Tips for a clean recording

Before you record

• Turn on Do Not Disturb (Control Centre › Focus), so notifications don't pop up in the video.
• Close what you don't need. Fewer windows means less to distract, and less private information on screen.
• Hide desktop icons in the recorder when you record a display or area.
• Record a window or an area rather than a whole large display. Text stays bigger and easier to read, especially in a vertical video.
• Use a window size that suits where the video is going, such as 1280 × 720 for a 16:9 video. See Window size.
• Check your microphone level in the recorder. The bar should move well into the green when you speak.
• Write a few notes in Speaker notes if you tend to lose your thread.

While you record

• Move the mouse calmly and stop it on what you're talking about. Cinemac smooths the pointer, but calm movement gives better zooms.
• Click on purpose. Each click makes a zoom. Extra clicks on empty space make extra zooms.
• Pause for a breath between steps. Pauses are easy to tighten later with Tighten pauses.
• Made a mistake? Say the line again. Fix restarts finds lines you said twice and keeps the last one. Or press ⌥⇧⌘R to start the take again.
• Add a marker with ⌥⇧⌘M at moments you want to find later.

Record in short parts

For anything longer than a minute or two, record in parts. Each part is easier to get right, and you can redo one without redoing the rest.