How to Record Skype, Google Hangouts, and Webinars

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This post offers a wealth of information when it comes to recording things like webinars, Google Hangouts, and Skype calls.

Before we dive in, I want to highlight two takeaways:

  1. If you have Windows XP, you may not be able to do this without a workaround/hack (more detail in the PDF).
  2. The TechSmith products that work best for this task are Snagit 11.1 on Windows, Camtasia for Mac 2.2, Camtasia Studio 7 or 8, and Camtasia Relay 4.1.1.

Recording Guide

We’ve put together three resources with tips for capturing Skype, Google+ Hangouts, and webinars:

I made an example of what the end result of a Google Hangout recorded with Snagit looks like below.

Having trouble viewing the video? Watch it on Screencast.com.

  • http://www.facebook.com/ken.ferguson.965 Ken Ferguson

    Daniel, I see the example but where’s the “How To”?

    • http://www.twitter.com/fosteronomo Daniel Foster

      Hi Ken – Thanks for reading! The How To is in three bulleted links in the post: the PDF, Forge episode, and other video.

  • nuryanto

    great, nice article.

    thanks :D

    nuryanto

  • http://www.theinfobyte.com/ TheInfoByte

    Can you specify which version of snagit you are using.

  • http://buytabexuk.com/ Julian2012

    Thanks! Perfect and just what I was actually looking for!

  • emaij

    Need more than this to make it happen.

  • hich
  • Gary Ryan

    Hi Guys thanks for the video. I have tried using Camtasia to record a video Skype call. When editing my audio is in sync with my video at the start and end of the 24 minute call, but in between it gets way out of sync – for the life of me I can’t figure out how to solve this problem. I’m on a Dell laptop.
    Cheers,
    Gary

    • Logan

      Hey Gary, sorry to hear about your video issues! What version of Camtasia are you using? Is it out of sync just during the preview, or after your produce it out as well?