bradr Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 When I try and record my desktop, I tried it saving to an avi and a mov and bot times it recorded audio but black screen. when I did it as an mp4 it was ok. It wasn't a game or anything, just about 1 minute of desktop movement. Any ideas? I usually buy my software in a store so I am a little leary of downloading and buying in the first place. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemenzina Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 9 hours ago, bradr said: I tried it saving to an avi and a mov... I don't understand "saving to". I use "Record as", and have just recorded the same wildlife webcam, which is displaying on my desktop, in both avi and mov and the files play absolutely fine. . . I am no expert but I do a lot of screen-capturing and have found that mp4 is the best "bang for buck" - avi recordings tend to be less easy to edit and I don't see much, if any, quality difference - and do mov files require QuickTime? Can't remember, but I can do without that cluttering me up - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradr Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 11 hours ago, clemenzina said: I don't understand "saving to". I use "Record as", and have just recorded the same wildlife webcam, which is displaying on my desktop, in both avi and mov and the files play absolutely fine. . . I am no expert but I do a lot of screen-capturing and have found that mp4 is the best "bang for buck" - avi recordings tend to be less easy to edit and I don't see much, if any, quality difference - and do mov files require QuickTime? Can't remember, but I can do without that cluttering me up - I meant to say record as. What is the best thing to use to edit an mp4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradr Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 What I am trying to do is record what I am doing on the desktop then maybe bein able to edit in a few things like short bursts of text so I can teach someone how I am doing what I do. Then, I want to be able to take it to another computer or burn it to a dvd for someone to watch on their dvd player on their tv or computer so I assume I have to use debut to record it then edit it with something else? Then would I need a 3rd program to either burn it to a dvd? Can I just copy the mp4 to a flash drive and then let them put it on their computer to play it? Or does debut prohibit them from doing that unless they use debut's software? Sorry I am new to this and just Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemenzina Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 I don't have anything to do with recording stuff I'm doing on the desktop, only wildlife webcams. 15 hours ago, bradr said: Can I just copy the mp4 to a flash drive and then let them put it on their computer to play it? There's your easiest solution, IMHO - there would be no objection from Debut, and presumably the other PC owner would have the editing software required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradr Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 ok, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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