Screen recording

In this guide, we'll show you how to create a screencast in Descript.

Making a screen recording in Descript

Set up your screen recording

1. At the top of the editor, click and open the Record panel.
2. Select Screen.
3. Click  Settings and make adjustments to your recording settings as needed. Learn more about recording settings.
4. Choose the audio and video inputs you want to record. You can record  computer audio, your microphone, and your Camera.
5. Click   Settings and decide if you want to add Studio Sound, transcribe, or record separate audio tracks.
6. If you'd like, add speaker labels by typing them in the text box next to your audio inputs. 

Capture your screen recording

1. Click the  button across the bottom of the Record panel to start recording.
2. Click and drag over the part of the screen you want to record, then click . Or, press Space to start recording your full screen.
3. Press the  Stop to end the recording.

Tips and best practices

• Before making your full screen recording, consider doing a 5 to 10 second test recording to make sure you have set everything up correctly.
• If you enable transcription during the recording, you can script-edit as you record!
• If you need to transcribe the recording afterwards, right click the recording in your script and choose transcribe file; or, you can transcribe the file from the media library. If you recorded multiple tracks, you'll need to transcribe the individual files from the media library.
• If you want to apply Studio Sound after recording, check out how to add Studio Sound to a single file, or how to add Studio Sound to tracks in a sequence