Recording high-quality video with precise framing and customization options is essential for creating professional content. Descript provides a range of tools and settings to enhance your recording experience. In this guide, we'll explore some key features, including the pop-out video preview, centering and grid options, and various recording settings that allow you to tailor your recordings to your specific needs.
Pop-Out Video Preview
While recording, you can expand the video preview by selecting the pop-out icon located in the recorder panel. This feature allows you to get a larger view of your video as you record, helping you better monitor and adjust your on-camera presence. To pop the video preview back into the sidebar, simply click the same button again.
Center Me and Grid Options
In the recorder panel, you'll also find a person icon labeled "Center Me." This feature overlays an outline of a person on your video preview, assisting you in positioning yourself at the center of the camera frame. Additionally, you can activate a grid overlay while reocrding to help ensure your recording is framed precisely as you would like. Both of these tools are especially useful for achieving a professional look in your video recordings.
Additional Recording Settings
You can configure additional options and default behaviors by selecting the Recording settings button in the top right corner of the recorder panel.
Please note that your plan could limit the maximum recording resolution you can select in the recording settings.
Please note that each time a different drive is selected in the recorder or when the application installs or updates, the recording resolution will automatically reset to the highest available quality for the selected drive. This resolution is 4K for paid drives, while for free drives, it is 720p.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Countdown | Turn on a timer to give yourself a 3-second delay before the recording starts. |
| Transcription language | Select one of our 23 transcription languages for your recording. |
| Video resolution | Descript supports 4k (beta), 1440p, 1080p, 720p, and 480p recordings. |
| Highlight clicks when recording | Add a circle graphic around your cursor when you click during a screen recording. Not currently supported on Windows. |
| Confirm recording area | You can adjust the selected recording region of a screen recording before starting the recording. Not currently supported on Windows. |
| Minimize recording dock | Disable the floating recording dock when screen recording. Not currently supported on Windows. |
| Hide Descript when starting screen recording | Automatically hide the Descript application before the recording begins. |
Video recording resolution capabilities are ultimately determined by the camera you use during recording, as well as the desktop resolution of the screen you record.
For example, if you set your recording resolution in Descript to 4K but use a camera that can only record up to 1080p, your recording’s video resolution will be 1080p.