Easy Ways To Record Laptop Screen Using VLC Media Player

How to record laptop screen using VLC Media Player (photo: Internet archive)

JAKARTA - For those of you who often watch videos on your laptop or PC, you must be familiar with this VLC Media Player video player.

This application has many uses. This versatile video tool has another hidden trick, which is that it can record your screen without any additional software. Here's how it works.

Here's how VLC Media Player works to record screen on your laptop and PC.

How to Record Your Screen Using VLC

1. Open VLC Media Player by searching for it in the Start Menu.
2. Click the Media tab on the toolbar and select Convert/Save.
3. Switch to the Capture Device tab. Here, change the Capture mode dropdown box to Desktop.
4. Set the number of frames per second in the desired Frame rate box. For basic screen recording, 15FPS should work fine. If you need high-quality footage, try 30FPS.
5. Click the Convert/Save button to open the next dialog box.
6. Select Browse next to the Destination file box and choose where to save the recording.
7. Click Start when you've done that to start recording. VLC will record everything on the screen, with no indication that it is doing so.
8. To stop the recording, click the Stop button on the VLC interface and it will automatically save the file. You'll find it waiting in MP4 format at the location you specified earlier.

Easy isn't it? You only need to follow the eight steps that VOI has provided to record your screen quickly.

VLC doesn't offer any other advanced features for screen recorders, however, you can use them in a pinch.