Then click “device” and select the device you just connected.
Open PowerDirector in Full Mode and click the Plugins menu in the top toolbar and select Screen Recorder. Next, connect the video capture device to your PC using a USB cable. Make sure you also plug an HDMI cable from the video capture device’s output port into your monitor. To do this, plug the HDMI cable from your console into the video capture device’s input port. To screen record on a console, connect your video capture device to your computer.
How to Record Gameplay Videos with Screen Recorder 1.
You can apply more than 200 augmented reality effects, custom images and titles, and even real-time makeup and skin enhancements to help you look camera-ready. If you don’t already have a good webcam app, CyberLink can come to the rescue once again with YouCam.Ĭompatible with popular live-streaming services including Twitch, YouCam enables you to engage with your followers in a unique way. To include a video overlay of yourself playing the game and giving commentary, you’ll need a camera. Screen Recorder will record whatever’s happening on your screen, no matter what type of screen you use. Fortunately, the ever-capable CyberLink PowerDirector comes with Screen Recorder 4, the best screen video capture for Windows 10. You’ll need to download screen recording software regardless of whether you choose a PC or a console game. Make sure to purchase a device that records both the game sounds and your live commentary via headset or microphone. If you’re wondering how to record gameplay on a PS4, for instance, you’ll need that aforementioned video capture device to connect your TV to the computer and record everything happening on the screen. Then, via USB cable, the device feeds the video to the computer, where the screen capture software records it.Įither way, the recording process won’t interfere with your gaming. The video capture device interposes itself in the video signal emitted from your console to your monitor or TV. Recording on a console, however, requires an external video capture device in addition to the screen recording software. The software will record whatever you display on your monitor.
To record on a PC, you don’t need any extra hardware, just screen recording software-which you can get for Windows 10 via CyberLink’s PowerDirector.
Recording on either type of device-PC or console-is a fairly straightforward process. Luckily, you can record your screen on any of these consoles. Games like Fortnight, Minecraft, and Breath of the Wild, however, will require the specific console they’re made for, whether that’s a PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo Switch. To play online PC games, for instance, you’ll need a gaming laptop. Of course, which device you use will depend on which game you want to play.