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→‎Mac A/V recording: removing Snapz Pro (sigh, RIP), as Ambrosia is either out of business or at least no longer dependable as a company
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(→‎Mac A/V recording: removing Snapz Pro (sigh, RIP), as Ambrosia is either out of business or at least no longer dependable as a company)
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Saving the recording will only save a ScreenFlow project with the raw video. To get a standard format video such as .mp4, choose File>Export…. Pick "Web - High". Then click the "Customize…" button. Here you can set the framerate to 60fps if desired, as well as picking a good bit rate (4000 kbits/sec seems adequate when using 60fps). The quality of the audio should not need to be higher than 128kbit AAC. Save the settings, then back on the export screen make sure that the Dimensions setting is "Scale by 100%".
Saving the recording will only save a ScreenFlow project with the raw video. To get a standard format video such as .mp4, choose File>Export…. Pick "Web - High". Then click the "Customize…" button. Here you can set the framerate to 60fps if desired, as well as picking a good bit rate (4000 kbits/sec seems adequate when using 60fps). The quality of the audio should not need to be higher than 128kbit AAC. Save the settings, then back on the export screen make sure that the Dimensions setting is "Scale by 100%".
===Snapz Pro===
$69, http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/
Snapz Pro used to be the most popular screen recorder for Macs, but it was overtaken by competitors during a period when its development halted. Snapz Pro is now being maintained for new versions of macOS again, but it doesn't offer a lot of recording options, and it can't record above 30fps like iShowU, ScreenFlow, and OBS can. It also does not support capturing by window, only by screen region, which opens you up to the danger of selecting a region that is misaligned by a row or two of pixels, ruining the end result (however, macOS' Zoom feature, under the Accessibility preferences, can help you make a precise selection).


===iShowU===
===iShowU===