Master the Art of Recording Mouse Operation on Your Computer

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Master the Art of Recording Mouse Operation on Your Computer

3 June 2024 Jennifer Thatcher Technology Manager of Test Dept.

Summary
Master mouse recorder operations for creating clear, effective software tutorials or online teaching videos. Follow our detailed guide!

Table of contents

I. Use Renee Video Editor Pro to record mouse operation in Windows system

① What is Renee Video Editor Pro?
② How to use Renee Video Editor Pro to record mouse operation?

II. Use QuickTime Player software to record mouse operations on the Mac system

I. Use Renee Video Editor Pro to record mouse operation in Windows system

① What is Renee Video Editor Pro?

Renee Video Editor Pro is a comprehensive tool for video recording and editing. It integrates screen recording, post-production, and format conversion. You can customize the recording area, screen size, watermark, cursor style, sound source, and output format. It also supports automatic recording schedules. Whether recording online movies, meeting videos, game screens, or software tutorials, it enables you to save them to your computer with one click.

The software can optimize video content during post-production by editing or merging clips, cropping, rotating, flipping, adding opening/ending animations, applying transition effects, switching between filter styles, dubbing, adding or removing sound effects, and importing or creating subtitles. After editing, you can convert the video to various formats, including MXF, AVI, MKV, MP4, MOV, M2TS, M4V, AAC, and AC3, with support for free conversion between video and audio formats.

Renee Video Editor Pro– Multi-function Screen Recording Software

Easy to use Customize the recording window and finish the screen recording on one click.

Automatic recording plan Set the recording start time for not missing exciting content.

Special recording effects Recording rate switching, customizable watermarks, mouse special effects, screenshots during recording, etc.

Device Simultaneous Recording Record the screen and the camera at the same time.

Multifunction Edit the video and convert the video format.

Easy to use Customize the recording window and finish the screen recording on one click.

Automatic recording plan Set the recording start time for not missing exciting content.

Special recording effects Recording rate switching, customizable watermarks, mouse special effects, screenshots during recording, etc.

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② How to use Renee Video Editor Pro to record mouse operation?

Step 1: After running the software, click the (Screen Recorder) option on the main page.

select screen recorder to record desktop in renee video editor pro

Step 2: In the “Ready” interface, personalize the recording target, recording, and output directory. Select the “Custom” recording area and the option to record “Computer Sound and Microphone”.

Settings for Recording:

Target: Supports full screen, custom area, and camera-captured images.
Audio: Includes computer sound, microphone sound, and non-recording sound.
Output: Choose where to store recordings.

Step 3: Click the (small gear) icon in the lower right corner, and you can also personalize parameters such as recording format, video quality, resolution, video frame rate, output directory, watermark, and mouse display effect.

After entering the settings page, click the Cursor option to set the mouse effect during recording. To record cursor operations, check “Embed mouse cursor in recording”, “Embed mouse cursor in screenshots”, “Mouse click and effect”, and “Mouse click effect”. You can also view the dynamic effects of mouse left click and double click. After setting, click OK to save.

Step 4: On the “Ready” interface, click the Record button, select the area you want to record, and then click the Record button in the lower right corner to start recording the screen. You can perform clicks, drags, or other operations with the mouse, which will be displayed in the recording. The special effect of the mouse click will be visible after saving the video.

Step 5: You can pause or continue recording at any time. Once completed, click the small square button in the recording option box in the lower right corner to save the video file to the preset path.

The picture below is the mouse click effect that you can see after saving the recording file. The red circle is the effect of left-clicking, and the blue circle is the effect of double-clicking the left arrow.

Renee Video Editor Pro features an easy-to-use automatic recording function. Click the Auto button in the lower right corner of the “Ready to Record” interface to access the automatic recording settings. You can specify the start and end times for the recording. When the start time arrives, the software will automatically begin recording, making the process convenient and worry-free.

Notice: If you select “do not stop” in “automatically stop setting” and “hide the software” in “how to display the software when recording automatically”, use the shortcut key Ctrl+Alt+F3 to stop recording. Alternatively, end the Screen Recorder task in the task manager’s background processes. The recording file will be in the preset output folder.

enable the auto record plan in renee audio recorder pro to record voa

II. Use QuickTime Player software to record mouse operations on the Mac system

QuickTime Player, a built-in Mac app, plays video/audio and records screens with highlighted mouse operations. Here’s how to record mouse actions using QuickTime Player:

Step 1: Open Finder and open the QuickTime Player software in the Applications folder. After opening the software, click (File) > (New Screen Recording) in the upper left corner.

Open the QuickTime Player software to create a new screen recording

Step 2: Set the sound source in the drop-down menu to the right of the record button, if desired. When recording the screen, the mouse operation is also recorded. Please check “Show Mouse Clicks in Recording”; a black circle will appear where the mouse is clicked. Click the red record button after completing the settings.

Step 3: Click the Record button, choose to record the full screen or a specific area, then use the mouse within the recording area.

Click anywhere on the screen to start recording the entire screen.
Drag to select the area you want to record, then click Start Recording in that area.

QuickTime Player software to record full screen or partial area

Step 4: Click the Stop Recording button in the menu bar to stop recording, and QuickTime Player will automatically open the recorded video, and you can play, edit, share, and save the recorded video.

QuickTime Player software stops recording

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