- In this video, we're gonna cover
step by step, how you can record the screen
of your Windows PC for YouTube or for tutorial videos.
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Now, screen captures are a great way to
really step your audience through a process on screen,
teach them how to use an app or software,
record presentations with slides or even
capture B roll of products or websites for your videos.
In fact, screen captures are one of the easiest
ways to create B roll, so if you're not using them,
then you definitely should be.
In this video, we'll be covering exactly
how you can capture your screen on a Windows PC
with a range of options, both free and paid.
The paid options do have some advantages,
so we'll cover our pick first and then follow up
with a run through of the best free options
that were found, to get you started.
So in regards to the paid options for screen capture
on Windows, there's really four solid options.
The first one is, We Video.
Now, We Video has plans for $4.99 and $7.99 per month,
but what it lets you do is, it runs the whole process,
the whole application is run through your web browser,
so there's no need to download and install any software,
also means that you can use this on low end computers,
things like Chromebox as well.
So when you're screen capturing in We Video,
you get the option to either record your entire screen
or draw out a section of your screen.
Now, that's pretty common with most screen capture software,
where We Video really stands out,
is that it's an online cloud-based editing solution.
So because it's all run through your browser,
it makes it really easy to collaborate
on your video editing with other team members
or other people anywhere in the world.
We have done a video on We Video, I'll link it
up in the cards now, so make sure you check it out.
But, We Video is a solid option for screen capturing
because once you've done the screen capture,
you've then got We Video as the editor,
to be able to edit that down and to
really add a heap of effects and titles and things
to it to make your screen captures look really good.
But also the fact that it is an online
cloud-based editing platform, meaning that
you can get other team members from anywhere
around the world to help you edit that down.
Option number two for screen capture on Windows is
Bandicam, now this is one that's come through
pretty high rated and there's some
really cool features in here as well.
This one is a popular one with gamers,
its got a heap of screen recording features
specifically for gaming, like bringing up your
frames per second on screen, allowing you
to have a picture in picture from your webcam,
so that you can have your cell phone screen
while you're recording your game or recording your screen,
so there's some pretty cool features like that in there.
There is a free version of this available as well,
but the screen recording is limited to 10 minutes
and it has a watermark on it, so $39
is the one that we're talking about here,
no watermark, unlimited record time,
you've got some pretty cool features like,
as I've just said, being able to record your webcam
and bring it as a picture in picture,
so you can show both on screen.
You can also do annotations and draw out things
on your screen recording at the time of recording,
so there's no post production in Bandicam.
Meaning that it's not editing software,
so once you've finished your recording,
you're left with a video file,
so anything that you do, all the tools for
annotations and things, are there for while
you're recording live, once you're done,
if you wanna make any further changes,
you will need video editing software.
Option number three is, Snagit, now Snagit is an awesome
screen capturing and screen recording tool,
not just for video but for still images of your screen,
it's got some really cool features in there
and it's actually probably one of the leaders
when it comes to screen capturing on Windows.
Now just like Bandicam, you do have
the ability to record your webcam as well,
simultaneously, so that you can do some basic
editing and switch between your webcam
and your screen recording while
you're creating these videos.
There is some really basic editing built into Snagit,
more so around the annotations and arrows
and text and things that you can overlay on your videos
to help your viewers follow along
with what it is that you're showing them.
Now if you are looking to edit your screen recordings down
after capturing them, then you're probably
better off looking at either standalone
video editing software or look at Snagit's big brother
which is our option number four, Camtasia.
Now Camtasia's a big step up price wise from Snagit.
Now Snagit was 49.95 USD, Camtasia sells for 199 USD,
but both Snagit and Camtasia are cross platform,
meaning you can install them on both Mac and Windows
and if you're working with different people
or across different computers,
you can share your projects and they'll
both open and work the same on both.
But where Camtasia really stands out
is that it's a complete end to end solution
on Windows for screen recording and editing.
So not just annotations, it's also
actually editing the video files down,
editing your webcam footage in with your screen captures
and having the ability to bring one up fullscreen,
move it around to a picture in picture effect,
to really add titles and create professional videos,
Camtasia is really the go to, end to end solution
for a lot of businesses out there for creating
professional screen captures and professional videos.
Now in regards to the actual screen recording,
if you're comparing Snagit to Camtasia,
there is a lot of similarities,
I mean essentially, one's just a cut down version
of the other, but really the main differences come in
when you're looking at simultaneously recording
your webcam or external microphones and external audio as
well, that's where Camtasia is
the much more professional solution.
If I'm looking for one program that does everything
and I don't need to export and reimport
into different programs and do other editing there,
Camtasia's really the no brainer here
and at the $199 price point, it is actually
a very solid video editing application
regardless of the screen capture or not,
it does have color correction, it does have
motion graphics and motion titles,
it's a solid solution for a $199 and that would be my pick.
So those are the paid options, now
let's take a look at a free option.
Now you can also get really good results in this option,
but you won't have any editing capabilities,
so if you're already using other editing software
to edit your videos and that's not
gonna be a deal breaker for you.
Through my opinion, the best free screen recording software
you can get on Windows, is OBS Studio and it is 100% free.
Now typically, OBS or Open Broadcast Software
is live streaming software, but it also has
screen recording capabilities built in.
It's also a really popular option for screen recording
on Windows because it really doesn't put your
computer system under a heap of load,
so it's a low CPU and low GPU usage while you're recording.
So a lot of people use it for recording games,
a lot of people use it for recording
their live streams as well.
But it's definitely not the easiest program out there
to use, you will get a heap of options and advanced options
around the different sizes, resolutions, bit rates
and codecs that you can do your screen recordings in
and it will let you either draw out a section
of your screen or record the fullscreen
and it will also let you bring in
webcams and position your webcam
as a picture in picture as well.
But once again, you won't get that control afterwards
in your editing to resize that webcam,
it's all baked in, whatever you're recording
at the time of recording, is what
your end file is going to be.
So in summary, there are four paid solutions
that are worth considering, the first is We Video,
which is a cheap option, that will allow you to
store your screen recordings and edit them
collaboratively with other team members.
You've got Bandicam, which is a bit more expensive
but gives you a heap more options
around your screen recordings.
You've then got Snagit, just a little bit more again
at $49.99, which gives you a whole suite of tools
for your screen recording and for your screen capturing.
But it still doesn't have all your full editing capabilities
or you've got the complete end to end solution,
Camtasia at $199 and you've also then
got the the free option of OBS Studio,
which once again, has no editing capabilities built in.
So what's my recommendation for you?
Or what I'd suggest is that you
grab the trial versions and give each of these a go
and see which one works best for you,
for your workflow and for the types of videos
you're going to be creating.
The only real complete end to end solution here,
is Camtasia, so if you're looking for
one application to do all your screen recording
and all your editing start to finish,
then it's a no brainer, Camtasia is the software for you.
If you've already got editing software,
then that's where you can look at Snagit,
you can also look at Bandicam,
you can also look at OBS as well.
Or if you're looking to edit your videos collaboratively
and edit them remotely and with team members
anywhere in the world, then
We Video will be the one for you.
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