Problems converting screen recording

I have made a screen recording using Quicktime and also Camtasia for Mac. I am recording live currency charts and want to use this in a DVD but I can not find the proper combination of recording and exporting. I can export a good copy that when watched in Quicktime is excellent but when I try to render it for DVD quality it is blurry. I would appreciate any help here. This needs to be the highest quality possible.
Thanks

Try the QuickTime forum.

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Problems converting screen recording for DVD

I have made a screen recording using Quicktime and also Camtasia for Mac. I am recording live currency charts and want to use this in a DVD but I can not find the proper combination of recording and exporting. I can export a good copy that when watched in Quicktime is excellent but when I try to render it for DVD quality it is blurry. I would appreciate any help here. This needs to be the highest quality possible.
Thanks

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Screen Recording FPS Problem

I did a screen recording (lasted over 30 minutes), and it plays back just fine. It is about 1.5 GB. However, when I import the movie into any Adobe program (Premiere CS6 or AE CS6), the fps suddenly drops to 4.00 fps. Interpreting the footage as 30fps results in a sped up clip. How can I fix this? I am currently attempting to convert the file with Compressor to a higher fps format. I think it might have something to do with bit rate?

I don't know if this will help you Kimberlee, but i tried a different process:
1. Screen recording in QuickTime > Export to iMovie.
(I wanted to zoom in during certain parts of the recording.)
2. From iMovie > Export to YouTube.
Problem fixed... no more sped up clip.

Audio sync problem with screen capture/gameplay video from Bandicam, converted by Freemake.

I recently purchased the student discount for Adobe creative cloud which gave me access to Premiere Pro CC which I've been using to edit my YouTube videos.
I use a popular recording software called Bandicam to record my PC gameplay. Bandicam like many other software's allows me to record my commentary OVER the gameplay. When I play back the recorded video in windows media viewer the audio and gameplay are in complete synchronization. I then use Freemake Video Compressor to convert the recorded gameplay from an AVI file to an MP4 file. Then I import that file into the latest version of Adobe Premiere Pro. When I play back the video during editing, the audio and video appears out of sync by about five seconds.
Like I said, I don't record my gameplay and audio separately like some other people, so it can't possibly be an editing mistake. I've tried dozens of different editing software's (all free crappy ones) and everything is fine. This issue only occurs with Adobe Premiere Pro. I have installed the latest update of the program and have just recently tried re-installing it as well. Nothing seems to work for me, or for the many, many people who I have seen in random forums all over the net with this same problem. It appears to be an issue that isn't only happening to me.
Due to this issue, I'm very behind in my YouTube schedule. Apologies if this is rather long, I just want to get what I paid for.
Thanks for taking the time to read and respond
~ Alessio Marin
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Premiere cannot handle clips with variable framerate.
Your converted clips need to have constant framerate.
Otherwise use a converter like Handbrake.

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Hello,
I am using the Epiphan VGA2PCI-e internal screen recorder to record an external device. External device is running at 60Hz and the recorder is too. I am getting a very smooth .avi clip. I used the compressor that they recommended "Epiphan recommends using ffvfw MPEG-4 Codec for signal capture."
When imported into PP CS5 and increase the scale I get this:
Basically it is blurry unlike the .avi played in WM player.
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DUDE - you and I are having the EXACT same problem. See my post: Capturing webcam as DVAVI type-2
I'm using one of ephiphans VGA to USB devices too. YES - every codec I've tried is crap in Premiere and After effects, even though it plays fine in Windows Media. In After Effects, I got repeated, jerky frames etc. And rendering it didn't help. So, I re-encoded the whole thing in Media Encoder. It played fine in AFX then, the problem is that it encodes at about a rate of 10hours/per hour of video.
You don't have to use the Epiphan software to capture, as your computer sees the device as just an ordinary webcam. It seemed like an easy thing: just download the cedocida DV codec, load it in to any number of software titles and capture as DVAVI type 2. As a 2nd choice, I'd take H.264, as long as it plays back smoothly in Premiere or AFX. I've tried both (with DV codec just mentioned and the x264vfw codec). Terrible results either way. I've tried Virtual dub, Captureflux, Epiphan, Debut Video and GraphEditplus. Failure in every case.
I'm suspicious that our problem may stem from the inconstant frame rates that the epiphan device spits out. Debut video allows you to change the frame rate of the device. It thought this would fix it - setting it at 29.97 or 30. But it doesn't. The software crashes. I also had high hopes for GraphEditPlus, as the software allows so much flexibility. But so far, I have not figured out how to import the DVAVI type2 codec. And I don't know how to force the frame rate in graphedit either, but I haven't looked in to this much.
Oh, and here's the Cedocida codec: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/cedocida_dv_codec.htm
Epiphan can see it, but it can't encode to it because of the frame rate (gives an error message). I haven't tried the Panasonic codec, but I've heard it's outdated and really buggy anyway.
I still think our best bet is software that can force the frame rate somehow, whether with the DV codec or H.264
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Problem importing quicktime "screen recording"... Please Help.

