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What are some advantages of OBS over, say, the screen recording tool built into QuickTime?
by ftio 4y ago
What are some advantages of OBS over, say, the screen recording tool built into QuickTime?
- godelski 4y agoI haven't used QuickTime, but OBS does allow you to record multiple things and overlay them in any way that you please. Which is why streamers typically like it. The "share window + camera overlay" is common, but you can also add templates, multiple video streams, etc. Can you do this in QuickTime? I know most basic screen recording tools you can't do this so easily.
- oefrha 4y agoSince a couple years ago you don't even need to open QuickTime for a screen recording, just ⇧⌘5 to bring up the system native screen recording tool. If you just want a quick screen recording and nothing more, it's a lot more convenient than OBS, especially if you want to record a window or part of the screen. In OBS you need to manually configure output dimensions and cropping is difficult and unintuitive, you can't just drag out a rectangle on your screen. I don't know what gp was comparing to when they said "an extremely good screen recorder for macOS with much less UI jank"; the native screen recording tool certainly doesn't have any UI jank and is lot more user friendly. Where OBS shines are - Precise control over encoding parameters; - Mix and match multiple input sources, beyond just screen + system sound + mic; this includes rearranging and cropping multiple application windows; - Add text, images, filters, etc. In short, it has a lot more power user features. If you just want to quickly record the entire screen / an application window / part of the screen, native screen recording tool beats it handily.