Once you get the file created, you will want to shrink it down to size in the file/export menu so that it is manageable. If possible choose the option for iOS/Apple Tv. On Jul 31, 2014, at 9:26 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well, thanks, that seems to have worked. I never would have guessed at those > steps, but I finally have the recording Apple wanted. At least, I hope I do; > the audio is good, but I have no idea if it captured the screen correctly. By > default, does it record the whole screen, or just the active window, do you > know? I'll have a sighted person review it before I upload it, but I'm > curious. > On Jul 31, 2014, at 9:14 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Alex, >> >> Try it this way. >> >> 1. Go into QuickTime. >> 2. Press cmd-ctrl-n to open the new ScreenRecorder window. >> 3. VO-space on the Start button. >> >> The stupid window comes up that doesn't seem to have anything VO useful >> >> 4. Press VO-cmd-f5 to bring mouse focus to the VO focus. >> 5. Physically click your mouse or trackpad. >> >> This will start the recording. I don't think you actually need to do step >> #4 but I just make sure that the mouse won't click out of the window by >> bringing it to the current VO focused spot. >> >> 6. Press Escape or cmd-period. >> >> There will be a window with the Stop button and a little clock timer thing >> counting up how long it's been recording as well as the current size of the >> file. >> >> 7. cmd-tab out of QuickTime and do whatever you wished recorded and then >> cmd-tab back into QuickTime when done. >> 8. VO-space on the Stop button. >> >> The regular QuickTime window will appear now with the Play/Pause button. >> Press VO-space on it to start or stop. This is totally visual so there's >> nothing much to do from a VO prospective except possibly look at the elapse >> time. >> >> 9. Save your file and send it off. >> 10. Tell the Apple engineers to fix that window so that it is more VO >> friendly. >> >> HTH. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On Jul 31, 2014, at 6:21 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> I'm using Quicktime to do a screencast of a problem in a beta - Apple wants >>> to see what's visually going on so they can track down the issue. However, >>> I cannot get Quicktime to start or stop on command, and the "stop >>> recording" item in the Extras menus doesn't work well either. Even the >>> start button in Quicktime doesn't seem to always work, yet once you hit it >>> you have no controls until you can activate the control in the Extras menu. >>> Basically, I can't get Quicktime to reliably start or stop recording, so >>> I've done the demo three times now and not once have I managed to actually >>> record it. Yet two test recordings have gone, not fine, but I at least got >>> a result. Is there something in Quicktime that will make this easier, or do >>> people have alternative screen casting apps they prefer? Again, this has to >>> record the Mac's screen as well as audio, not just the audio, and output a >>> commonly supported movie format. Any thoughts? >>> -- >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex Hall >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
