Guides

Guides and how-tos

Practical walkthroughs for recording screen videos that look edited, without the editing.

A masked region over sensitive on-screen text in a Drishti Studio recording
Guide5 min read

How to hide sensitive information in a screen recording on Mac

An API key or an open inbox in the corner of a demo can end up shared with the whole recording. Here is how to cover exactly the region that matters, for exactly the seconds it is on screen.

Vijayraj HVijayraj H
A native Mac screen recorder under 30 MB ready to record while heavier Electron apps are still loading
Guide8 min read

Why a fast Mac screen recorder has to be native

Every screen recorder claims to be fast. There are four separate waits hiding in a recording session, and most tools are only quick at one of them. Here is where the time goes.

Vijayraj HVijayraj H
Auto-zoom pushing in on a clicked button during a Mac screen recording in Drishti Studio
Guide6 min read

How to add auto-zoom to your screen recordings on Mac

Placing zoom keyframes by hand is slow and easy to get wrong. Here is how to get clean, cinematic zoom on a Mac screen recording, with the keyframes generated for you.

Vijayraj HVijayraj H