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Q: QuickTime Player Screen Recording Lags my Computer

Whenever I use QuickTime's screen recorder for games, it lags itself, and the game out.I have OS X Yosemite on a 2011 iMac. It has 4 GB of RAM and a Daul-Core 2.8 GHz Intel i5. The computer also has a 1 TB hard drive. I don't think its a hardware issue. I usually quit all applications that I don't need.

 

Is there anything I can do make QuickTime Player (Version 10.4) less resource-demanding so I can record at a reasonable framerate?

MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)

Posted on Jul 28, 2015 6:26 PM

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Bump...

 

 

(No, this didn't solve my issue).

Posted on Jul 29, 2015 7:45 AM

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    mpconnel mpconnel Jul 29, 2015 7:45 AM in response to mpconnel
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    Jul 29, 2015 7:45 AM in response to mpconnel

    Bump...

     

     

    (No, this didn't solve my issue).

  • by ChitlinsCC,

    ChitlinsCC ChitlinsCC Jul 29, 2015 8:45 AM in response to mpconnel
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    Jul 29, 2015 8:45 AM in response to mpconnel

    1st, think of what you are doing... you are "performing" for an audience (albeit a later audience, a performance nonetheless) - so, you should prepare as if you will be in front a room full of people:

    • start up your Mac from OFF - every time
    • turn off anything that automatically loads - ( Login Items )
    • Launch your performance piece - the Game
    • Launch QT and prepare it to 'start recording'

     

    • clean start, only apps necessary running

     

    next, 4GB RAM seems to be the "actual" MINIMUM - as opposed to the "2GB minimum REQUIREMENT" for installed RAM. I have seen many here - without hesitation - suggest that a "RECOMMENDED minimum" is 8GB. RAM usage, disk space usage & 'gases in a chamber' - all 'expand to fill the available space.'

     

    You can "watch" what is actually being consumed in system resources with Activity Monitor.app - its many reporting tools and sort filters should let you see exactly what is happening at any given moment

     

    It is "Show Business" - don't 'perform' your show spontaneously.

  • by Onasoe Kendie,

    Onasoe Kendie Onasoe Kendie Oct 19, 2016 2:02 AM in response to mpconnel
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    Oct 19, 2016 2:02 AM in response to mpconnel

    You might try acethinker free screen recorder. It's a web-based application, so it cost less resource than QuickTime Player. I always use it to record my macbook pro screen, everything works smoothly. Hope it helps you.