How to Record the Perfect Live Streaming Video on PC/Mac

By Li ZhangUpdated on December 16, 2022

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“Hi. I’m a high school student, I don’t want to miss the football match, I ask my farther for help, record the live football shows on my Mac, so that I could watch them later after school. Any ways can give my farther a help and requires no skills?”

People like to watch live streaming video, like YouTube videos, Facebook Live video, NetFlix live video, iTunes live video, etc,. Live streaming video can be watched everywhere on various social media platforms. However, sometimes you need to view live video offline, backup live video, replay live video, or even for more other operation, for example editing the video, or share them with others as local files. In these cases, you should record live streaming video on the computer via a streaming video recorder. In this post we will show you the best solution to record the perfect live streaming video on PC/Mac, then you could make full use of the recorded video in life. The process is quite easy, as it requires no special knowledge.

The Best Tool to Record Live Video on PC/Mac

After testing, UkeySoft Screen Recorder is the best screen recorder tool to record the perfect live streaming videos on the computer, then you could make full use of the recorded video in life. It supports for capturing video on any online video platforms, like YouTube, Facebook, NetFlix, iTunes and others. With advanced technology, UkeySoft software enables to record video and audio with high quality, output files in various general formats, including MP3, WMA, FLAC, M4A, AAC, WAV, and more. Except recording online video, it allows you to record webcam or image, Zoom meeting, tutorial, Gameplay video with some simple clicks. In addition, you could edit and convert your video files after the recording since this powerful software is built-in powerful video editor. It is an all-in-one screen recorder tool, features with video editing & converter, capture Snapshots, zoom in while recording, record screen with watermarks, etc,.

Main Features of UkeySoft Screen Recorder

• Record live streaming video on PC/Mac
• Record webcam or image, Zoom meeting, tutorial, Gameplay video
• Capture video on any online video platforms
• Record video and audio with high quality
• Output files in various general formats
• Video editing & converter, capture Snapshots
• Zoom in while recording, record screen with watermarks

CONTENTS

Part 1. Record the Perfect Live Streaming Video on PC

Step 1. Run UkeySoft Screen Recorder on PC
To begin with, download, install and run UkeySoft Screen Recorder on your PC computer. Click Screen Recorder option in the home page of program.

Step 2. Customize the Recording Area
Before recording, you should set the size of the area for the capture screen. You are suggested to customize the recording area as 1:1, since it will be perfect for offline playback the recorded video.

Step 3. Select Audio Input Channel
To record the perfect live streaming video, we recommend that you choose "Computer Sounds" which will record a video with original audio quality.

Step 4. Set Output Info
Go to Settings where you can select the path, format, quality to save the live streaming video, the output video file can be saved in MP4, MOV, AVI, GIF and more. Normally, you could select MP4 as output format, since it is compatible with most devices.

To record live streaming video, you may need to disable "Show Mouse Cursor" so that the recorder does not capture mouse actions in the video. You can also use the hotkey.

Step 5. Record Live Streaming Video
Now you could open a live steaming video, play the video and click "Record" button at the same time. Then it will begin the recording and output the files in the format you selected in step 4.

Tips: During the recording, you can add annotation, take a screenshot and share it on social media.

Part 2. Record the Perfect Live Streaming Video on Mac

Step 1. Run UkeySoft Screen Recorder on Mac
To begin with, download, install and run UkeySoft Screen Recorder on your Mac computer. Then you will see its interface as shown below.

Step 2. Choose the Recording Option
UkeySoft Screen Recorder for Mac provides with you 5 recording options. To record live streaming video, please choose "App Window" option.

Open the live steaming video at the same time.

Step 3. Quality & Sound Setting
In this step, you are allowed to set "Original Quality" or "HD Quality" or "SD Quality" as you like.

Select the "System Audio" from the sound option. You can turn on or turn off the camera depend on your needs.

Step 4. Configure Output Preferences
Click on the Gear icon set the output settings. In "General" section, choose the video format, video quality, video framerate, and more. Additionally, you can click the "Shortcuts", "Watermark" for more settings.

Step 5. Record Live Streaming Video
When all the 4 steps are done, Hit on the "REC" button to begin recording the perfect live streaming video with high quality.

You can interrupt or end (fn 1 on keyboard) recording live streaming video while recording.

Step 6. View Recorded Live Video
When the video recording finishes, you can tap the "History" icon to find and view the output video files.

Now you could offline playback the recorded video on your computer at anytime!

Conclusion

In this post we have show you the best solution to record the perfect live streaming video on PC/Mac via UkeySoft Screen Recorder. After getting the recorded live video as local files, you can offline playback them on the computer at anytime, then make full use of the recorded video in life. The process is quite easy, as it requires no special knowledge.

Li Zhang

Justin Sabrina has over 10 years of content writing experience. She specializes in product reviews, how-to guides, tips and tricks, top lists, etc. on data encryption, multi-media conversion, screen recording and iOS unlocking. At UkeySoft, she performs in-depth research SEO copywriting and collaborates with our R & D team to offer effective software solution, most of her articles on software are helpful and easy to read, helping our reader easily solve problems through using software or apps.

Li Zhang

Li Zhang is a sophisticated editor for UkeySoft in tech blog writing, as well as a SEO and content marketing expert. She has been writing related article about multimedia conversion, streaming music and streaming video since 2018. Also, she's starting to write article about data security, including articles about file lock, USB encryption, DVD encryption, etc. Each helpful tutorial and solution is based on her practical tests, she is aways energetic and trustworthy in this field.

Li Zhang

Chester is an experienced editor for UkeySoft focused on tech article writing, software & hardware produce review and tutorial. He specializes in composing posts about music conversion, video downloading, video conversion, screen recording and other tech knowledge tips. He always understands user needs and pain points and familiar with all kinds of multimedia conversion software and streaming music downloader on the market. So far, he has published 400+ helpful tech articles of software reviews, how-to guides to help reader in need.

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