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Hi jacques231,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1933
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QuickTime X - Screen recording - can't import into FCP 7.0

Well, the title pretty much says it all.
I upgraded to Snow Leopard on my MacBookPro 2.4GHzCore2Duo4GB RAM. No problems.
I ran the new QuickTime X and made a short screen recording. Saved to desktop; I get a .mov file.
Ran Final Cut Pro 7.0 after recently upgrading to FCS 3, tried to import the screen recording, get error message "File error: unknown file."
What's up?
The file can be read by iMovie '09, by the way - not that I would ever use that software.

Man, I'm wishing it were THAT easy.
I'm needing to do this exact workflow, and still can't find a way to make FCP happy.
ATTEMPT #1:
First, I used QT X to make a two-minute Screen Recording. It creates a file called "Screen Recording.mov" in the Movies folder, with the file's dimensions being the same as my 23" Cinema Display (1920x1200). As we already know -- even though "Get Info" describes this file as simply a "QuickTime movie" using Apple's H.264 codec, something YOU'D THINK would be perfectly compatible with APPLE's flagship professional editing program -- it's not.
"File Error: 1 file(s) recognized, 0 access denied, 1 unknown. OK"
ATTEMPT #2:
So I quit the new QuickTime, and open the "Screen Recording.mov" file in QT7. I select "Export...", and I go with the default "Movie to QuickTime movie" option (which seems redundant, but the other choices in the pull down list don't look all that appropriate). I give the about-to-be-created new file a revised name, and then QuickTime7 chugs away for several minutes, converting the QuickTime movie QuickTime X created into a QuickTime7 QuickTime movie which hopefully the QuickTime-based FinalCutPro editing program will be gracious enough to import.
I really hope someone at Apple is taking note of how absurd this all sounds. And that would be okay, if when I then tried to Import this new QuickTime file into FinalCutPro 7, I didn't get the EXACT SAME (and typically unhelpful and uninformative) error message:
"File Error: 1 file(s) recognized, 0 access denied, 1 unknown. OK"
ATTEMPT #3:
Okay -- an "editable codec". So I once again open the "Screen Recording.mov" file in QT7. I select "Export...", but this time I click on "Options...", then "Settings...", and then for "Compression Type", I select Apple ProRes 422. Hey, that's gotta work, right? It's ProRes -- by Apple. The new codec in which everything's supposed to play together nicely. Why the Timeline I've currently got open is even ProRes422.
So imagine my delight when I try to Import this latest version of the file (now inflated from 140MB to 1.2GB -- but hey, at least it's gonna work)...
"File Error: 1 file(s) recognized, 0 access denied, 1 unknown. OK"
Well no, it's not OK. And when FCP finally gets the top-to-bottom, under-the-hood AND interface overhaul this one-foot-still-stuck-in-OS9 app so desperately needs, maybe it will at least provide HELPFUL error messages, something like: "Sorry -- this file can't be imported because xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. You can use xxxxxxxxxxxxxx to convert its xxxxxxxxx setting to the required xxxxxxx, or you can try xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx in a new Timeline."
(And yes, I am a regular contributor to "Apple Feedback".)
Alright, venting finished. Would now be hugely grateful if someone could translate Apple's cryptic "-- 1 file(s) recognized --" error message into a real-world way to make what should be a straightforward process actually work: just save a simple screen recording, and then use that screen recording in a Final Cut project?
Thank you!
John Bertram
Toronto

Quicktime Player screen recording: 720p video is appearing as 480p max in Youtube

