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Video capture really should be part of the OS, like screencapture is. I use Screenflow on OS X to do this - it's very handy for demoing bugs to others, or sending people instructions etc.

Well done Windows.

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Quicktime ( integrated with OS X ) allows you to make a screen recording.

QuicktimePlayer -> File menu -> New Screen Recording

You can even use the Quicktime Player to record your iPhone/iPad screen in high-quality via Lightning cable, or to simply view your iOS device on a big screen (with less lag than wireless/AirPlay.)

This can even be used to sneakily record Snapchat images & movies.

IIRC the "intended" use was to record demos of your apps and games, considering that QT Player got this feature at the same time they introduced video previews to the App Store. :)

That's the handiest tip ever - thanks!

I've noticed this feature, but it doesn't allow you to record audio with it too (mic or system sound). Am I missing something/is there a good way to do this?

...the options to record audio, audio and video, or just video are right next to each other.

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://etc.usf.edu/tech...

I can't find the option for audio + screen recording and your picture doesn't show it.

After you click the "New Screen Recording" button a small rectangular window appears. Next to the Record button there is a drop down menu where you can indicate sound input source, as well as things like "Show Mouse Clicks". I recently came across this Quicktime tool. It's really nice, you can even do some simple movie editing with it (trim clips, combine clips etc). I use it to produce demo videos.

in the drop down where you select the iPhone as video source you can also select the iPhone as audio source. I'm not sure if it records the audio output of the iPhone or the microphone input of the phone.

The main problem with quicktime screen recording is that it's terribly slow with a Retina display, because it records at the display's native resolution.

Not really, it captures not video image, but data sent to Quartz. When you play it back, it plays perfectly.

QuickTime on OS X has been able to do this for years...

Like others have said, QuickTime (which is part of OS X) does this for you. Sadly, it fares less well with recording desktop audio along with the video. In general, the audio routing options in OS X are relatively limited, although you can achieve some limited success with "Audio MIDI Setup".

For fullscreen audio and video recording, I would suggest simply running OBS. It might seem overkill, but it gets the job done.

Soundflower or loopback can do audio routing from the desktop into quicktime screen recording.

Soundflower (and more importantly: SoundflowerBed) hasn't worked right for me since at least two major OS versions now. The project has changed hands several times, and is only being partially maintained.

How about the other mentioned app, Loopback? http://rogueamoeba.com/loopback/

If I had tried it, I would have said something about it. I'm reluctant to try it, because my routing needs are somewhat solved now with the onboard MIDI stuff, and because Rogue Amoeba are the ones who killed Soundflower in the first place.

I'd be curious if anyone has a JACK success story. It sounded like exactly what I was looking for, but in practice the thing was so arcane and impractical it seemed like too much trouble.

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