Is there a way I can capture my iPhone screen as a video

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I want to be able to capture my iPhone s screen as a video  but I m not sure the best way to do this   Can anyone help guide me on how to best do this without jailbreak

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i guess it is so obvious now that no one has posted this but for the noobs.... note: iPhone 4S only

just airplay to an apple tv and video mirror then output the atv to a device that can record - like tivo, dvr etc. you can also use a video out cable on the iPad [1 and 2] now

not sure if the cable works on the iPhone 4S as I havent tested that myself

its clunky but there is no other way i can see atm.

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Here s my solution in a nutshell   In recent years  when needing to produce moving visual content from the interface of an iOS app  I would require the developer provide a compiling of the app designed for the Simulator   must be separately compiled because the apps are  by default compiled to run on the iPhone s ARM processor  whereas the Simulator runs on the Mac s Intel processor   This would then be screen captured on the Mac with something like Snapz Pro  Screenflow or something similar   Beyond that  typical solutions required jailbreaking the device and installing a screen capture application sourced from the Cydia Store   With the introduction of the iPad 2  Apple enabled full interface mirrored video output via either an authorized dock connector to HDMI dongle  or a dock connector to VGA dongle   Note  Apple s composite and component options do not port mirrored content   While the typical intent for these output mechanisms are to display the interface content to an external projector or High Definition Television  it is possible to record this mirrored content with a device capable of recording or transcoding content from such an incoming source  This option was also made possible with the introduction of the iPhone 4S  Quite often  recording this video content is done with HDMI capture cards installed on the capturing computer  such as those produced by Black Magic or AJA  among others  This is  or course limited to using computers that are capable of having such a capture card installed  Other options may include some HDMI record-enabled DVR devices  though many detect and disable such options  or firewire-based transcoding devices  like the Grass Valley ADVC-HD50  which I use    Since getting the iPad 2 earlier this year  I have been using the Grass Valley ADVC HD50 to capture iOS screen motion from dock connected HDMI to a HDV compatible video capture application on my Mac  It has thus far worked flawlessly   Here is an example from a video I recorded showing such captured content from both the iPHone 4S and the iPad 2   http   youtu be k7jlPx8NAmw  However  now that Apple has enabled wireless iOS mirroring via Airplay in iOS 5  I find it is now much more convenient to connect an Apple TV device to the Grass Vally ADVC HD50  and capture the iOS interface screen recording wirelessly   Here is a recent short video example in which the iPhone 4S interface was captured wirelessly via Airplay mirroring   http   youtu be UKsixjcCXdI  I hope this helps

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I ve continued to research this item myself  and it does appear to remain beyond us at this point   I even tried buying a Apple Composite AV Cable  but it doesn t capture screen  just video playing like YouTube  etc   So I decided to go with the iShowU path and that has worked out well so far   Thanks Guys

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For a nice looking screencast  have a look at SimFinger  You will still need a screen recoder such as Snapz Pro

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For a nice looking screencast  have a look at SimFinger  You will still need a screen recoder such as Snapz Pro

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I dont believe this is possible  Your best bet is to get something like iShowU and capture from the simulator

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Here s my solution in a nutshell   In recent years  when needing to produce moving visual content from the interface of an iOS app  I would require the developer provide a compiling of the app designed for the Simulator   must be separately compiled because the apps are  by default compiled to run on the iPhone s ARM processor  whereas the Simulator runs on the Mac s Intel processor   This would then be screen captured on the Mac with something like Snapz Pro  Screenflow or something similar   Beyond that  typical solutions required jailbreaking the device and installing a screen capture application sourced from the Cydia Store   With the introduction of the iPad 2  Apple enabled full interface mirrored video output via either an authorized dock connector to HDMI dongle  or a dock connector to VGA dongle   Note  Apple s composite and component options do not port mirrored content   While the typical intent for these output mechanisms are to display the interface content to an external projector or High Definition Television  it is possible to record this mirrored content with a device capable of recording or transcoding content from such an incoming source  This option was also made possible with the introduction of the iPhone 4S  Quite often  recording this video content is done with HDMI capture cards installed on the capturing computer  such as those produced by Black Magic or AJA  among others  This is  or course limited to using computers that are capable of having such a capture card installed  Other options may include some HDMI record-enabled DVR devices  though many detect and disable such options  or firewire-based transcoding devices  like the Grass Valley ADVC-HD50  which I use    Since getting the iPad 2 earlier this year  I have been using the Grass Valley ADVC HD50 to capture iOS screen motion from dock connected HDMI to a HDV compatible video capture application on my Mac  It has thus far worked flawlessly   Here is an example from a video I recorded showing such captured content from both the iPHone 4S and the iPad 2   http   youtu be k7jlPx8NAmw  However  now that Apple has enabled wireless iOS mirroring via Airplay in iOS 5  I find it is now much more convenient to connect an Apple TV device to the Grass Vally ADVC HD50  and capture the iOS interface screen recording wirelessly   Here is a recent short video example in which the iPhone 4S interface was captured wirelessly via Airplay mirroring   http   youtu be UKsixjcCXdI  I hope this helps

