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Record software tutorials on Windows

Zoom to every menu, hold the camera still while you type and speed up the waits. When you stop, the tutorial is done.

  • Windows 10 and 11
  • Early access before launch
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A real take recorded with Director. Every zoom, spotlight and note was directed live.

How to record a software tutorial with Director

  1. Pick the screen and a cursor

    Click Choose what to record and pick the screen the app is on. Pick a whole screen rather than a single window, so the zoom can follow your cursor. Choose how the cursor looks: a macOS pointer, an iPad dot or a ring, with a ripple on every click.

  2. Start, and zoom to every step

    Press CtrlAltP. Before each click, CtrlAltZ zooms in on the menu or setting and follows your pointer. Hold CtrlAlt and turn the mouse wheel to go closer, up to 6×. CtrlAltX zooms back out.

  3. Pin the camera and skip the waits

    CtrlAltG pins the zoom where it is while you type, and the same keys make it follow again. Waiting on an install or a build? CtrlAltF plays that stretch at 3× when you record without a mic or sound effects. Press it again for normal speed.

  4. Stop, and the tutorial is saved

    Press CtrlAltP. The MP4 lands in your Videos folder with every zoom in it. Need to adjust one? Open the take on the timeline, move or stretch the zoom, and re-export to a new file.

Want to record like this? Director is in private beta for Windows 10 and 11.

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Questions, answered.

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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 tutorials 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 Does it work with any app?

Yes. Director's hotkeys are global, so they work while you're in VS Code, a browser, Excel or any other app. Record the whole screen so the zoom can follow your cursor.

03 Can viewers see the hotkeys I press?

Turn on Keys you press and each Director hotkey shows up at the bottom of the video with what it did, like Ctrl Alt Z, Zoom. It shows Director's own hotkeys, not everything you type.

04 Can I speed up the slow parts?

Yes. Press Ctrl+Alt+F to play the moment at 3× while you record, and again to go back to normal speed. Fast-forward works when you record without a mic or sound effects.

05 Can I change the hotkeys?

Yes. Rebind any of them in Settings, under Shortcuts. Ctrl+Alt+K turns on single-key mode, where Z zooms and X zooms out on their own while you record.

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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