{"id":23216,"date":"2022-03-25T15:15:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T14:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/?p=23216"},"modified":"2022-03-25T15:38:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T14:38:26","slug":"record-screen-video-with-vlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/23216\/record-screen-video-with-vlc\/","title":{"rendered":"Record screen video with VLC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Use VLC to record simple screen videos or screencasts.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The VLC player can be used to create simple screencasts. This is sometimes helpful if you want to record the screen, but you cannot install any other software.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/23216\/record-screen-video-with-vlc\/#Video\" >Video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/23216\/record-screen-video-with-vlc\/#Record_screen_video_with_VLC\" >Record screen video with VLC<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Video\"><\/span>Video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Va0EmZM75gc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Record_screen_video_with_VLC\"><\/span>Record screen video with VLC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In &#8220;View&#8221; select &#8220;Advance Controls&#8221;, this will display another toolbar with controls in VLC.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vlc_video_en_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"708\" height=\"350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vlc_video_en_1.png 708w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vlc_video_en_1-300x148.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now select &#8220;Open Disc&#8221; from the &#8220;Media&#8221; menu. In the tab &#8220;Capture Device&#8221; we select &#8220;Desktop&#8221;, we can also define a frame rate. Higher frame rates generate smoother movements in the video, but will also increase the video size.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vlc_video_en_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1014\" height=\"362\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vlc_video_en_2.png 1014w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vlc_video_en_2-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vlc_video_en_2-768x274.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once this is done, the player window will display the desktop. Now we can start the recording by pressing the record button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vlc_video_en_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"703\" height=\"507\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vlc_video_en_3.png 703w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vlc_video_en_3-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you are finished stop. Now you will ask yourself, where is the video? Well, the video is automatically stored in the Video folder in your user account. 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