How to take videos on a computer
Using your computer, you can take videos without using
sophisticated video equipment. For Windows 10 users, the
built-in camera app is how you take videos on Windows 10. You
can quickly get the camera app using the Cortana search tool in
Windows.
When you want to record a video using the camera app in Windows
10, first, you will have to switch the camera to video mode.
After launching the camera app, you can switch to video mode by
clicking on the video button accessible from the right side of
the camera app's interface. After launching the video mode, you
will have to click on the video button again to start recording
the video.
At the bottom of the video you are recording, the camera app will
show you the time you have recorded the video through a built-in
stopwatch.
Recording from the PC screen in Windows
10
Windows 10 also enables you to record your PC screen. While
capturing screenshots in Windows 10 is a fairly straightforward
affair, taking videos is relatively complicated. However,
through their in-built capture tool called Game Bar, Microsoft
has simplified the entire process of taking a video in Windows
10.
The purpose of the Game Bar is to record games played on the PC,
but you can use it to take videos from web browsers or any other
application. Using the Game Bar on Windows 10 will require given
specifications and the right graphic card. However, if your PC
does not meet the system requirements to run the Game Bar, you
can get around it by using the screen record options and still
capture videos.
How to take video in Mac
On Mac, all MacBooks and iMac come with a built-in webcam. Mac
minis and Mac Pro need an external webcam to record videos. The
webcams are how to take a video on Mac.
Once you have confirmed that the webcams are available, you can
begin taking pristine videos on your Mac. The Photo Booth app
that comes already installed in all Macs facilitates how you
take videos of yourself and anything else on Mac.
Once you launch the Photo Booth app, you will first see a preview
of what the webcam is focused on. At this point, the webcam is
not recording yet, and you will have to switch to video
recording mode to start taking a video. On the lower-left of the
app's interface is a video icon that you use to start a video
recording session.
Photo Booth enables you to see the time taken when recording, but
it limits how long you can record based on the storage space
available on the designated storage device.
Parallels Toolbox is
third-party software that enables you to take video on Mac or
Windows. It gives you a lot of options as far as video recording
is concerned. Parallels Toolbox has features that enable it also
to record your screen.
When you want to take a video using the Parallels Toolbox, after
launching the tool, you can switch to video mode and perform all
the functions you need using corresponding functions found on
the upper right side of the tool's interface.
Conclusion
If you want to record a simple video without many details in
terms of color adjustments and others, you can count on built-in
apps in both Windows 10 and Mac to get the job done. However, if
you want to record high-quality videos that are detailed and
refined using your computer, then using a third-party tool like
Parallels Toolbox gives you the best chance.