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Record online course videos on Windows
Zoom in, box the key idea and mark each topic while you teach. When you stop, the lesson is ready to upload.
How to record a course lesson with Director
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Open the lesson and pick the screen
Open your slides, spreadsheet or app, click Choose what to record and pick that screen. Turn on your microphone, and system audio if the lesson plays sound. Pick 16:9 for a course platform or YouTube.
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Record, and mark every topic
Press CtrlAltP to start. Each time you begin a new topic, press CtrlAltN to drop a marker. Lost your place? CtrlAltJ pauses, and the video carries on where you left off, with no gap.
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Zoom, box and note as you explain
CtrlAltZ zooms in on the formula or the cell you are talking about, and CtrlAltX zooms back out. CtrlAltB draws a box and CtrlAltT adds a short text note. Each stays six seconds, then fades.
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Stop and upload
Press CtrlAltP. The MP4 is in your Videos folder with your voice and every effect in it, and the finished take lists your markers as YouTube chapters, ready to copy and rename.
Want to record like this? Director is in private beta for Windows 10 and 11.
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01 Is there a Screen Studio for Windows?
No. Screen Studio only runs on macOS. Director is a screen recorder built for Windows that gives your lessons the same kind of smooth zoom that follows the cursor. The difference is that you direct each zoom live with a hotkey, so the video is ready when you stop.
02 Can I record my voice with the lesson?
Yes. Your microphone and, if you turn it on, your PC's system audio are mixed into the same MP4.
03 Can I add chapters for YouTube?
Yes. Press Ctrl+Alt+N each time you start a new topic. When you stop, Director lists the chapters with their timestamps, like "00:00 Intro" and "02:15 Chapter 2", ready to copy, rename and paste into your video description.
04 What if I need a break in the middle of a lesson?
Press Ctrl+Alt+J to pause and again to carry on. The pause leaves no gap or frozen frame: the video continues exactly where you stopped.
05 Can I fix a zoom after recording?
Yes. When you stop, the take opens on a timeline where every zoom and spotlight is a block. Move it, stretch it, change how far it zooms, delete it or add a new one, then re-export. Re-exporting writes a new file and never touches the original.
06 When can I try Director?
Director is in private testing on Windows 10 and 11. Join the waitlist and we'll email you as soon as it's ready for you to try. Pricing isn't set yet, and people on the waitlist hear about it first.
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