What is a good free screen recording software to use for YouTube video tutorials?
Sfariah D
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I am thinking of doing something useful with my YouTube channel. I want to make tutorials for YouTube. I also need to download and save stupid videos so I will be comfortable removing them.
Also what is a good video editing software? I also forgot which adobe product is good for editing videos?
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CamStudio i think is a good, lightweight, and free screen recorder. There might be better options now. But it was all the rage back when.
I have been using OBS for my VR recording https://obsproject.com/
and Openshot for editing https://www.openshot.org/
They've changed things over at Youtube. Now to download/save a video you have it running in one tab, copy the url and paste that into a second tab. Start the video. Then after the w stuff before the word Youtube one puts SS ... this goes to their site then and one can select the download low quality .mp4 {which is normally pretty good quality} {don't rush it, it presents the options, the page refreshes then click the link} and then wait abit for the download button to appear. Sometimes instead of the download happening the video starts playing in the browser. Then one right clicks somewhere on the page to download this file ... and wait ... because next one then goes to that file and renames it so one knows what it is and ALSO add on the type of file that it is, for example, .mp4. Now and then ? happens and it cannot find a download link so one can try it several times and maybe it'll happen ... or maybe one gives up and goes away. Warning though ... it's what pays for the service, there are sometimes these popup windows trying to sell stuff ... and even the ones that should be safe they are at times rather outdated ... so buy nothing via those pages!!! Wait enough time that the download has started and then one can close those popup pages and even the other page but not the whole browser obviously. Ain't this fun. All because why I don't know ... Youtube.com has stopped producing .mp4 downloads and the other type can take all day to download and process and still fail by the end of the day, usually a total waste of time. It was all just working so well so they just had to ruin it for no reason. {my perspective}
I use Freemake Video Downloader (Windows) for preserving tutorials, particularly from YouTube. It has some ability to convert formats as well.
You can get it through the CNET.COM downloads section. As the name implies, it is free.
You just past the URL for the video in Freemake, and select the resolution. Only problem is that sometimes strange resolutions or file sizes show up on the selection list (like a 30-minute video at 1080p that is only 8MB in size), and those are not really available, but those are typically obvious.
Tried several screen recorders, but the file sizes were generally much larger than the downloaded versions.
That seems to be the only thing that wants to work correctly for me at least if the YT file is an MKV.
if you have Windows 10 then 'Windows key+G'
What kind of VR recording?
Mostly animations I create in unity and VirtAMate. Also anything else I need to document in VR
I sent you a PM with a link to one
Adobe premiere elements $69 https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements.html
Direct Upload to YouTube or Vimeo,
Saves videos up to 4k in MP4,mpegs AVHC, and 1080hd MP4
Natively you could use windows10 by (Windows key+G') and in windows 7 use the screen capture tool to make any desk top screen caps. Plus most good NVIDIA video cards come with a shadow play software that has Gaming & desktop screen capture which is great for making video tutorials on gaming , I like the nvidia geforce experience app for that reason https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/ but you have to have a graphic cards GTX970 or newer
Ivy, what kind of file sizes are you able to get with Elements? the openshot freeware has many options for saving, including web options like YT, but I have yet to find a good way to compress a 200+ mb video down to under 50 mb and still have good quality. I don't need it for YT, mostly so I can imbed in forums and such.
I like it a lot Michael , I just got it a couple of weeks. it can do multi tracks for video and audio.it has plugins bridges for Aftereffects & photoshop .it can record and produce films up to 3840 x 2160 pixels in 4k , Though I only need the 1920 x 1080 - for 1080 hd animation uploads. my older cs4 premier wasn't supported any longer. that is why i picked up the premier elements 2020 because its not cloud its a 1 time fee standalone app and it does pretty much everything i need for film editing for animation. as the cs premeier pro plus it has a direct uploader for youtube, facebook and Vimeo up to 4k uploads, it was the best option for my use.
Thanks, might have to check it out now that I am more into animating.
Wow! Thanks :-)
Since you have not mentioned the nature of tutorials for screen recording, I am assuming its for creating DS based tutorials. I would highly recommend Camtasia since it is specially designed for that purpose. It has features like annotations, separate mouse movement and keystroke captures. With mouse movement editing, it lets you capture your mouse movements separately in captured videos which can be edited to eliminate any unwanted hovering/movement. With keystroke capture you can display the shortcut keys that you use in the application in a corner (like most of the blender videos do). Most other screen recorders like the default windows or the Nvidia ShadowPlay (free) are intended and optimized for capturing gameplay videos and are a pain to process during the editing/authoring stage. For longer videos you need to factor in the editing capabilities which let you edit unwanted pauses without showing discontinuity or needing to re-record the entire video again.
For live streaming or interactive training sessions, ShadowPlay is good enough.
I use that exact combination too. :-) All free and open source.
I made all Bryce tutorials (free on Vimeo and YouTube and those that come with the sets) with Camtesia - not free, but really good and complete, no additional software needed.
Bandicam is free for 10 minutes per clip.
windows 10 video edit can combine the clips. free.
Agree
I use OBS too.
I just thought of something if it is possible? Is it possible to have multiple channels per google account?
yes I have 5 YouTube channels
I forgot how to create a new channel, but trying to research it now.
You don't need to pay for anything!!
Downloading - https://sconverter.com/. This is a fee website that downloads the vids for you.
Editing - http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/. This is an excellent free video editing utility.
After Effects and Premier Pro
OBS allows screen capture recording. Meaning I could record me doing photoshop edits or designs or I could record a video I am watching on Vimeo or you tube. It simply records the monitor. For me at times, I record a 38" monitor but I can set the program I want to captured to the first half of my screen or to record 3 inches down because I don't want my passwords and logins captured. I use it daily. Couldn't survive without it.
Okay, then. Lots of really crazy stuff in here. Most of it bad.
First, if you're dealing with your own channel, download your videos from the Video manager. No tool required. For encoders, (streaming/recording), go grab OBS as someone just above recommended. I personally use XSplit for streaming/recording, but you specified free.
Here's a list of software that may come in handy:
I've been doing YT for rather a long time now (mostly video games), and with the exception of OBS (which most youtubers use), those are my go-tos. Just be aware that if you're trying to record footage of Studio, you'll want to use Monitor capture. Smartscreen or program captures can be hit-or-miss.
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_ partly correct _ Log-In Weekly _ Is Free long as you use it _Very Professional
_Free size limit 1280 x 720 although you can use Free to complete any videos _Then, use an Pro Month License $ 25 _to save to any size__
Was pretty sure it was monthly. Used to be. Oh, well.
Still free without watermarks or sub-intelligent feces, so not a big thing. It encodes to YouTube standards, as well. For the average YouTuber, it's as much as one needs.
Okay, time to go log in to my editing software ;)
OBS states it no longer supported for windows 7 users . (yes there is a lot of us still) and my windows 10 laptop already has a video screen capture tool for video recording so why would you need OBS for windows 10.
You are correct you can use YouTube uploader which has a video editing tool. its pretty good for basic uploads . but it is rather limiting on uploading audio files or adding extra tracks , with YouTube video uploader I found your better off pre-making or editing all your videos before you use uploader to organzine it faster in the YouTube video editor. unlike a standalone video editor you can string or overlay videos all together , or make edits and add FX more efficiently.Yuotube has come along way . But its not close to what Adobe premier can do. Yes I do agree obs was awesome for windows 7. but with window10 its not needed anymore.