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Download and set up the extension
The WeVideo Quick Recorder allows users to record screen and webcam recordings from any window or tab. Users can download the extension from the Chrome Web Store and install it on their Chrome browser.
After finishing the installation process, complete the following steps to get started:
Log in with the WeVideo account
Log in with the WeVideo account or select Sign up for free to create a new account.
If the user is already logged in on another tab, they can continue with the same login.
Otherwise, log in with the SSO options or email address.
If the user selects to create a new account, please select an SSO option or enter the name, email, and password to create a new account.
Select Continue to log in with the new account.
Please select a category that best describes the role and answer the questions when logging into the account for the first time.
Grant access to the camera and microphone.
Select Allow on every visit to allow WeVideo Recorder to record the screen or webcam from the device.
Why does WeVideo need camera and microphone access?
Permission to access the camera is required so that the device's built-in or external webcam can be used to capture a webcam recording.
Permission to access the microphone is required so that the device's built-in or external microphone can be used to record voiceover narration when capturing a screen or webcam recording.
Find the extension and pin it to the browser.
Start recording
Select the recording option
When ready to record with the screen, webcam, or both, users can choose between three different capture modes:
- Dual capture: Record both screen and webcam simultaneously. This capture mode automatically creates a picture-in-picture effect in which the screen recording is the main video background, and the webcam recording is shown as a small overlay window at the bottom-right corner.
- Screen recording: Record video of the entire computer screen, a single desktop window, or a specific Chrome tab. Any actions the user takes on the screen (scrolling, clicking, drawing, etc.) are recorded.
- Webcam recording: Record video with the internal or external webcam connected to the device.
| Dual Capture | Screen Recording | Webcam Recording |
Click Record on the tool to start recording.
If users are recording from a Chrome tab, they can enable the Also share tab audio option to record the audio from the selected tab.
Remove background (optional)
If users want to remove the background when recording with the webcam or dual capture, click the Background button at the bottom to adjust the background option.
Select the background effect, and click the arrow on the top left to return to the recording page.
The selected background effect is now applied to the recording. Click Record to start.
Add scripts to the recording (optional)
Click Script on the extension tool to open the tool in a new tab.
Enter the script in the input section. The text entered is automatically saved, allowing the user to close this tab and return to work on the script later if needed.
Besides entering scripts manually, users can also use the script generator to generate scripts with WeVideo’s AI tool. To use the script generator, click the Generate Script button. Please note that AI-generated scripts are currently in Beta status and are not available to student users.
On the script generator window, enter the prompt for the script and click Generate.
The generated script will be displayed in the script section, allowing users to edit the content and personalize it.
Users can adjust the recording options and preview the webcam on this page. Please note that the background removal option is not accessible here. To use the background removal tool with the script, first enable the background removal tool by following the steps in the previous section, then click the Script button on the extension tool to add scripts.
Click Record in the top right corner to start recording.
The script will be placed in a separate window on the screen. Users can drag it around the screen for a better placement if needed.
Track & highlight features
Track and highlight the cursor location on the screen while recording.
Enable cursor highlights by selecting the cursor with highlight rings . This allows users to emphasize mouse clicks as shown below:
Users can disable this feature by selecting the cursor without highlight rings to show the cursor on the screen without highlights.
Drawing tools
Utilize built-in drawing tools to highlight sections on the screen. Select the pencil icon and draw directly on the current view.
Users can modify the color, line size, and transparency of the drawing tools using the adjustable settings shown above.
To change the color or line size, select the option that best fits the needs. To adjust the transparency, drag the slider to the left or right to decrease or increase visibility.
Pause/stop recording
How to pause or stop a screen recording
While capturing a screen recording, users can select the pause icon to pause the recording. This will disable the recording capture without ending it. Users can then click the play button at any time to resume recording.
Click the stop icon to end the recording. Alternatively, users can select Stop sharing
to end the recording.
How to pause or stop a webcam recording
While capturing a webcam recording, users can select the pause icon to stop capturing the footage and temporarily pause the recording. To resume recording, users can press the resume button to continue where they left off.
Once finished capturing the webcam recording, users can select the stop icon to end the recording and save their footage.
Save recording
After finishing the recording, users can edit it by opening it in the WeVideo app. Select the Open in WeVideo app option to send the recording to the connected WeVideo account; it will be added to a new project and be ready for editing.
If users don't need to edit the recording, they can send it as a media file to WeVideo, Google Drive, or OneDrive.
After sharing the recording with WeVideo, users can adjust the privacy settings and copy the share link to share the recording with their audience.
Users can also download the recording to their computer as a media file.
All of the recordings can be accessed in the My Recordings tab. To open the My Recordings tab, expand the extension tool, click the account icon on the top right, and select My Recordings.
On the My Recordings page, users can click the recording to open it or click the three-dot button to launch the action menu. With the menu, users can open, download, rename, or delete the recording. Users can also open the recording in the WeVideo App to edit it.
Now you're ready to start recording!