> ## Knowledge Base Index > Fetch the complete knowledge base index at: https://support.xsplit.com/sitemap.xml > Use this file to discover available pages before exploring further. > Pure-Markdown content can be obtained by appending a '.md' suffix to the content URLs listed in the sitemap (without the trailing slash). # Setting up Recordings and Screenshots XSplit Broadcaster helps make content creation a lot easier with different options and features that it provides. Here’s how to set up and manage your Local Recordings and Screenshots. --- * [ **Setting Up Local Recording** ](#2-setting-up-local-recording) * [ **Local Recording Properties** ](#2-local-recording-properties) * [ **Starting a Local Recording** ](#2-starting-a-local-recording) * [ **Managing Your Recordings** ](#2-managing-your-recordings) * [ **Setting Up Screenshots** ](#2-setting-up-screenshots) * [ **Managing your Screenshots** ](#2-managing-your-screenshots) --- ## Setting Up Local Recording By default, an **Active Scene** recording output will automatically appear once you've installed Local Recording. ![Highlighting the gear icon (Recording Settings)](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/326949978/7a12d3848a6631b634fbfa05/001.png) Aside from your Active Scene, you can also record other scenes as well by going to **Record** > **Set Up a New Recording Output**, choosing your desired scene and clicking **OK** to create a recording output. You can also remove recording outputs by going to **Record** > **Remove a Recording Output** and selecting the recording output that you want to remove. To set up your recording, go to **Record**, click the **gear icon** beside the scene that you want to record to open the _Local Recording Properties_ window. --- ## Local Recording Properties ![Local Recording properties overview ](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/326955028/7a5339a450dc1c916c63a5ce/002.gif) * **Record Target** will be the scene that you will be recording. * Select a **Codec** for Video Encoding. The recommended codec are hardware codecs such as **NVENC H.264** and **x264**. * **Quality** level will determine the file size and the CPU or GPU usage needed for that type of recording. * **Audio Bitrate** will determine the clarity of your recording audio. * **Create multitrack recording of microphone and system audio** allows XSplit Broadcaster to record separate audio tracks for Microphone Audio and System sound. --- ## Starting a Local Recording On the **Record** menu, you can start or stop the recording by clicking the scene that you want to capture and pause the recording by clicking the **pause icon**. ![An active local recording session](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/326957903/dc6f76c11522b21c64bbd3b8/003.png) --- ## Managing Your Recordings To find where your recordings are stored, go to **File** > **My Recordings**. ![File > My Recordings highlighted in XBC's main menu](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/325658655/8c903eb49cbdf33b36a5a74f/My+Recordings+01.png) Both local recordings and automatically recorded broadcasts will be found here. ![My Recordings window showing a list of recordings done under XBC](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/567507547fcdcc00/661-my-recordings_xd8b76.png) | You can rename your selected recording by clicking the _pencil_ icon and delete selected recordings by clicking the _trash_ icon. The **Open Folder** button opens your recordings folder in the File Explorer. --- ### Changing the File Location Click on **…** on the _Location_ bar and choose a folder for where your recordings will be stored. ![My Recordings window with focus on the Location bar](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/567507547fcdcc00/myrecordings03_1cyp5w.png) --- ### Uploading Recordings to YouTube Choose a recording that you want to upload and then click the _YouTube_ icon at the bottom-right corner of the Recordings window. ![My Recordings window with focus on the sharing feature (this one's for YouTube](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/567507547fcdcc00/myrecordings04_2doh74.png) An _Upload Video to YouTube_ dialog will be shown where you can enter the details for your YouTube upload. When you're done, click **UPLOAD NOW**. ![Upload Video to YouTube settings with the necessary fields filled out](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/325659298/5b6eaa51dbff52c5308ba9dc/My+Recordings+05.png) **Title** Sets the title that will appear on your uploaded video. **Description** Sets the description that will appear on your uploaded video. **Category** Sets the category of your video upload for organization and target audience. **Tags** Add tags to help users search for your uploaded video. **Privacy** Choose whether the livestream is publicly visible, unlisted or private. **Embed** Allow an embed code for your video upload. --- ### Sharing your Recordings Clicking any of the social media icons lets you share a YouTube uploaded recording on their respective social media platforms. ![Share Video window with a YouTube video URL added](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/567507547fcdcc00/664b-share-video_1n79dt2.png) **Add Link** Allows you to add the YouTube upload URL in the custom message field. --- ## Setting Up Screenshots To set up screenshots, go to **Tools** > **Settings**. You can set up the file format for Screenshot Capture on the **General** tab and set a screenshot hotkey on the **Hotkeys** tab. ![Setting a hotkey on the Screenshots action in Tools > Settings > Hotkeys tab](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/326960307/d61a6f67e7158a2bdf5f1f13/004.png) Pressing the Hotkey you assigned automatically triggers the screenshot function. --- ## Managing your Screenshots To find where your screenshots are stored, go to **File** > **My Screenshots**. ![File > My Screenshots highlighted in XBC](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/339286051/f4eeb8cb2705fec491c3c4ed/My+Screenshots+01.png) All screenshots taken with XSplit Broadcaster will be found here. ![My Screenshots window showing screenshots created using XBC](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/567507547fcdcc00/myscreenshots02_1o1fwpi.png) You can rename your selected screenshot by clicking the _pencil_ icon and delete selected screenshots by clicking the _trash_ icon. --- ### Changing the File Location 1. Click on **…** on the _Locations_ bar and choose a folder for where your screenshots will be stored. ![My Screenshots window with focus on the location bar](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/567507547fcdcc00/myscreenshots03_1778kri.png) 2. The **Open Folder** button opens your screenshots folder in the File Explorer. ---