Record a Picture-in-Picture Video
Record your screen and webcam at the same time with Snagit's Picture-in-Picture feature.
Add a Picture-in-Picture (webcam) video to connect with your viewers. Snagit’s Picture-in-Picture allows you to:
- Display screen and webcam simultaneously in your video.
- Control the size and placement of the webcam video.
- Turn the camera off and on during recording as needed.
Note: For more information on all video recording options, including capture settings and recording dimensions, see Record a Video with Snagit.
- In the Capture window, select the Video tab.
- Click the Capture button or press Print Screen (Windows) or Control+Shift+C (Mac).
- The orange crosshairs appear. Click and drag to select the area to record on the screen or click the Fullscreen button to select the entire screen.
- The Video Recording toolbar appears with a preview of the webcam. Click a button on the toolbar to turn the option on or off before or during recording.
- Webcam: Click the Webcam button to turn webcam recording on or off.
- Webcam options: Click the dropdown to select webcam options:
- Device: Select your computer’s built-in or connected webcam.
- Picture-in-Picture placement or Fullscreen: Select the location for the Picture-in-Picture window in your final video, or select Fullscreen (Windows) or Fullscreen Webcam (Mac) to fill the selected recording area with webcam video.
- Shape: Select Circle, Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Square, or Rounded Square shape for your webcam recording.
Note: In some cases, such as Citrix environments, only Rectangle and Square shapes are available.
- Microphone audio: Record the audio from your computer’s built-in microphone or from a connected USB microphone.
- Webcam: Click the Webcam button to turn webcam recording on or off.
- To change the size of the Picture-in-Picture, drag a corner of the webcam preview in or out.
Tip: You can also click and drag the webcam preview to change the Picture-in-Picture placement.
- To begin recording, click the Record button or press Shift+F9 (Windows) or Command+Shift+Space (Mac).
- To pause recording, click the Pause button or press Shift+F9 (Windows) or Command+Shift+Space (Mac).
- To stop the recording, click the Stop button or press Shift+F10 (Windows) or Option+Shift+V (Mac).
The capture opens in Snagit Editor where you can preview, remove unwanted sections, and share the video.
Tip: Pause recording to change video settings.
For a polished video, pause the recording before changing video settings, such as changing the Picture-in-Picture placement.
Note: This tutorial is for Snagit version 2023. Previous versions may look or function differently.
- To check your version, select Help menu (Windows) or Snagit menu (Mac) > About Snagit.
- If you have a previous version of Snagit, see tutorials for previous versions or upgrade to the latest version.
- For unexpected behavior with Snagit, visit the TechSmith Help Center.
