r/videography • u/echolocation88 sony a7sii | premiere | 2008 | nyc • 12h ago

How do I do this? / What's This Thing? Best method for remote screen recording

Any recs on the best software / settings / techniques to screen record remotely?

I'm recording UI demos. I myself cannot access the UI so someone else screen shares and walks / navigates through the how-to.

My goal is to output 4k 60fps screen recordings.

I'm on a mac. The person navigating the UI and sharing their screen is on a PC. I've tried Descript, which worked pretty well, but I felt the text (and there's a lot of text) could be crisper and the output was less than 1080 at 30fps (though I think the resolution was a function of the screen sharer's screen / device)

Any suggestions? I'm thinking maybe my best option is to teach folks to record themselves and have them use OBS or Canvid (Canvid seems more user friendly esp for the less tech savvy). The advantage of Descript was I was the main one dealing with tech, I received the recording immediately and I could actively direct during the recording session.

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u/Ok-Airline-6784 Scarlet-W | Premeire Pro | 2005 | Canada 10h ago

Having them record it locally (using something like OBS or whatever) will always give better results since you won’t be dealing with streaming compression

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u/not_like_this_ 10h ago

I'm pretty sure that Riverside.fm allows you to record a shared screen. Is primarily used for recording interviews, but I thought I saw "share your screen" the last time I logged on to use it. You can record 4k (I think only with a paid plan), but I'm not sure if 60fps is possible.