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[[File:Record scratch.png|thumb|A project during the recording process.]]
The "'''Record Project Video'''" was a feature in the [[Scratch User Interface]], added on December 21, [[Timeline#2015|2015]],<ref>[[topic:174578]]</ref> which allows [[Scratchers]] to record the [[project]] they're running, without any third-party screen recording software. It was removed in [[Scratch 3.0]].

It could only record durations less than a minute.

== How to Record a Project ==
[[File:WritingVideotoFile.png|thumb|The conversion process]]
[[File:MessageAfterConvert.png|thumb|The message after conversion]]
{{note|This requires you to be signed in.}}
{{warning|Recording a project using this may lag the project even if you don't pick the choices.}}

# Open up a project you wish to record a video of. Click [[See Inside|the "See Inside" button]] and you should be in the online editor.
# Click the "File" drop-down and click "Record & Export Video".
# Select your desired options.  These include recording sound, showing the mouse, and high video quality.
# Click "Start" when you are pleased with your selections.
# A 60-second countdown will appear. When the countdown reaches zero, the project can be interacted with while it's being recorded. All interactions made during the recording process will be recorded on the video. 
# Once the user is done, click the square located in the bottom left corner of the project player or wait until the timer is done. This will stop your project.
# If the user is happy with their recording, they can choose to download the recording as a FLV file. This requires the [[Wikipedia:VLC media player|VLC media player]] in order to play the recording, which can be downloaded [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ here].
# If someone wants to upload their video to Youtube, use [http://video.online-convert.com/convert-to-mp4 this link] to convert the FLV file into an MP4 file.

== Recording Options ==
[[File:Record Project Video Feature.png|thumb|More Options]]
When recording a project, there are multiple options you can choose from. The default option selected is to include sound from your project. To get more options, click the text that says "More Options".
{| class="wikitable"
|+
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! width="20%" | Option
! width="80%" | Result
|-
|Include Sound From Project
|This option will make sure that any sounds your project makes will be included in the recording. This includes sounds created from music blocks, music, etc.
|-
|Include Sound From Microphone
|This option will make sure that any sounds from your microphone will be included in the recording. Your computer must have a microphone either built-in or plugged-in for this to work.
|-
|Show Mouse Pointer
|This option will make sure that your mouse pointer is included in the recording. If you drag your computer mouse pointer into the project player, anyone watching the recording will see it.
|-
|Record Entire Editor
|This option will make sure that the entire editor is included in the recording. This includes the project player, script section, sprite section, etc.
{{warning|This may increase [[lag]].}}
|-
|Record at Highest Quality
|This option will make sure that your recording is at the highest quality. This means that your final recording will be clear and neat.
{{warning|This may increase lag.}}
|}

== Alternatives ==
This feature is very limited, so there are many third-party alternatives. Users can install screen recording software such as [https://atomisystems.com/activepresenter/ Activepresenter], [https://www.bandicam.com Bandicam], [https://obsproject.com OBS (Open Broadcaster Software)], or [https://screencast-o-matic.com/home Screencast-o-matic]. As of 2013, Microsoft PowerPoint contains a built in screen-recorder.<ref>https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Record-your-screen-in-PowerPoint-0b4c3f65-534c-4cf1-9c59-402b6e9d79d0</ref>

== External Links ==
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1USQSGNNEw8WXpBd1JtYWN6TVU/view?usp=sharing An example recording] (recorded on [https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/83070964/ this project])
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_PXdQd8qdzBeGdob3c2cEN3Vzg/view?usp=sharing Another example recording] (recorded on [https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/131832115/ this project], showing an example of a video that has lag and some freezing)

== References ==
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[[nl:Filmpje maken van Scratch-project]]
[[ja:録画]]
[[Category:Scratch Program]]
[[Category:Scratch 2.0]]