Record your screen
Capture a window, an app or a display into a video layer with File → Record Screen…, ready to put in a device frame.
File → Record Screen… records a window, an app or a whole display and puts the recording on the stage as a video layer. It's the quickest way to get a real product flow into a launch video: record the flow, drop it into a device frame, add titles and a camera move.
Record
- Choose File → Record Screen….
- macOS shows its screen picker. Pick a window, an app or a display. (If the picker can't start, EaseKit records the main display.)
- A small floating panel shows a red dot and the elapsed time. Do what you want to show.
- Click Stop recording in the panel, or choose File → Stop Screen Recording.
- The recording (“Screen Recording …”) is copied into the project and placed on the stage as a video layer, like an imported clip.
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What you get
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Format | H.264 .mov, up to 3840 × 2160 (larger displays are scaled down) |
| Sound | None: screen recordings have no system audio or microphone. Add music or voiceover on the audio lanes |
| Size | Only frames that change are written, so a still screen costs almost nothing |
| Where it lives | In the project's assets, like any imported video; long recordings travel in a <Project> Media folder next to the .easekit file |
Permission
The first time, macOS asks whether EaseKit may record the screen. If it isn't allowed, EaseKit says “EaseKit isn’t allowed to record the screen” with Open System Settings. Turn on EaseKit in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen & System Audio Recording, then try again (macOS may ask you to reopen the app).
Record Screen or UI Recorder?
| File → Record Screen… | File → Start UI Recorder (⇧⌘R) | |
|---|---|---|
| Captures | A continuous video | Still frames, one per Cut |
| Becomes | A video layer on the stage | Frames for a sequence with transitions |
| Best for | Real interactions, scrolling, typing | Screens that EaseKit animates between |
Works with
- Video layers: trim, fade, reverse and loop the recording.
- Camera and 3D: a slow dolly over the recording.
- Your first product launch animation
Troubleshooting
| If this happens | Try this |
|---|---|
| “EaseKit isn’t allowed to record the screen” | Click Open System Settings and turn EaseKit on under Screen & System Audio Recording, then record again. |
| “Nothing was recorded.” | The recording stopped before a frame arrived. Record again and wait a moment before stopping. |
| Record Screen… is greyed out | A recording is starting or finishing. Wait a moment, or stop the running one with File → Stop Screen Recording. |
| The recording has no sound | Screen recordings are silent. Add music or voiceover on the audio lanes. |