Gemini: Screen and camera recording with Google Vids
GeminiDemo summary
A demonstration of the built-in recorder capturing both a Chrome tab and a webcam simultaneously, then inserting them as separate editable layers.
Step-by-step
- Click the Record button in the sidebar
- Select a recording mode such as Camera and screen
- Select the desired webcam and screen source
- Click Share to begin the recording
- Return to the main tab and click the stop button to finish
- Click Insert to add the recording to the project timeline
Options
- Paste text into the built-in teleprompter
- Record camera only
- Record screen only
- Record voiceover only
- Install the Chrome extension to trigger recordings without opening the app
- Enable or disable system audio recording
- Move the camera preview window during the recording to clear the view
Watch out for
- There is a 30-minute limit per recording session
Tips
- Record in multiple short chunks to build out a project incrementally
- Scale the camera layer to full screen for introductions, then scale it down for the screen-sharing portion
Highlights
“What I love is that this preview here of my camera, this is its own separate video track, separate layer”
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