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Movavi Screen Recorder

QT does not record desktop screen audio from a movie in safari. It only

records the video. Is Movavi Screen Recorder a good alternative. QuickTime 10.5


iMac 24″

Posted on Mar 15, 2024 2:06 PM

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Mar 15, 2024 4:58 PM in response to has55

has55 wrote:

never mind. I found the answer. I just needed to select iMac microphone under sound in the screenshot app. It was on none in the sound area

you are going to find out that the audio being recorded with the internal microphone to record the mac's speakers gives a poor quality output when you play the file back. you might want to try this:


to record the mac's internal sound with quicktime (or also “shift-command-5”) you need additional software. i use the free BlackHole Virtual Audio Driver. then you can choose "BlackHole 2ch" in the recording options instead of "Built-in Microphone."



you will also need to set up a multi-output device in your audio MIDI setup utility to be able to both hear and record the internal audio at the same time.


to set up a multi-output device:


Open Audio MIDI Setup: (found in /Applications/Utilities)

hit the '+' button in the bottom left corner and select "Create Multi Output Device"



then in the panel that appears on the right, in the Multi-Output Device tab, select "Built-in Output" AND "BlackHole 2ch". (and, if you want, any of your other connected devices.)



once you do that, (and BEFORE recording) you can choose "BlackHole 2ch" or "Multi-Output Device" in your menubar "sound options". 



to both hear the speakers and record the audio at the same time, choose "Multi-Output Device". before choosing multi-out, set the internal speakers' volume to a comfortable level first. you cannot control the volume once you are in multi-out mode.

Movavi Screen Recorder

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