You probably, for something like this, just want to stick with High and not Maximum, so your files aren't too big. You would just, again, choose your internal microphone. I also have a variety of different audio sources microphone. It's probably the only thing that appears there. But you would normally just choose your regular builtin camera. So I've got my MacPro here and I've got a whole bunch of different video sources. Notice this little down arrow next to the record button. This will then show you your camera and you can choose things here. Instead of opening a document to play you can go to File then New Movie Recording. I've moved it to the Dock just for easy access. So you can launch Quicktime Player using Spotlight, Command Space, and QuickTime Player. QuickTIme Player has player in the name but it actually can record as well. But you could do this using QuickTime Player. There's some expensive apps that you could buy that will allow you to organize your stuff. So, it's actually really easy to do this with builtin software.

It's a great way to keep a journal and it must be really fun to look back years later to see about what you were doing with your day and how you felt. While you can type out a diary some people would prefer to actually record some audio or maybe just use the camera and do some video. After all, most Macs, the iMacs and the MacBooks, have a camera right there. Video Transcript: I was recently asked by somebody if there's a way to record a video diary using the Mac. Check out How To Record a Video Diary On Your Mac at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.

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