How to make a screencast on Windows

Steps for making a screencast quickly

1. Step 1: Select a screen recorder

   To make the screencast, you need a capable screen recording tool. For this, there are tons available, so some of the features you should look out for include:

   

   
   
   
   • A recorder that lets you use different capturing modes depending on the nature of the screencast to be recorded.
   • One that features inbuilt video editing functions.
   • Easy to share recordings online with one click.
   • It must have real-time markup and cursor features, such as mouse cursor display, mouse click effects, and mouse highlight effects.
   • Check the recording quality and FPS (frames per second) rating.
   
   For great screencasts, get Bandicam. It is a screen recorder for all situations. Whether you are a teacher looking to make lessons or entire courses, YouTuber, gamer, app tester, etc., Bandicam is fun to use and ticks all the boxes.

It has different screen recording modes, one-click sharing, picture-in-picture recording of your display and webcam input simultaneously, and most importantly, high recording quality.



2. Step 2: Prepare to record the screencast

   With Bandicam installed on your computer, you are ready to begin. You may want to prepare a script and rehearse the steps you will take on the screencast. Now is the time to do that.
   
   The preparation also involves getting ready your lecture materials like PowerPoint slides and PDFs ready. If you want to capture your face and overlay it on a corner of the screen, then set up your webcam.




3. Step 3: Capture your screen

   Launch Bandicam to begin recording the screencast. First, you want to configure your camera and microphone input; so do this by clicking the “Video” option on the left panel and selecting “Settings.”
   
   In the Recording settings window, navigate to the "Webcam" tab by clicking it on the menu. Next, check the "Use Chroma key" and "Preview webcam on-screen" checkboxes.
   
   To enable useful features such as mouse cursor display, mouse click effects, and mouse highlight effects, etc., navigate to the “Mouse” tab.
   
   On the Mouse tab of Recording settings, check the "Show mouse cursor," "Add mouse click effect," and "Add mouse highlight effect" checkboxes. Optionally, you may also want to uncheck the "Left click" and "Right-click" options on the page.
   
   With the PowerPoint, PDF or lecture area displayed on the screen, set the area you want to record and how you wish to capture it. Do this by clicking on the icon on the top left side of the menu. Select an option from the dropdown revealed.
   
   Bandicam is feature-rich and with it comes all of the above settings are for effects that you can use while recording the screencast. You also have a pen tool, highlighter, you can add texts, arrows, and every tool you need for a wonderful screencast.

   




4. Step 4: Finish the screencast recording

   When you are done with the recording, hit the STOP button on the Bandicam window to end it. Your video will now be saved to a designated folder. From the list here, you can double-click it to watch the screencast, delete it, or even edit it with Bandicut. If you are okay with the screencast, Bandicam lets you upload it to YouTube or Vimeo in one click. Alternatively, you could copy it to an external media to view or share with another system.

   

Conclusion

A screencast is a narrated video recording of your computer screen. Students can watch a teacher's screencast video in a class or their home. With Bandicam, you can record lectures, tutorials, and share your screencast video to YouTube.

Last Updated on March 11, 2020, 10:00:00 AM