Recorders
Best Video Format for Recording: MP4 and Why
MP4 plays almost everywhere and uploads to every site. A short guide to choosing a video format when recording.
The short answer
Record to MP4 for easy playing and uploading. Streamdzy saves to a file you can open in most editors.
How to do it in Streamdzy
- Choose what to record: the whole screen, one window, a browser tab, or a camera. The choice is under Recordings.
- Turn on your microphone if you want your voice. It is saved on its own track.
- Press Record, and use Mark at the moments you want to find again.
- Press Stop. The session folder holds the finished file, each source, and the log of marks.
What to know first
Recordings use your PC’s disk, so check the free space before a long session. For calls and meetings, get everyone’s agreement before you record. Other people’s rules still apply.
Questions
Which format is safest to edit?
MP4 works in most editors. If yours has trouble, test with a short clip.
Want all of this in one app?
Streamdzy is a free streaming and recording app for Windows: several cameras, your phone as a camera, going live to many places at once, and recording first so a bad connection never costs you the show.