Guides. Better screen recordings, step by step.
How to record, zoom, caption and export a screen recording on Windows: real how-tos, each with Focal as the worked example.
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Guide 8 min
How to record a product demo video on Windows
Plan one job per video, script it in sentences, clean the screen and record in sections, then cut, zoom, caption and export. The method I learned one bad take at a time, with Focal as the example.
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Guide 7 min
How to add captions to a screen recording without uploading it
Caption a screen recording without sending your voice anywhere: a speech model on your computer, lines you can correct, six looks, and captions burned in, as a track or an .srt.
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Guide 7 min
How to add zoom effects to a screen recording
On a phone, a full screen recording is a page of specks. How Focal makes zooms from your clicks, how to shape one by hand, and what makes a zoom look filmed rather than cut.
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Guide 7 min
How to make a GIF of your screen on Windows
A good GIF of your screen is a small region, one action and a few seconds. When a GIF beats a video, the free Windows tools that make one, and how to keep it small and readable.
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Guide 8 min
How to record a coding tutorial on Windows
Make the code readable on a phone, show your shortcuts, spell useEffect right in the captions and cut the pauses where you stared at the error. A developer's guide to coding videos on Windows.
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Guide 8 min
How to record system audio and your microphone together on Windows
No Stereo Mix, no cable, no second device. How Game Bar, the Snipping Tool, OBS Studio and Focal record what your PC plays and your voice at the same time.
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Guide 9 min
How to record your screen on Windows 11, and when you need more
Windows 11 hides two screen recorders in plain sight: Snipping Tool and Xbox Game Bar. Every built-in way step by step, where the files go, what they leave out, and when a demo needs more.
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Guide 7 min
How to record your screen without the cursor on Windows
Turn the cursor off in Xbox Game Bar or OBS Studio before you record, or record with Focal, which leaves it out of the picture and lets you change your mind later.
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Guide 7 min
Screen recording to vertical video for Shorts, Reels and TikTok
Post a wide screen recording as a Short and your app shrinks to a thin strip, or a crop that misses the click. How to plan for 9:16, and how zooms and big captions carry it.
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Guide 7 min
Screen recordings for READMEs, pull requests and bug reports
What GitHub accepts when you drop a GIF or a video into an issue or a pull request, what a README can show, and how to record a clip that explains a change or a bug before anyone asks.
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