How To Make A Video On Macbook

With the Clips app, you can record video and add animated captions to your video while recording. You can also combine multiple video clips and still photos to make a single continuous video, then add effects like filters, emoji, and music.

  1. How To Make A Video On Macbook
  2. How To Make A Video On Macbook Pro

If you own a modern Mac, there is a screen recorder built-in the QuickTime Player X app. QuickTime can record whatever you have displayed on screen, including video playing on websites. Use the built-in camera on Mac. Many Mac computers and displays have a built-in iSight, FaceTime, or FaceTime HD camera located near the top edge of the screen. The camera automatically turns on when you open an app that can take pictures, record videos, or make video calls. You can decide which apps are allowed to use the camera on your Mac.

Record a new video clip

  1. Open the Clips app.*
  2. Tap the Projects button in the upper-left corner, then tap Create New .
  3. To start recording, hold the record button . If you don't want to hold the button, swipe up on the record button to lock it.
  4. To stop recording, let go of the record button. If you locked the record button, tap it to stop recording. Find the new clip in the timeline at the bottom of the screen.
  5. To watch your recorded clips, tap a clip in the timeline, then tap the play button .

* Can't find the Clips app? Swipe down from the middle of the Home screen, then type Clips in the Search bar. Still don't see the app? Download Clips from the App Store.

Add more clips to a video

You can keep recording new clips and then combine multiple clips to make a video. When you add a clip to a video, the new clip appears after the previous clip in the timeline. When you play back the video, it plays all the clips in the order they appear in the timeline.

You can also add existing still photos and videos from your library with these steps:

  1. Tap Library.
  2. Tap an existing photo or video.
  3. Hold the record button for the amount of time that you want the photo or video to appear. For example, if you select a photo and hold the record button for three seconds, the photo will appear in your video for three seconds. And if you select an existing video in your library and hold the record button for five seconds, the first five seconds of action will appear in your video.
  4. After you add a clip, you can reorder clips or remove them.
    • To reorder clips, touch and hold a clip in the timeline, then drag it left or right.
    • To remove a clip from a video, select the clip in the timeline, then tap the Delete button . Or drag the clip towards the top of the screen.

Add a Selfie Scene

Selfie Scenes, available on iPhone X and later and iPad Pro models from 2018, make Clips even more fun. The TrueDepth camera places you in animated landscapes, abstract art, and even onboard the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

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Each scene is a full 360-degree experience, so any way you move your iPhone or iPad, the scene surrounds you on all sides.

  1. Tap Scenes.
  2. Select a Scene that you want to use.
  3. Hold your iPhone or iPad in front of your face.
  4. Hold the record button to add the scene to your movie timeline.

Share videos

  1. If the video that you want to share isn't open, tap the Projects button in the upper-left corner.
  2. If you don’t see the one that you want, swipe left to see more of your video projects. Then tap a video to open it.
  3. Tap the share button , then choose how you want to share.

Delete a project

  1. Tap the projects button in the upper-left corner.
  2. Select the project that you want to delete.
  3. Tap the more options button , then tap Delete.
  4. Tap Delete Project to confirm.

Use Shift-Command-5

If you're using macOS Mojave or later, press Shift-Command (⌘)-5 on your keyboard to see onscreen controls for recording the entire screen, recording a selected portion of the screen, or capturing a still image of your screen. You can also record the screen with QuickTime Player instead.

Record the entire screen

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  1. Click in the onscreen controls. Your pointer changes to a camera .
  2. Click any screen to start recording that screen, or click Record in the onscreen controls.
  3. To stop recording, click in the menu bar. Or press Command-Control-Esc (Escape).
  4. Use the thumbnail to trim, share, save, or take other actions.

Record a selected portion of the screen

  1. Click in the onscreen controls.
  2. Drag to select an area of the screen to record. To move the entire selection, drag from within the selection.
  3. To start recording, click Record in the onscreen controls.
  4. To stop recording, click in the menu bar. Or press Command-Control-Esc (Escape).
  5. Use the thumbnail to trim, share, save, or take other actions.

Trim, share, and save

After you stop recording, a thumbnail of the video appears briefly in the lower-right corner of your screen.

  • Take no action or swipe the thumbnail to the right and the recording is automatically saved.
  • Click the thumbnail to open the recording. You can then click to trim the recording, or click to share it.
  • Drag the thumbnail to move the recording to another location, such as to a document, an email, a Finder window, or the Trash.
  • Control-click the thumbnail for more options. For example, you can change the save location, open the recording in an app, or delete the recording without saving it.

Change the settings

Click Options in the onscreen controls to change these settings:

  • Save to: Choose where your recordings are automatically saved, such as Desktop, Documents, or Clipboard.
  • Timer: Choose when to begin recording: immediately, 5 seconds, or 10 seconds after you click to record.
  • Microphone: To record your voice or other audio along with your recording, choose a microphone.
  • Show Floating Thumbnail: Choose whether to show the thumbnail.
  • Remember Last Selection: Choose whether to default to the selections you made the last time you used this tool.
  • Show Mouse Clicks: Choose whether to show a black circle around your pointer when you click in the recording.

Use QuickTime Player

How To Make A Video On Macbook

  1. Open QuickTime Player from your Applications folder, then choose File > New Screen Recording from the menu bar. You will then see either the onscreen controls described above or the Screen Recording window described in the following steps.
  2. Before starting your recording, you can click the arrow next to to change the recording settings:
    • To record your voice or other audio with the screen recording, choose a microphone. To monitor that audio during recording, adjust the volume slider (if you get audio feedback, lower the volume or use headphones with a microphone).
    • To show a black circle around your pointer when you click, choose Show Mouse Clicks in Recording.
  3. To start recording, click and then take one of these actions:
    • Click anywhere on the screen to begin recording the entire screen.
    • Or drag to select an area to record, then click Start Recording within that area.
  4. To stop recording, click in the menu bar, or press Command-Control-Esc (Escape).
  5. After you stop recording, QuickTime Player automatically opens the recording. You can now play, edit, or share the recording.

Learn more

How To Make A Video On Macbook Pro

  • When saving your recording automatically, your Mac uses the name ”Screen Recording date at time.mov”.
  • To cancel making a recording, press the Esc key before clicking to record.
  • You can open screen recordings with QuickTime Player, iMovie, and other apps that can edit or view videos.
  • Some apps, such as DVD Player, might not let you record their windows.
  • Learn how to record the screen on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.