GlideshotBlog
Notes on making screen recordings that look like film, and on the camera inside Glideshot.
How to make cinematic screen recordings on a Mac
Why most screen recordings look flat, and the camera ideas that fix it: a camera that follows the action, a 3D angle, shallow focus, deliberate zooms and motion blur.
How auto-zoom in screen recordings works, and how to keep it calm
Auto-zoom can make a screen recording easy to follow, or exhausting to watch. How a virtual camera decides when to zoom, and the rules that stop it from feeling frantic.
Screen recording export settings for YouTube, X, LinkedIn and Instagram
Which aspect ratio, resolution, frame rate and codec to use for screen recordings on YouTube, Shorts, X, LinkedIn and Instagram, and how to export one take in several formats.
A free, open-source alternative to Screen Studio
Glideshot is a free, open-source Mac screen recorder with auto-zoom, a smooth cursor, a 3D camera angle and depth of field. How it compares to Screen Studio, and when Screen Studio is the better pick.
“Apple could not verify” an app? How to open apps that aren't notarized
Why macOS blocks some apps you download, what notarization is, what changed in macOS Sequoia, and how to safely open an app you trust on macOS 15 and later.