Optimal Solutions to Make Remote Desktop Recording
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Optimal Solutions to Make Remote Desktop Recording

Last updated on September 13, 2016 by

Recording desktop session is literally recording someone’s screen right from your own computer. This activity is becoming popular since teleconferencing is often used in our daily life. Remote desktop session recording comes greatly important when you want to save a copy of a webinar broadcast that is held so that you can review it later. By doing this, you can then share the web-conference to their subordinates and colleagues for further updates. This way also works when recording someone’s screen during a video call, etc.

However, if you still hesitate which tool comes in handy for recording a remote computer session, this article will show you a list of the optimal solutions.

Make Remote Desktop Recording on Windows and Mac

The best solution to capture remote desktop session is by using a reliable program called Apowersoft Free Online Screen Recorder. This is an online based application that runs on both Windows and Mac OS. With a user-friendly interface, you can easily figure out how to customize options as you want and starting recording a HD video.

Different recording modes such as region, full screen as well as webcam are all greatly supported. Audio sources from internal system and external microphone can be captured without any loss, too. Concerning how to record remote desktop session, here are the detailed steps.

1

Go to the official page of this free screen recording application and click the “Start Recording” button. If this is your initial visit, you will need to install a launcher first and then activate the tool from webpage again.

launch application for remote

2

After that, you can see its interface and preset some relative options such as recording hotkeys and audio input. And if you don not want to capture the yellow circle around the mouse, you can also choose not to show spots in the settings menu.

remote desktop recorder setting

3

Next, open one program that allows you to see the remote desktop screen, just like TeamViewer. Ensure that the audio is loud enough for the recording. It’s recommended to enlarge the presentation so that everything including the minor details can be recorded.

TeamViewer

4

Now choose the recording mode as you wish. In the case of recording session, it is better to choose to record a specific area since this allows you to emphasize the important portion on webinar’s window. To use this mode, simply drag the cross-hair along the desktop session to capture, release it, and click “OK”. The recording will then begin instantly.

choose one recording mode

5

While making desktop remote recording, you can click the webcam icon to include your camera window into recording. And you can also adjust the volume of the recording or add simple annotations like lines, shapes, and text. When you want to finish the recording, click the red stop button and the recorded clip will be included in its media library.

edit remote desktop session

Moreover, if you want to use a more stable and powerful program to record videos of remote desktop, then it is recommended to use the tool’s pro version. To get this app simply click the download button below.

Download

How to Schedule Remote Session Recording

To schedule a remote desktop session recording is essential because it allows you to record session during your absent for checking later. This can surely benefit those who are always on the go and don’t want to miss any important conferences or meetings. In this case, you can fully get the help of Screen Recorder Pro, which covers more useful features and performs well in setting recording task. Before recording process, just find “Settings” > “Task Scheduler” and you can customize the recording region and duration. When the task is over, you can simply find your file in the selected folder.

set remote task scheduler

If you want to know some other alternatives in recording remote screen, you can check them as below. Though they have their own limits when compared with the recorder mentioned above, they can still meet your needs in this aspect.

Other alternative ways in recording remote session

1. RecordTS

RecordTSThis is the first alternative to record remote session effectively. By using this tool, all of your remote desktop session activity will be recorded as soon as the users connect to a server like a Terminal or Citrix. The activities captured in recording includes mouse movements, file downloads, and the likes. The recorded clip can be saved locally and made compact for easy playback and storage.

2. ObserveIT

ObserveITAnother alternative in recording remote screen is ObserveIT. Although this program is basically for monitoring purposes and not for recording webinars, it could also serve you in recording and saving remote desktop screen. So every activity of the user that access to a certain server equipped with ObserveIT will be recorded. Indeed, it provides a great way to record remote computer session.

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Posted by:Alice Wangon toScreen Recorder,Follow me on Twitter.Last updated on September 13, 2016

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