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Sharex record screen audio along with microphone

On the "Additional command line arguments" text field add this: -f dshow -i audio="Headset (HD 450BT Hands-Free AG Audio)" -filter_complex amix=inputs=2:duration=longest In my ...
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How do I reduce the file size of Windows 10 Game Bar recordings?

I used FFMPEG and used the following command: d:\FFmpeg\ffmpeg.exe -i "issue12.mp4" "issue12-1.mp4" With this, there is a quality loss, but file size dropped from 68MB to 2MB for ...
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Screen recording using ffmpeg

If you want your computer's audio to be recorded along with your screen at full resolution, rather than your microphone, (the question was unclear as to which one you wanted) follow these instructions:...
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Sharex record screen audio along with microphone

I had the same problem as you and I could not solve it with ShareX. However, with OBS it was straightforward to record desktop audio and microphone audio at the same time. Install OBS. Edit its ...
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OBS Studio—'Failed to open NVENC codec: Function not implemented'

I just had the same issue on Win 7 with my GTX 750 TI. Turns out my GPU doesn't suport NVENC. Using software encoder (x264) worked just fine.
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Mouse clicks during Windows 10 screen recording

No, it is not possible. The Xbox Game Bar screen recorder doesn't offer this, and Windows doesn't have any built-in way to highlight mouse clicks. You will need to use 3rd party utilities for this.
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Can't record the screen with OBS Studio

TLDR; Settings > Graphics > Browse OBS > Options > Power Saving Go to your Windows Settings (gear icon in the start menu) Search for Graphics Settings Select Desktop or Classic App ...
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Anti-recording share screen

No, because you can't control the endpoints that are connecting to your screen sharing session. Basically, even if the software you are using doesn't support them recording your session, there are ...
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Prevent application from flooding recycle bin

I bet this program has a setting to delete instead of moving it to the recycle bin. If this pc is only used for PlaysTV, you may want to consider disabling the recycle bin, which deletes the files ...
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ffmpeg settings for high quality youtube videos

Try taking your recorded video and upscaling it. I've heard that when YT's encoding system sees a supermegahighresolution video it treats it differently and works harder to make the lower resolution ...
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Zoom in and out in Virtual Machine (Windows)

The free ZoomIt can be used for it : ZoomIt is a screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations. ZoomIt runs unobtrusively in the tray and ...
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How to force windows application to run in 720p resolution and 16:9 ratio

The free key-remapping product AutoHotkey can resize a window to an exact size. The following AutoHotkey script will resize the currently active window to 1280×720 pixels when F9 is pressed: F9::...
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Do screen recording software make the game laggy?

Theoretically yes. If your game is running as fast as the computer can run it, then some time slices must be given up to the recorder. It may be intercepting the images after they left the CPU, ...
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Create video from contents of webpage even if it's out of screen

I have used Snagit previously, and it has an option to grab a full page screenshot of a page larger than your screen. I do not know off hand whether the video capture would support it. Do note, ...
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Mouse clicks during Windows 10 screen recording

I am giving this as a separate answer, because I do not have the possibility to comment on prior answers yet. The mouse highlighting given by Microsoft PowerTools is now being recorded by the screen ...
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What hotkey is starting a screen recording and can I turn it off?

It's probably the recording feature of the "Game Bar", which in general is accessed via WinG. It has two shortcuts for recording in its "Settings" window – by default set to ...
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Mouse clicks during Windows 10 screen recording

Some additional thoughts on how to go about achieving the results OP wants: One way to possibly approach this may be to alter the method of capture, e.g., using screen capture hardware that ...
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Mouse clicks during Windows 10 screen recording

Summary: PowerToys has a solution for click highlighting But this click highlighting won't be recorded by the Windows 10 built-in recording (WIN+ALT+R) We have to use an external tool for this, ...
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Screen recording using ffmpeg

1. Get microphone device name using @Leo Chapiro/answer 2>&1 ffmpeg -list_devices true -f dshow -i dummy -hide_banner|find "Micro" rem :: outputs is your microphone device :: [dshow @ ...
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Using VGA-in to screen from the VGA-out of a laptop

You can use Freeseer for this. Freeseer (pronounced free-see-ar) is a free, open source, cross-platform application that captures or streams your desktop Here is a tutorial video on how to set it up ...
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How to record screen for showing code or design?

OBS would be great for recording anything from games to desktop stuff. Alternatively you can try using the built in windows game bar (Win + G) also maybe try zooming on the web page (Ctrl + Plus) of ...
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How do I reduce the file size of Windows 10 Game Bar recordings?

I cannot provide an explanation as to why, but here is a technique that worked for me. Get any video editing app, and trim a few seconds off the start or end. I suppose this edit causes the app to ...
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Can I record a zoom meeting without attending?

From a recent Zoom blog post: We do not have a backdoor that allows someone to enter a meeting without being visible. So it is not possible to even view a Zoom meeting without being a participant, ...
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Windows Gamebar Record Desktop and not a window

The game bar only records a window and not the desktop. I want the game bar to record my desktop. At this time, this is not supported (i.e. it can only record individual applications). When a window ...
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Can't record the screen with OBS Studio

The workaround I've used was to install the TinyTake app and was able to record the screen in a fast and easy way.
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How can I specify the install directory with TinyTake?

On the version you're trying to install (v.4.3.5.0) there is no option to select the installation directory, it just installs. On the latest version as of Nov 2019 (v.5.2.11) if you click Install, it ...
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How can I capture a portion of the screen during a screen capture

According to this thread on how to record only a portion of a screen, you can: Right click on the Display Source and select Filters Select Add Filter + and select Crop/Pad You can choose relative ...
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Using Windows 10 Game Bar to record SideSync

Unfortunately, I think that the Game Bar screen recorder has some limited copyright protection services, which block it from recording certain windows and programs. In this instance, this feature is ...
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I have a 720p laptop but I need to record my screen on 1080p

Newer dedicated video cards support Virtual Super Resolution for AMD and Dynamic Super Resolution on NVIDIA. Also you can use a VirtualBox, set it's resolution to your desired, and activate scaling. ...
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How to record a Qt5 application window with minimal to zero CPU overhead on Windows or Linux?

In the end, the only zero-overhead solution seems to be to use the HDMI output to connect to an external recording device, such as a laptop or a dedicated video capture box, and then use the "...
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