So I did a screen recording in QuickTime Player, after trimming I saved it to 720p in QuickTime Player. When I uploaded it to Youtube though, the max resolution I can select in the resolution options is 480p, so it's not as clear as my original.
I check the original video file and the resolution is 1160x648. So the video screen I selected to record was a bit short of 1280x720. Is that why YouTube downgraded it to a 480p video? Selecting an exact 1280x720 rectangle with QuickTime Player isn't possible for me. I can overshoot I guess and let QT player shrink it to 720p? Or is this some issue with Youtube and the mov file format from QT player?
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This feels like there is some sort of error during save but I was wondering if a) anyone had experienced this or b) knew of a fix.
1) Have used the screen capture option in the past to, more or less, test how it worked. Unfortunately, my Snow Leopard system is currently tied up batch processing files so I can't re-check things at the moment.
2) How long are captures and how much time are you allowing between terminating the recording and forcing the application to quit? If I remember correctly, this is a 2-step process. In the first phase the screen is simply captured to your hard drive. In the second phase, the data is converted to H.264 compressed video and written to the target file container. If you force the app to quit prematurely, the target file is never properly updated/closed leaving it empty and/or unable to be opened. As to the controls, they remain deactivated until all of the data has been converted/written to the target file or you force the app to quit. The amount of time required to create the target output file is, of course, directly related to the duration of the screen capture.
Suggest you try making a very short screen capture and see if the test file is successfully created. If it is, allow more time for the process to complete on its own with longer captures. If the process is not successful, try a similar test using a different user account to see if the problem is local to the user account or system wide.

Screen Recording with ffmpeg/recording mic and speaker output

I've been doing much research on this, and to be honest A/V editing is not my strong suit. I use a script I wrote two days ago to initiate both screen recording with ffmpeg and compiling the resulting mkv file with ffmpeg as well. The entire script can be seen here:
#!/bin/bash
#Create function to exit program
function quite {
if [ $ANSWER3 = "y" ]; then
exit
else
exit
fi
#Create function to start ffmpeg record
function record {
if [ $ANSWER = "y" ]; then
ffmpeg -f alsa -ac 2 -i pulse -f x11grab -r 30 -s 1366x768 -i :0.0 -acodec aac -vcodec libx264 -preset ultrafast -strict -2 -crf 0 -threads 0 $ORIGINALNAME
else
if [ $ANSWER = "n" ]; then
echo "Would you like to convert an existing input file? (y/n)"
read ANSWER4
if [ $ANSWER4 = "y" ]; then
ffmpeg -i $ORIGINALNAME -vcodec libx264 -acodec aac -ab 128k -crf 22 -strict -2 -threads 0 $OUTPUTFILE
echo "The program will now exit"
read
exit
else
exit
fi
else
exit
fi
fi
#Function to convert the recorded video
function convert {
if [ $ANSWER2 = "y" ]; then
ffmpeg -i $ORIGINALNAME -vcodec libx264 -acodec aac -ab 128k -crf 22 -strict -2 -threads 0 $OUTPUTFILE
else
exit
fi
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cd ~/My\ Videos/Screen\ Record/
#Clear screen, and ask for input on what to name the origional file and the converted file
clear
echo "Please, enter the name of your file followed by .mkv"
read ORIGINALNAME
echo "You're files name is $ORIGINALNAME!"
echo "Please, enter name of the output file followed by .mp4"
read OUTPUTFILE
echo "You're final file is $OUTPUTFILE!"
clear
#Prompt for continuing with recording
echo "Would you like to continue with screen recording?[y/n]"
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clear
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echo "Would you like to convert the file now?"
read ANSWER2
clear
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convert
#Prompt to close command
echo "Operation finished, all done."
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recorder
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compiler
ffmpeg -i $ORIGINALNAME -vcodec libx264 -acodec aac -ab 128k -crf 22 -strict -2 -threads 0 $OUTPUTFILE
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OK, I've manages to learn enough about jack to not break my system and can work with that, Pulseaudio, and alsa is always installed. Is there a way I can create a virtual device that takes in the input from both the system sound and the headset mic that I can set as the audio input for ffmpeg? I've been looking online and I've got a headache at this point from trying. I have learned to use ffmpeg on a new level, but I still can't do what I want to do. (which is record sound from the headset mic and the system sound at the same time while using ffmpeg. I could make two audio files from each channel and record the screen with x11grab. then combine all that using another utility, but then I have to run three separate programs at the same time (which will eat up my cpu) and still run whatever I'm recording from my screen. Something that will do all this for me would be much appreciated.