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Note  This answer is outdated  www iphonevideorecorder com  There s a free trial I think  but after that you d need to buy it  And you need to jailbreak your iphone

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using ScreenCaptureView class we can capture the iphone screen as video The source code is available here The recorded video is saved in a NSUrl outputURL Use that NSUrl in a method like below to play the recorded video       - void playvideo      MPMoviePlayerController  player     MPMoviePlayerController alloc  initWithContentURL outputURL            player view setFrame CGRectMake 0 0 320 480      player setMovieControlMode MPMovieControlModeHidden        player setScalingMode MPMovieScalingModeAspectFit      player setBackgroundColor  UIColor blackColor       player setFullscreen YES animated YES     player play     self addSubview player view        call this method before releasing NSUrl in completeRecordingSession method   it will replay what you did in the iphone screen as a video

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I ve continued to research this item myself  and it does appear to remain beyond us at this point   I even tried buying a Apple Composite AV Cable  but it doesn t capture screen  just video playing like YouTube  etc   So I decided to go with the iShowU path and that has worked out well so far   Thanks Guys

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Short of using a video camera  no    Many youtube videos for demonstrating iPhone applications are made with a screen grabber application  such as iShowU  ScreenFlow  or Snapz Pro  and the simulator  Be aware that the speed of response in the simulator can be dramatically different than a device - so it s possible to get effects  and miss  with the simulator you ll never see on a device  In particular  default animations can flash by in the simulator  where they just look quick on a device

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I used ScreenFlow to record the Simulator  and zoomed it and added static images as necessary   I then embedded the movie in an iPhone frame on my website   Turned out okay   See the Tweeps page for the result

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Note  This answer is outdated  www iphonevideorecorder com  There s a free trial I think  but after that you d need to buy it  And you need to jailbreak your iphone

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using ScreenCaptureView class we can capture the iphone screen as video The source code is available here The recorded video is saved in a NSUrl outputURL Use that NSUrl in a method like below to play the recorded video       - void playvideo      MPMoviePlayerController  player     MPMoviePlayerController alloc  initWithContentURL outputURL            player view setFrame CGRectMake 0 0 320 480      player setMovieControlMode MPMovieControlModeHidden        player setScalingMode MPMovieScalingModeAspectFit      player setBackgroundColor  UIColor blackColor       player setFullscreen YES animated YES     player play     self addSubview player view        call this method before releasing NSUrl in completeRecordingSession method   it will replay what you did in the iphone screen as a video

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Short of using a video camera  no    Many youtube videos for demonstrating iPhone applications are made with a screen grabber application  such as iShowU  ScreenFlow  or Snapz Pro  and the simulator  Be aware that the speed of response in the simulator can be dramatically different than a device - so it s possible to get effects  and miss  with the simulator you ll never see on a device  In particular  default animations can flash by in the simulator  where they just look quick on a device

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Short of using a video camera  no    Many youtube videos for demonstrating iPhone applications are made with a screen grabber application  such as iShowU  ScreenFlow  or Snapz Pro  and the simulator  Be aware that the speed of response in the simulator can be dramatically different than a device - so it s possible to get effects  and miss  with the simulator you ll never see on a device  In particular  default animations can flash by in the simulator  where they just look quick on a device

