to specify a capture source. | ||
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+ | - Under Sources in the main window, click the plus button to add a source. | ||
+ | - Select **Display Capture**. | ||
+ | - In the Create/ | ||
+ | - You should now see a preview of your screen in OBS. | ||
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+ | ====== Recording ====== | ||
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+ | Once you've set your recording options and capture source(s), you can hit **Start Recording** to begin. When you're done, click **Stop Recording**. A video will be saved in the Videos folder in your Documents folder. Whenever you exit and reopen OBS, it will use the settings you used last time. | ||
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+ | ====== Use a Hotkey to Start/Stop Recording ====== | ||
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+ | You can set a hotkey to toggle recording on and off without opening the program. | ||
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+ | - Open the settings menu and click //Hotkeys// in the left pane. | ||
+ | - Find the Start Recording option, click inside the field, then press the hotkey. It will appear inside the field. | ||
+ | * Your hotkey should be something you don't press frequently that doesn' | ||
+ | - Set the same hotkey in the Stop Recording field. This will make it so you can use the same key to start or stop recording. | ||
+ | - Click OK to close the Window. Now you can use your hotkey to control recording. | ||
+ | - Now that you have a hotkey, you can hide the OBS window by double-clicking its icon in the tray. | ||
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screen_capture_with_open_broadcaster_software.txt · Last modified: 2020/04/08 16:08 by abrashear