Capture OS X native screen using QuickTime

Yesterday I I told you how to mirror and record desktop iOS-device, using a Mac with Reflector installed on it. Today we will focus on how to burn the desktop OS X, and without resorting to third-party apps and is absolutely free. A situation where you need to make a screen capture on Mac occur much more frequently than in the case of iPhones, so I decided to write about it. Method set out below, once again confirms the usefulness of the built-in software, which Apple completes its OSes.

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Screen recording is performed by using QuickTime Player, an application that was included with OS X. The procedure itself is very simple and is just a couple of clicks.

Run the QuickTime Player, go to the menu "File" - "New record images to the screen" in the window that opens, click the characteristic red button. Here we are asked which area of ​​the screen we want to record if the entire screen - press the button again; if a partial seizure - select what we want to record and click "Start Recording."

From that moment on everything that happens on your Mac screen is recorded in a video file. To stop recording, press the same button and view the movie. If we are satisfied with the result, close the preview window, and the right to open a file save dialog. Select the file name, a directory to save the format (quality) video and click "Save". Exports will take some time, depending on the length of the video, then your video will appear in the specified folder.

Also if you want you can add comments to your video. To do this, before you press the record button - click on the triangle and select the sound source. This can be a built-in microphone, so the USB connection or line input. In the same a menu, you can select the quality of video and add markers mouse clicks.

Here is such a wonderful tool comes bundled with OS X. It just works and performs its function. Fast, convenient, and nothing more. Bravo, Apple!