If your browser is not java-enabled you will be prompted to download a lightweight application to your computer. * What if my browser is not java-enabled? You will have a countdown and then the recording will start.ĭuring recording you will see a blue Pause button and you can see your progress with the timer. When you are ready to record, press the red Rec button. These can be useful to allow you to quickly control some features, e.g. Clicking Preferences opens some additional options including adding shortkeys. To record narration, choose your microphone from the options listed or choose None to record without audio.ħ. To drag the bounding box to an area of your screen, click and hold the arrow icon and move your mouse.Ħ.

You can change the size of the recording area by dragging the sides of the bounding box You can choose fullscreen, which will record the entire screen, or choose a size from the options listed. Next, choose the size of your recording area. On the free version of Screencast-o-matic, the maximum recording time is set to 15 minutes so this cannot be changed.ĥ. Decide if you want to record your screen, your webcam or both your screen and webcam by choosing one of the options from the Screen Recorder**.Ĥ.

You should then receive confirmation that the recorder has been launched and you should see the recorder on your screenģ. If you are using Firefox you will see a notification bar at the top of the browser). If you have a java-enabled browser* the recorder should launch automatically although you will have to grant permission for it to launch (the screenshot below requires you to select Launch Application to continue. The following tutorial outlines how to record using the free version of the software. Of these pro features, the most commonly sought are the ability to remove the screencast-o-matic watermark and the ability to record screencasts longer than 15 minutes. Screencast-o-matic offers a lot for a free screencasting tool and some additional features are available in the pro version (a relatively inexpensive $15/year).

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