How to Record Live Streams on PC Or Mac

Why should how to Record Live Streams? The main reason is that you can use the content in other ways. Recorded videos can be used to make other types of content, like a podcast, which can help you reach new audiences without having to make the content from scratch.

Also, saving your broadcasts so people can watch them whenever they want lets them explore and watch your content whenever they want. There are more than a few ways to make a recording of your live stream. No matter which way you choose to record, the process is very easy and doesn’t require any special skills.

How to Record Live Streams on PC Or Mac

Live stream screen recorders

Live stream screen recorders are programs that let you record what’s happening on your screen or in any window. The screen recorders in Camtasia, Movavi, FlashBack Pro, and OBS Studio are all good.

1. Download and install OBS Studio and go through the setup wizard.
2. Open the program and navigate to Settings.
3. Click Output and scroll down to the Recording section to review your recording settings. You’ll see that OBS saves recordings in the FLV file format by default.
4. If your broadcasts are prone to crashing mid-stream, leave the recording setting as FLV. The FLV file will help you recover if this happens. If you leave the format as FLV, you’ll have to use another tool such as Handbrake to convert the recording file to MP4.
5. If your broadcasts are usually stable and not prone to crashing mid-stream, change the recording setting from FLV to MP4 in OBS Studio.
6. After you review your recording settings and set up your stream, click the Start Recording button on the main OBS Studio dashboard.
7. When you want to end the recording, click Stop Recording.

Built-in screen capture tools

1. Open the app you want to record and close your other windows.
2. Press the Windows + G keys on your keyboard to open up the Game Bar control panel.
3. In the Capture window, click the Camera icon to take a screenshot. Click the Record icon to start screen recording. You can also press Windows + Alt + R to start recording.
4. A Capture Status window will appear once you start recording, with the timer, Stop button, and a Microphone toggle on/off button. You can turn your microphone on to record commentary or off to eliminate background noise. Internal sounds from your PC are captured automatically in your recording.
5. Press the Stop button to stop the recording. You can also press Windows + Alt + R again.
6. Once the recording stops, a pop-up will appear saying Game clip recorded. Click on the pop-up to access the recording or navigate to the Captures subfolder in your Videos folder in File Explorer.

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