How to record emulator gameplay on a mac? (soundflower or alternative)
I am using openEMU as an emulator to play retro games (snes era) and would like to record the gameplay. I tried using the quicktime app (as suggested in this answer from ~8 years ago), but this uses the built-in laptop mic - this picks up the sound of my fingers pressing on the controller, and and the occasional cough and sneeze. How can I record this gameplay such that the audio is only the gameplay (nothing external)? Also, a 3 minute HD video with sub-par quality using this method takes up 200+ MB; I'm thinking this won't scale well for a game that plays half-an-hour to an hour.
I looked into this via google and came across an app called "soundflower". However, most mentions of this program are 5-10 years old; some articles state that it is difficult to uninstall. In particular, flux forge mentions that the software is not signed by OSX for versions 10.13 and higher. I am using High Sierra 10.13.6 (in case it's relevant). Is soundflower the way to go here, or are there better alternatives?
Best Answer
Have you tried OBS Studio? Is available for Windows, macOS and Linux and is Open Source.
You just need to configure the size of the canvas from the options and then add the window of the emulator to OBS Studio as a Game Source (if that doesn't work, use Window Capture).
After that, you can mute the Microphone or Auxiliary Input from the Audio Mixer panel, as seen in the following picture:
(I don't have access to a macOS machine right now, but the features are exactly the same between platforms)
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Open QuickTime on your Mac, then click "File" > "New Screen Recording" from the menu bar. Step 2. Hit the triangle beside the red button to customize the recording settings. As for your gameplay on Mac, here you can choose a microphone or other audio devices.How do I record gameplay on my emulator?
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