If you're looking to record but not stream live, use Record-Only Mode. This is helpful for practicing or checking your sound before doing a live broadcast, pre-recording sections of a broadcast for later use, or for creating videos for non-streaming situations like podcasts or tutorials.
To enable Record-Only mode, click the Mode menu at the top of the Main Window, and then simply turn off Stream.
When in Record-Only mode, you’ll see a Record button at the bottom of the Main Window. Click to begin recording. Record-Only mode has an optional 3-second countdown before recording starts.
You can also optionally name your recording either at the beginning or end of your recording.
After a Recording
After clicking Finish we’ll present you with a message confirming your recording has ended, and offer several options for your next steps.
Show File - click to reveal the recording file in the Finder.
Send To YouTube - click to send the recording to a YouTube channel.
Send to Descript - click to send the recording to Descript.com for editing and transcription.
Quick Edit with Scenery - click to send the recording to Scenery with three quick edit options: AI assisted edits, automatic subtitle creation, or custom edits.
Note: As of October 2024, Scenery has closed up shop. See here for details.
Retrieving Your Past Recordings
The Recording Menu at the top of your display holds the tools you need to enable or disable automatic recording, a way to get at your past recordings, and even change the location of where you want your recordings saved. By default, Ecamm Live saves your recorded videos in a subfolder of your macOS user’s Movies folder.
You can also find your recordings by typing ⌘-shift-R.
You may change your Recordings storage location by selecting Recording ➝ Choose Recordings Folder… from the menu bar at the top of your display.