- As some of the screen recorders stop at that time when your webcam is enabled. So if you want to record a video or audio to local disk while using Mac's webcam, then, here is a great player that is the QuickTime player which provides the feature for recording a video or audio while using Mac's Webcam.
- Thanks for this application as my usb Labtec Webcam Pro works albeit partially (plugged in directly & in a usb hub). I'm running OS 10.12 Sierra on my mac mini. Although the microphone works (so siri also works), I'm unable to get any picture/ video. I just get a black window within the maccam app.
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A few weeks ago, Canon released beta versions of the EOS Webcam Utility which allowed you to use your existing DSLR, Mirrorless, or Power Shot camera as a high quality live streaming source through USB. One caveat was that it was only released for Windows, but the good news is that they have now released a version for Mac OS X.
I have a [Logitech HD C270]() webcam, capable of 720p HD video capture, which I've used for some time on Windows without any issues, but today I've decided to connect it to my Macbook Air to record some HD video on the go. Turns out, this is not as easy as I thought.
First of all, PhotoBooth does not record HD video, and iMovie doesn't work with a USB webcam.
QuickTime Player (quite surprisingly for an app called something-player) does record HD video.
Some quick facts about QuickTime Player video recording:
To start, open QTP, then
File > New Movie Recording
;To open preferences, click the little arrow:
QuickTime Player capture preferencesSurprisingly, the camera lets you record a full 1280 x 960 (4:3) video stream. Uninstall git on mac. So the 720p resolution is already letterboxed (and the Logitech Webcam Software won't give you more). Cool! Roblox studio mac.
The frame rate is 25 FPS for a well-lit scene and half that for a poorly lit scene. The halved FPS are practically non-noticeable unless you're recording something fast-moving. The video gets noisier without light (of course.)
Audio is in sync. You want to make sure you're using the webcam microphone, because it's more sensitive.
It records video in M-JPEG and audio in uncompressed PCM. A 1280x960 stream takes from 1 to 1.5 Mb of disk space per second. For the math illiterates, this means that a 1 hour video will take around 4 Gb of disk space, so be prepared.
QuickTime Player generates about 50% CPU load while recording in full resolution on a late 2011 MacBook Air. This means you want to bring your charger with you.
After the recording is finished you have to save it to some file, this happens very fast, obviously no additional encoding/processing/compression is performed.
Media player classic pour mac. Recording works fine with QTP minimized.
You don't need Logitech drivers for the camera. HD capture works fine with the built-in drivers. Skype uses a 480p resolution though.
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Have fun recording video, and good luck.
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