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I suspect the upgrade to Excel 2007 is at fault here, but I have not found any settings to get my old functionality back. I posted the same question to an Excel board, and they referred me to a similar thread, which sounds like other people are having similar problems.
It looks like some older version of Excel was having trouble when people used "save as pdf" (Excel was resizing the graphic and moving it off the page.) To eliminate the problem, they seem to have changed their graphics creation engine from vector to bitmap.
I have an older version of Excel (2003 sp3) at home, and the pie charts, for example, are clearly being created as vector drawings. In Excel 2007, they appear to be bitmaps created at screen resolution, which in my case is a fuzzy mess because of the need to resize the drawings. On the Excel board, there is a link to a "hotfix" but I don't know if it is the same issue. I will post the link here if it works.
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Screen Recording Video in QTX Not Smooth/Jerky

Hi. I have been experimenting with the Screen Record function in the Snow Leopard QT version and after I stop the video, the playback is a bit jerky, not smooth frame rate and sometimes the screen flashes on and off to black for about a second. The video records smooth until I check the playback.
What I have tried doing is; play a song in iTunes ver 9.0.2, turn on the Visualizer function, hit the Screen record button and record 2-3 minutes of video.
Any idea on what I might try to correct the glitch? There doesn't seem to be a Preferences that I can find like in QT 7. Not sure how to change settings in QTX.
Thanks for any help. I have a white MacBook, 2.2 GHz, 4GB RAM, 160 GB HD OSX 10.6.1.
Steve

If you require interaction you would have to use a full remote desktop solution as Skype doesn't have the functionality. Teamviewer offers this as well as a built-in proprietary recording option but natively converting those files to standard formats usually resorts to using tons of hard drive space requiring additional compression and conversion time to get the size down.
If you want to use Skype and record the desktop session including audio, the best way would be to use 3rd party screen capturing software. This can you can record the whole screen or just parts of it. There are also 3rd party add-ons that will capture the individual Skype streams but I find screen capturing software to be more universal and customizable.

Quicktime player screen recording prefs

Hi,
Since the upgrade to Mavericks I noticed the screen recording file size has increased by a factor of at least 5.
In the Lion, I had the option to set the Quality from High to Medium, that option is missing now from the Screen Recording drop down options.
Looking at previous screen captures, I saw it used about 2.5 FPS, whereas now it uses about 60 FPS. That is most probably what's making the file size so big.
Is there any way to tweak those options, especially FPS but also the Sound (I need Mono and the default is Stereo).
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I can't help but wonder why they even botherd making the video recording software if they diidn't include audio .
I tend to consider such features add-ons because to appeal to novice users because the features are incomplete as far as functonality is concerned or too dependent on the CPU power of the platform on which it is used. This is why I tend to use dedicated import and/or screen capture applications. Normally, I would recommend using an app like Snapz Pro X from Ambrosia ($69) but they too are having problems updating or replacing their audio "kernel extension" following system audio changes made in the Lion OS release. ScreenFlow ($99) is another good screen capture app but it includes a number of editing features that many users do not want or for which they are not willing to pay such a high price. I personally amd looking at what, for me, is a new app listed in an article URL posted by QTKirk. The app is called Screenflick and lists for $29. I am interested in it because they claim you can tap into user events like key presses (e.g., use of keyboart shortcuts) and highlight/include them in your captures. (I.e., this would be very handy for the makie of "quickie" tutorials.) In any event, I have not tried this app so I can't yet recommend it based on personal use... but it might be worthing looking at if you plan to purchase such a utility. (And yes, it does claim to support the audio capture of both system audio and/or a user selectable mic source.)

After exporting screen recording, just shows a black video.

I've recorded an hour and a half of screen recorded footage. it plays back just fine. It exports fine too! the problem is, once I try to open it after exporting it to desktop,iTunes etc., it doesn't have audio or video. Just a black screen for the whole duration. it'll still play, but it plays all black, no audio... Ultimately, I just want it on my third generation iPad. It wont play back with iTunes, on my iPad or even with Preview. I've tried exporting it in iPad format and in normal 720P mode. so .m4v and .mov .My iMac is 1080P so I should be able to export a 720P screen recording. I was thinking that was the problem. it wont show video to a 480P video when I exported it 720P.. i didn't wanna export 1080P cause it was like 9 GB! any help please? i've messed around with this for days.

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