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Loren Brichter the developer of Tweetie2 wrote this little app called SimFinger to make iphone screencasts top notch   http   blog atebits com 2009 03 not-your-average-iphone-screencast   Love apps that make amateurs look like pros

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Just for anyone who is still looking for solutions   The RecordMyScreen jailbreak app is opensourced and works fine even on non-jailbreak devices if we have the developer license  You can have a look at the source  https   github com coolstar RecordMyScreen

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I dont believe this is possible  Your best bet is to get something like iShowU and capture from the simulator

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As others have suggested  AirPlay mirroring is the way to go  To mirror directly to your computer use an AirPlay server like http   www airserverapp com   Then  since it s showing up directly on your computer you can capture it using the built-in Quicktime app  File   New Screen Recording   Works great

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I dont believe this is possible  Your best bet is to get something like iShowU and capture from the simulator

User · Answer

I ve continued to research this item myself  and it does appear to remain beyond us at this point   I even tried buying a Apple Composite AV Cable  but it doesn t capture screen  just video playing like YouTube  etc   So I decided to go with the iShowU path and that has worked out well so far   Thanks Guys

User · Answer

Just for anyone who is still looking for solutions   The RecordMyScreen jailbreak app is opensourced and works fine even on non-jailbreak devices if we have the developer license  You can have a look at the source  https   github com coolstar RecordMyScreen

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i guess it is so obvious now that no one has posted this but for the noobs.... note: iPhone 4S only

just airplay to an apple tv and video mirror then output the atv to a device that can record - like tivo, dvr etc. you can also use a video out cable on the iPad [1 and 2] now

not sure if the cable works on the iPhone 4S as I havent tested that myself

its clunky but there is no other way i can see atm.

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Short of using a video camera  no    Many youtube videos for demonstrating iPhone applications are made with a screen grabber application  such as iShowU  ScreenFlow  or Snapz Pro  and the simulator  Be aware that the speed of response in the simulator can be dramatically different than a device - so it s possible to get effects  and miss  with the simulator you ll never see on a device  In particular  default animations can flash by in the simulator  where they just look quick on a device

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Loren Brichter the developer of Tweetie2 wrote this little app called SimFinger to make iphone screencasts top notch   http   blog atebits com 2009 03 not-your-average-iphone-screencast   Love apps that make amateurs look like pros

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You could use the video-out and capture that somehow with a firewire or sumthing    The class MPTVOutWindow can help you out  Here s a nice sample of that   http   iphone-developers-nc googlegroups com web UIApplication TVOut m

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I used ScreenFlow to record the Simulator  and zoomed it and added static images as necessary   I then embedded the movie in an iPhone frame on my website   Turned out okay   See the Tweeps page for the result

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As others have suggested  AirPlay mirroring is the way to go  To mirror directly to your computer use an AirPlay server like http   www airserverapp com   Then  since it s showing up directly on your computer you can capture it using the built-in Quicktime app  File   New Screen Recording   Works great

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I made a plugin for the simulator that does just this  You can find it at my blog   It actually records the screen  It does not rely on another screen capture program like iShowU   It will install icons for the default apps and change the carrier text to look like a real device

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You could use the video-out and capture that somehow with a firewire or sumthing    The class MPTVOutWindow can help you out  Here s a nice sample of that   http   iphone-developers-nc googlegroups com web UIApplication TVOut m

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I dont believe this is possible  Your best bet is to get something like iShowU and capture from the simulator

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You can use Lookback  It records your screen  face  voice and all gestures  and uploads them to your account on the web    Here s a demo  https   lookback io watch JK354d5jcEpA7CNkE

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I made a plugin for the simulator that does just this  You can find it at my blog   It actually records the screen  It does not rely on another screen capture program like iShowU   It will install icons for the default apps and change the carrier text to look like a real device

User · Answer

I ve continued to research this item myself  and it does appear to remain beyond us at this point   I even tried buying a Apple Composite AV Cable  but it doesn t capture screen  just video playing like YouTube  etc   So I decided to go with the iShowU path and that has worked out well so far   Thanks Guys

User · Answer

You can use Lookback  It records your screen  face  voice and all gestures  and uploads them to your account on the web    Here s a demo  https   lookback io watch JK354d5jcEpA7CNkE

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