Be aware that if you didn’t click “Convert” to set for conversion or destination folder, the raw recording footage will located at C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\. Then, you can check your final video in the saving folder. When the content comes to an end, press stop button or right click stop option to finish the process. So, tap record button or right lick record option on either of them to begin the capture. (Check is it necessary to convert recording?)Īs is mentioned in Step 1, there are two methods to show up recording control. If you are doing a gameplay recording, maybe 60 fps is better.Īfter that, you can click Play to stream the content on VLC, or click “ Convert” to set for output video format, encoding methods, resolution, saving name and destination etc.
To guarantee a smooth recording, you are suggested to increase frame rate to a value between 20 and 30, both of them included. Switch capture mode from DirectShow to Desktop -> set a frame rate value manually. Here we take recording full desktop activities as the demonstrations. If your goal is to create a instructive tutorial from desktop screen, choose Desktop. For example, if you want to capture a webcam video on Windows 10, choose DirectShow.
Here select a capture mode under “Capture Device” according to your need. They are absolutely functional after you make your recording settings.Ĭlick on the leftmost Media option on the top menu and choose “Open Capture Device” to pop up a smaller window (Ctrl + C is an alternative operation). You may notice that the recording related buttons are all grayed out now. Therefore, it’s totally up to you whether you enable the recording control in the bottom of player.
Part Two – Best VLC Alternative to Capture As an Expert Part One – VLC Screen Record Guide for Windows So, if you are a VLC user and want to do screen capture with it, follow this detailed guide to master the skill fast. It really saves much time, because you don’t need to find some other video converter (if you didn’t have one) to transform video format to another one. Better still, VLC could record and convert the raw footage to mainstream video formats like MP4 and AVI with different encoding methods at one go. It’s convenient to capture Windows screen with VLC. Until recently, I happened to find VLC’s another hidden but useful functionality – screen recording. Not sure about you guys, but for me (with several years’ using experience of VLC), VLC is just an item that I can only make connection with media playing, downloading and streaming. Since many green hands may encounter some VLC capture problems or questions, some most common errors and related fixing tips are also shared. Summary: Maybe you’ve installed VLC on your computer for years, but only take it as a common media player? Well, this tutorial we present today will tell you how to use VLC TO record your Windows desktop.