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By ChesterUpdated on September 24, 2024
"I want record a Facebook live stream and save it on my computer, so I can watch them anytime I want. Is there any way to record Facebook live video? Or any good recommendations for third party tool?"
Facebook is one of the biggest and most popular social media service around the world on the internet. Video calls and live video are now the trend of the times on Facebook. with these two features, you can get new information and meet more friends in a fast and convenient way, it is also much easier to get connection with family and friends if they are on the other side of the world.
Sometimes you probably want to record the Facebook video call to keep the memorable moments with your families and friends or capture your favourite Facebook live video. Is it possible to record Facebook video calls or live videos on Mac computer? The answer is positve, here are 2 ways to record Facebook video calls and live videos on Mac computer.
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In the latest version of Mac operating system, you can use its built-in application to capture the screen and record the Facebook live video easily. Please follow the steps below.
Step 1. Open the built-in application by pressing Shift + Command + 5 at the same time, you will see the screenshot toolbar.
Step 2. Then you need to select an area of the screen to capture and start recording.
Step 3. Tap on the record button to start a live video on Facebook.
Step 4. Click the Stop button on the control panel to stop the recording, you can view the recorded video on the bottom right, and save the video file if you are satisfied with it.
If you are looking for a way to record Facebook live video on Mac computer, you may found there are many screen recorders help you do the work that are available to download on the internet. What about if you want to add watermarks to the recorded videos? Or you want to record video segment by segment, even take picture in picture while recording? Don't worry, UkeySoft Screen Recorder would be your best choice on Mac.
Ukeysoft Screen Recorder is an excellent and all-in-one screen recorder, video recorder and game recorder for Mac and Windows computer. There are 5 recording options including full screen, custom area, app window, camera and audio. So basically, you can record any live video on any online video platforms such Facebook, YouTube, iTunes, NetFlix and more. The program comes with high technology which you are able to record video to various output formats like MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI and FLV. Besides recording live videos, UkeySoft also let you record video calls, Zoom meeting, tutorial, gameplay video and webcam and more. For more additional features, you can also set up frame rate and video quality for the output video file, as well as adding water marks. Once the conversion is done, you can play the exported video on any media player, such as iTunes, Quicktime, VLC, Windows Media Player, etc. You can even keep the recorded videos on your computer and share them to your friends. Let's check out more features and learn how to use this app.
Key Features of UkeySoft Screen Recorder
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Please download the latest version of UkeySoft Screen Recorder first, and install it to your Mac computer, the operation to record a Facebook video call and live video are the same, now we show the tutorial of recording a live video, and please follow the steps.
Step 1. Launch UkeySoft Screen Recorder
Once the installation is done, launch UkeySoft Screen Recorder on your Mac computer, then you will see the main interface shown below. It gives you the 5 recording options to choose from, You can select the "Full Screen", "Custom Area", "App Window", "Audio Only" or "Camera".
Step 2. Select the Recording Option
To record Facebook live video or video calls, you should choose the "App Window" recording option, this option allows you to record a specific application window on your Mac screen, so click the "App Window" button.
Now please open a Facebook live video and start playing it to check whether the internet connection is running smoothly.
Step 3. Set Up Output Quality and Input Sound
Now you should select your output file quality in "Original Quality", "HD Quality" or "SD Quality". we normally leave it as defaulted in "Original Quality".
You also need to select the input sound, 3 ways of input sound you can choose, including System Audio, Microphone and both System & Microphone. Select System Audio here since we only need to record the sound in the computer.
Step 4. Advanced Output Settings
Click the "Gear" icon for more output settings. In General, you can choose the output format, output quality, frame rate, and audio quality as well. You can also set your personal shortcuts and adding watermarks to the recorded video if needed.
Step 5. Record Facebook Live Video
When all the settings are done, please press the red "REC" button to start recording. Once pressed, you need to choose an app window to record, move the mouse the Facebook browser window and click it, then the live video is start recording.
You can pause or stop the recording with the function buttons on the app.
Step 6. View and Play the Recorded Video
When the recording is done, you can click the History icon to view all your record video and audio files on your computer.
You can directly play the recorded video by double clicking the file on your Mac computer with QuickTime or other apps.
In this post, you have learned 2 ways to record Facebook live video on Mac computer, if you have the latest version of Mac operating system, you can record a live video with the built-in feature in Mac system. But we recommend UkeySoft Screen Recorder, you can have different recording functions, and more advanced setting for your recorded videos. After you get the recorded live video as local files on your computer, you can playback the recorded Facebook live video anytime on your Mac computer.
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