How to Use OBS to Record on PC or Mac
Release time：2023-05-27 14:51:45 oRead0
Method 1
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Recording your Screen
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Open OBS Studio on your PC or Mac. It’s in the All Apps area of the Start menu on Windows, and the Applications folder on macOS.
- If you want to record yourself playing a game, see this method.
- 2 Click + under “Sources.” It’s near the bottom-left corner of OBS. A list of sources will appear.
- 3 Click Display Capture. This opens the “Create/Select Source” window.
- 4 Click OK. This opens a window that displays a preview of your desktop.
- 5 Select the display you want to record. If you only have one video card or monitor, there’s no need to make any changes. To record a different display, select it from the “Display” drop-down menu now.
- 6 Click OK. This brings you back to the main OBS Studio screen.
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Adjust the volume as needed. You’ll see two sliders in the “Mixer” tab at the bottom of OBS.
- Desktop audio: This controls the sounds coming from your computer (apps and music) during the recording.
- Mic/Aux: This controls the microphone or an external input. If you’re using a mic to speak over your recording, make sure this slider is up. If not, just move the slider all the way to the left.
- 8 Click Start Recording. It’s near the bottom-right corner of OBS. The recording will begin immediately.
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Click Stop Recording when you’re finished. It may be level to or right below “Start Recording.”
- The video file is saved in your Videos folder. To access this folder, press ⊞ Win+E to open the File Explorer, then click your Videos folder in the left column.
- To change the default saving location, click Settings at the bottom-right corner of OBS, click Browse… next to “Recording Path,” then select a different folder.
- You may then have to click on the Output tab on the left column.
- 1 Open the game you want to record. OBS Studio can record you playing any DirectX or OpenGL video game.
- 2 Open OBS Studio on your PC or Mac. It’s in the All Apps area of the Start menu on Windows, and the Applications folder on macOS.
- 3 Click + under “Sources.” It’s near the bottom-left corner of OBS. A list of sources will appear.
- 4 Click Game Capture. This opens the “Create/Select Source” window.
- 5 Click OK.
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Select a capture mode. The default option, Capture any full screen application, will automatically detect your game as long as you play it in full-screen mode.
- If you keep the default, know that switching away from the full-screen game (such as when you press Alt+Tab ↹) will black out the screen until you re-open it.
- To capture only the video game, click the “Mode” menu, select capture specific window, then select your game.
- 7 Click OK. This brings you back to the main OBS Studio screen.
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Adjust the volume as needed. You’ll see two sliders in the “Mixer” tab at the bottom of OBS.
- Desktop audio: This controls the volume of the sound coming from the game, as well as any other open apps.
- Mic/Aux: This controls the microphone or an external input. If you’re using a mic to speak over your recording, make sure this slider is up. If not, just move the slider all the way to the left.
- 9 Click Start Recording. It’s near the bottom-right corner of OBS. The recording will begin immediately.
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Click Stop Recording when you’re finished. It’s level to or right below “Start Recording.”
- The video file is saved in your Videos folder. To access this folder, press ⊞ Win+E to open the File Explorer, then click your Videos folder in the left column.
- To change the default saving location, click Settings at the bottom-right corner of OBS, click Browse… next to “Recording Path,” then select a different folder.