TechSmith Knowmia makes it easy to create and share videos for online learning. Record a MP4 video of your screen, presentation slides, and optional webcam video. Switch between speaker webcam and your screen or presentation.
Install TechSmith Capture
- In Knowmia, click the Launch Capture button.
![Launch Capture button](https://www.techsmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/k-launchcapture.png)
- The Launching TechSmith Capture website opens. If TechSmith Capture has been previously installed, click the Download button.
![Launching TechSmith Capture website](https://www.techsmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/k-launchingwebsite.png)
- After the download is complete, double-click the .exe file (Windows) or the .dmg file (Mac) in the Downloads folder.
![download .exe](https://www.techsmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/k-downloadapp.png)
- After you have installed the application, click Launch Capture again on the Knowmia website.
The TechSmith Capture application launches. See Record a Video.
Record a Video
- Install the TechSmith Capture application.
- In Knowmia, click the Launch Capture button.
![Launch Capture button](https://www.techsmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/k-launchcapture.png)
- The Capture dialog appears. Click Capture or press Shift+F11 (Windows) or Shift+Command+1 (Mac).
![TechSmith Capture application](https://www.techsmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/k-captureapp.png)
- The orange crosshairs appear. Click and drag to select an area to record.
- To edit the selected area, complete any of the following:
- Drag the handles to adjust the selection.
- To enter a specific size, type the dimensions in pixels into the Width and Height fields.
- To move the selected area on the screen, click within the selected area and drag the selection to the desired location.
- Click the Video Capture button.
![Video Capture button](https://www.techsmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/k-videocapturebutton.png)
- The Video Recording toolbar appears. Select the recording settings:
- Webcam: Record video from a built-in or connected webcam. Click the dropdown to select the camera device and display settings:
![Webcam button](https://www.techsmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/k-webcambutton.png)
- Picture-in-Picture: The webcam displays as a small video in the corner of your video.
To change the Picture-in-Picture position, click the dropdown and select a Placement option.
![PIP Placement options](https://www.techsmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/k-pipposition.png)
To change the size of the Picture-in-Picture, drag a corner of the webcam preview in or out.
![Drag webcam handle](https://www.techsmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/k-pipsize.png)
- Fullscreen Webcam: The webcam fills the entire video display area. Screen video is not recorded when the Fullscreen Webcam option is enabled.
Note: You cannot switch between modes (Picture-in-Picture or Fullscreen Webcam) during recording. You can only show/hide the webcam during recording.
- Microphone Audio: Record the audio from your computer’s built-in microphone or from a connected USB microphone.
![Microphone button](https://www.techsmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/k-micbutton.png)
- System Audio: Record the sound from your computer such as application alerts or the audio playing from your speakers.
![System Audio button](https://www.techsmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/k-systemaudio.png)
- To start recording, click the Record button or press Shift+F11 (Windows) or Shift+Command+1 (Mac).
![Record button](https://www.techsmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/k-recbuttontoolbar.png)
- The preview opens. Click the Upload button to send the video to TechSmith Knowmia.
TechSmith Capture uploads the video to My Library.
![Upload Complete dialog](https://www.techsmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/uploadcomplete.png)