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Monday, March 3, 2014

How to capture Desktop Screen video in VLC player


When you want to upload videos on YouTube by capturing desktop screen or for any other purpose. A better way is to do it with VLC player. Lets see how to capture desktop screen as video with your mouse movement.






Step 1 : Get the latest version of VLC for better performance and convenience.

Step 2 : Open your VLC player





By default VLC player will not record mouse movement. You have to upload a mouse pointer image then start recording.


Step 3 :Go to Tools Preferences (Ctrl + P)





Step 4 :Select All in "Show settings" in bottom left corner.








Step 5 : In Input/Codecs select Access Modules Screen.





Step 6 : Now check the Follow the  mouse and Browse for the pointer image and save.

Note : The mouse pointer should be in .png format.

You can use this simple mouse pointer.






Step 7 : Go to Media Open Capture Device (Ctrl + C)






Step 8 : Select Capture mode as Desktop and Give your desired frame rate. (20 will be fine). Then click on convert.






Step 9 : Now choose your video format and browse for the file (Video) location to be saved and give a name for your video.







Step 10: Now click on start button. Now your desktop video capture will start.




While capturing Video