# Recording your screen or camera

> Record your screen, your camera, or both straight from the browser — the recording goes into your ESTAGE Video library with no extra software.

Source: https://knowledge.estage.com/video/recording/
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The **Screen recorder** records your screen, your webcam, or your screen with your camera in a
corner, right in the browser. When you stop, the recording uploads into your library and opens
on its settings page, ready to rename, caption and share.

Open it from **Add Video → Record Video** in the top bar.

## Recording a video

1. Click **Add Video → Record Video**. Allow camera and microphone access when the browser asks.
   If the preview stays dark, click **Enable camera & mic**.
2. Open the settings panel (the sliders icon, bottom right) and choose:
   - a **Layout** (see the table below),
   - a **Camera position** for layouts with a camera in the corner,
   - the recording's **Title** and the **Folder** it goes into,
   - which **Camera** and **Microphone** to use.
3. For a screen layout, click **Click to choose your screen** and pick a screen, window or tab in
   the browser's dialog.
4. Click **Start recording**. A 3-2-1 countdown runs, then the timer starts.
5. Use **Pause** / **Resume** as needed, and **Stop** when you're done.
6. The recording uploads and its settings page opens. Processing then runs like any other upload
   — see [Uploading and processing](/video/uploading/).

The bar at the bottom shows the recording's title and a live **Mic** level, so you can check your
microphone is picking you up before you start.

## Layouts

| Layout | What's recorded |
| --- | --- |
| **Screen** | Your screen only |
| **Screen · window** | Your screen inside a browser-window frame |
| **Camera** | Your webcam only |
| **Screen + Camera** | Your screen with your camera in a rounded box in a corner |
| **Screen + Cam · circle** | Your screen with your camera in a circle in a corner |
| **Screen + Cam · window** | Your screen in a window frame, with your camera in a corner |

**Camera position** offers **Bottom right**, **Bottom left**, **Top right** and **Top left**.

## Controls in a floating window

In browsers that support it, the **Pop out controls** button (next to **Start recording**) opens
the start, pause and stop buttons in a small always-on-top window. Use it when you're recording
another window and don't want to switch back to the recorder tab to stop.

## Things worth knowing

- **Your microphone and the screen's sound are mixed** into one track. Some browsers can't
  capture system sound; the recording then has your microphone only.
- **Keep the tab open until the upload finishes.** The recording is uploaded from your browser
  after you press **Stop**.
- **Recordings use your storage** like any other upload.