Quick Start Guide for Screen Script
Learn how to record you screen effortlessly, without digging too much. Just understand the basic process and start recording your screen.
Table of Contents
- What is Screen Script?
- Basic Flow Of Screen Script
- Step 1: Creating a Project
- Step 2: Recording
- Step 3: Editing Your Video
- Step 4: Exporting the Video
What is Screen Script?
Screen Script is a simple and powerful screen recorder designed for creating high-quality product demos, walkthroughs, tutorials, and training videos. It lets you capture your screen, webcam, and audio with ease, so you can explain ideas clearly, showcase features, and guide users step-by-step. Whether you're recording a quick demo or a full product walkthrough, Screen Script helps you produce polished videos in minutes.
Basic Flow Of Screen Script
Screen Script has the following basic steps to record your screen:
Basic process of screen script to record your screen
Step 1: Creating a Project
To start recording, you first need to create a project.
- Visit the Launcher directly at https://screenscript.app/launcher, or click on “Create Product Demo” from the homepage.
- Once inside the launcher, click “New Project.”
Click on New Project Button
- Give your project a name and click Create.
Give a name and click create
- To begin recording, click the Record button next to your project.
Click on Record Button to open recorder
Step 2: Recording
When you open the recorder, you’ll be prompted to select what to capture. Toggle the switches next to the options you want to enable:
- Record Screen (required)
- Record Camera (optional)
- Record Mic (optional)
Currently, Screen Recording is mandatory. This may change in the future.
Select what to capture
Permissions
- If have not already granted permission to access your camera and microphone, you’ll be prompted to grant permission to access your camera and microphone.
Grant permission to screen script to access your camera and microphone
Tip: Choose “Allow while visiting the site” or “Always allow” to avoid repeating this step every time.
- Screen capture permissions must be granted each time you record. During this process, you can select whether to record a tab, window, or your entire screen.
Select which screen/tab/window to record
- Once your options are set, click Start Recording. Your recording will begin — switch to your tab/window/screen and present your content.
Start recording
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When finished, return to the app and click Stop Recording. Your recording will automatically be saved and opened in the Editor.
Don’t worry if the start or stop part gets recorded — you can trim it out later in the Editor.
Step 3: Editing Your Video
For advanced editing options like background changes or custom zoom animations, visit the Editing section of the docs. Here, we’ll focus on trimming and adding a simple zoom effect.
1. Trimming Start and End
This section explains how to trim the start and end of your video. Feel free to skip this section, if you don't want to trim your video.
- On the left panel, select the Project item under Layers, then you will see the Project Settings on the right panel, where you find Start Trim and End Trim.
These values define where your video should start and end.
- Adjust Start Trim to remove unwanted delays at the beginning.
- Adjust End Trim to cut off the ending.
Trim start and end
Tip: You can find the exact time by playing the video or dragging the timeline pointer.
Trimming only marks sections for removal — they won’t disappear inside the editor. You’ll see red bars on the timeline indicating trim areas. The trimmed parts are permanently removed in the exported video.
2. Adding a Zoom Effect
This section explains how to add a simple zoom effect to your video. Feel free to skip this section, if you don't want to add a zoom effect.
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In the Layers panel on the left, select Zoom Layer. Now you may notice a Zoom Effect Icon that appeard above the timeline.
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Click on the Zoom icon to add a zoom effect at the current position of the timeline pointer. You can drag and adjust it as needed.
Add zoom effect
- Once your edits are done, click Export at the top right,this will open video export settings for you.
Learn more about customizing zoom effects in the Zoom Effects section
Warning: Clicking Export automatically saves your latest changes. You can also click Save anytime to preserve progress manually.
Step 4: Exporting the Video
This section explains how to export your video. The export window allows you to choose your final video settings.
- Select your desired resolution — you can either choose from presets or enter a custom value based on the aspect ratio set in the Editor.
Export video
- Once ready, click Export to begin rendering your video.
Download video after rendering
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