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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 options for the best results. You'll only need to do this once.+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.
  
-  - Hit the Settings button in the right pane of the window. +  - Choose **Yes** at the auto-configuration dialog. 
-  - Click **Output** in the left pane. +  - Choose to **Optimize just for recording** and click Next. 
-  - In the Recording section: +  - Change the FPS dropdown box to **30** and click Next. 
-    - Set the Recording Quality to **High Quality, Medium File Size**. +  - 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 to **Mono**. +
-  - Click **Video** in the left pane. +
-    - Set the Common FPS Values field to 20. +
-    - //Optional:// Set the Output (Scaled) Resolution to be the same as the canvas resolution if you don't want the output video to be shrunk down. +
-  - 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/Select Source window, click OK.   - In the Create/Select Source window, click OK.
-  - //Optional:// Select the display for display capture. Otherwise click OK. 
   - 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 start or stop recording so you don't have to click anything in the program. Using a hotkey will make it so your videos don't show you turning recording on or off.
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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't perform an action in the software you're using. You can add a modifier key such as CTRL to your hotkey to help. I usually use **Pause** if I have a full keyboard or **CTRL `** if I don't.
 +  - 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