Ways to make video recordings

This page lists some possible tools / approaches to recording your screen to make videos that you can share with others, use for training, or attach to jiras if you are reporting FOLIO issues. 

None of these are "official" FOLIO tools. It's recommended to check with your institution before installing anything on your computer to make sure you are not doing anything that violates a local guideline.

Windows or Mac

• If you have access to a Zoom account, start a meeting with yourself as the only attendee, share your screen/browser to the meeting, and then record it to your local desktop. 
• If you have access to a Microsoft Teams account, start a meeting with yourself as the only attendee, share your screen/browser to the meeting, and then record it to your local desktop.
• Snagit is a program made by TechSmith, available for both Windows and Mac OS X, that is very good at doing both image and video capture. It is not free, but it does have a free trial so you can try it out. Several  FOLIO community members use  this tool and really like it. 
  • https://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.html
• Camtasia is also made by TechSmith and is a much more full-featured screen recording tool. It is not free, but it is a common tool at universities for providing e-learning so your institution may have access to it already.
  • https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html
• Panopto is a well-known suite of video production tools that many colleges use for supporting distance learning. It's not free, but your institution may have a license / access to it that allows you to use it.
  • https://www.panopto.com/
• OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) is an open-source platform for video recording. It is very complex, but it's free/open-source,  so  it  is  an  option.
  • https://obsproject.com/

Windows-only

• Microsoft has a tool called the Windows Game Bar that is designed to capture video from streaming PC games, but can capture anything on a Windows desktop so it can be used for general screen recording.
  • This tool may not always be available depending on how your institution controls what is installed/enabled on your laptop. 
  • https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-capture-video-clips-in-windows-10
• The latest versions of the Windows snipping tool can do video capture, though it doesn't record audio so it's not a good choice if you want to also include narration.
  • https://www.groovypost.com/howto/screen-record-with-snipping-tool-on-windows-11/

Mac-only

• You can use the QuickTime player to make a screen recording
  • https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208721
• For Mojave or later, you can use the screenshot toolbar.  Note  that  this creates a .mov file, so it may not always work for sharing with others.  
  • https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/tech/how-to-screen-record-on-mac