screen_capture_with_open_broadcaster_software
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====== Set Recording Options ====== | ====== Set Recording Options ====== | ||
- | When you open OBS Studio for the first time, you will want to set a few recording | + | When you open OBS Studio for the first time, you will see an auto-configuration wizard. You' |
- | - Hit the Settings button in the right pane of the window. | + | - Choose |
- | - Click **Output** in the left pane. | + | - Choose |
- | - In the Recording section: | + | - Change |
- | - Set the Recording Quality | + | - At the Final Results page, click Apply Settings. |
- | - Set the Recording Format to **mp4**. | + | |
- | - Click **Apply**. | + | |
- | - Click **Audio** in the left pane. | + | |
- | - Set the Channels | + | |
- | - Click **Video** in the left pane. | + | |
- | - Set the Common FPS Values field to 20. | + | |
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- | - Click **OK** and then exit and restart OBS Studio. | + | |
====== Capture Full Screen ====== | ====== Capture Full Screen ====== | ||
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- Select **Display Capture**. | - Select **Display Capture**. | ||
- In the Create/ | - In the Create/ | ||
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- You should now see a preview of your screen in OBS. | - You should now see a preview of your screen in OBS. | ||
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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. | 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