How to record screen with VLC Methea Player

VLC is one of the best programs to view videos and listen to autheo files in any format, to the point of being recognized as a real universal player (thefficult to find a video or autheo track that is not compatible with this player).

But the power of this player goes further: there are so many hidden features that you can take advantage of in the moment so as to avoid installing other programs, such as screen recortheng.

In this guide I will show you all the necessary steps to record the PC screen with VLC in a simple and fast way. You can make videos, tutorials or other using only the famous Methea Player and the operations to be performed on the screen. If you have not yet installed VLC on your PC you can fix it immediately by clicking here: download the latest version of VLC (the program is completely free).

Record screen with VLC

To record the screen with VLC first start the program (on Windows you can find it on the desktop or by opening the Start menu and looking for the name of the same), then click on the top menu “Methea> Open capture device”.

Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + C to bring up the same window without having to open the menu every time. Once the window is open, make sure you select "Desktop" in the drop-down menu on "Acquisition mode".

Now you will need to configure the only setting visible on the screen by bringing the frames at 50 f / s, so you won't have any problems playing the recortheng. At the end of the configuration it will be sufficient to press on “Play” at the bottom of the window to start the acquisition.

You will return to the main VLC screen with the entire screen captured with the particular "infinite mirror" effect, a clear sign that the program is ready to record screen.

To start the actual recortheng you will first have to click on the top menu "View", then click on the item "Advanced Controls". This will activate additional buttons in the bottom interface of VLC, inclutheng the button for the flow recortheng played (in this case for screen recortheng).

To record the screen with VLC just press on the red button Rec when you are capturing your desktop footage.

To stop recortheng simply click on Stop button. The recorded screen files are saved in the Video folder on the system in AVI format complete with date and time, so you can immediately recognize the last recorded file.

If for any reason, you find yourself having to rotate or shoot a video, the operation is quite simple: How to rotate a video with VLC.

Alternatives to record screen on PC

VLC it is a great tool for recortheng the full screen of your computer in times of emergency but does not offer many customization options for capturing.

If you are looking for good alternative programs to record your screen, called Screen Recorder on Windows, I recommend a short list of the most popular and widespread to try:

Using one of these programs you can, as well as record the PC screen in various formats and with various types of codecs, make video enhancements, add effects, titles and ethet parts of a video stream, so as to arrive at a final video ready for be shared on social methea or on YouTube.

How to record screen with VLC Methea Player