OBS Tutorial: Open Broadcaster Software - Screencast/Video Screen Capture (OBS Studio/Multiplatform)
OBS is used for steaming gameplay but you can also record video files directly to your computer to make screencasts.
Download Open BroadCaster Software https://obsproject.com/index
OBS Studio or OBS Multiplatform are newer & better than OBS Classic
On windows: make sure you run the 64-bit version (It installs both but defaults to 32-bit)
➨Scenes
-Groups of windows & sources
-You can switch between scenes while recording
-Add transitions when switching
➙Scene Collections: can separate various scenes with sources & can even switch between collections while recording
➨Sources
-You'll see a black screen until you add a source
-You can add a "Display Capture" for an entire monitor
-"Video Capture Device" for webcam
-"Window Capture" to get 1 specific program/window (works even if that program is hidden behind other windows)
-Order, rename & delete sources
-Drag to resize or crop & position
➨Audio
-Plug in your microphone & the green bar should display a live preview
-If no audio shows up, check the properties & make sure the correct microphone is selected
-You can enable recording of desktop audio (speakers)
-Mute or change volume of mic or desktop audio
➨Settings
➧Output: "Recording Path" shows where files are saved
-Change to "Advanced Output Mode"
-Switch to the Recording tab
-Recording Format = mp4
-Encoder = xh264
-Uncheck "Rescale Output"
-Bitrate = 5000 (2500 is OK, but don't go below 1000)
➧Video
-"Output (scaled) Resolution" make sure this matches the "Base Resolution"
-Unless you want to have a lower quality recording
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