Ways To Create A Video Using Your MacBook Air

How to Create a Video Using Your MacBook Air

There are several ways you can use your MacBook Air to create videos, including QuickTime Player, Photo Booth, Google Meet, and PowerPoint:

QuickTime Player

This app comes pre-installed on every Mac and can be used to record video using the built-in camera or your screen:

• • Open QuickTime Player (It is in your Applications List).

  • Select File > New Movie Recording to record video with the camera, or File > New Screen Recording to record your screen

  • Click Record to start recording, and Stop when you're done

  • Select File > Save to save and name your recording

Photo Booth

You can use the Record Video button in the Photo Booth app to record a video

Google Meet

You can use Google Meet to record a presentation by opening the presentation in Google Meet, selecting the first slide, and beginning your presentation.

PowerPoint

You can use PowerPoint to convert a Google Slides deck into a video. You can export your Google Slides presentation as a PPTX file and then use PowerPoint’s built-in “Create a Video” feature. This method offers advanced control over video quality and resolution, making it suitable for professional presentations.

1.  Open the Google Slides file and: Download as > Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx)

2. Launch PowerPoint app and open the Google Slides.pptx file.

3. In the File Top Tab, choose Export then choose create a video.

4. Select the desired video quality and resolution.

5. Record narration if desired. (Click record narration to add your narration.)

6. Save. Click create video and choose your preferred saving location.