What screen recording software do you use for these videos, including corner picture, picture-in-picture switching, and on-screen writing with a tablet?
It's called OBS Studio. I use it to record my screen; it creates an infinite window effect because I'm recording a screen that's recording a screen. I have two scenes: a talking head/full face scene and a bottom-right corner scene, switched via hotkeys (though my hotkeys are broken today). For writing on screen, I use Presentify, which I bought for $10, and I use my tablet like a mouse.
I normally use a small tablet next to me with an XP pen, which turns a pen into a mouse so I can draw on the screen, paired with software like Excal or Lucid Spark. I also use an app called Presentify that I launch with Command; holding Control and pressing A lets me draw or annotate the screen. It’s a handy setup. Thank you very much—running a $3 million‑a‑year business with a team of five.
I record with a Sony A7 III (and sometimes the A7 C) paired with a light bar. I use an XP‑Pen tablet for drawing, a Samson Q2U microphone, and the Auphonic service to clean up the audio. For on‑screen annotations I use Presentify on macOS. The camera is high‑end but not required; you can get decent results with cheaper gear.
I record with OBS Studio, using a Sony A7C camera for video and a window‑capture setup. I have multiple scenes – a main camera view, a screen‑share overview, and a blurred screen‑share for confidential info.
I'm currently in OBS. I disabled the 'hide OBS from capture' feature so it appears in the recording. I have two scenes: 'main' (just my face) and 'screen share plus overlay'. The main scene has a single video input from my camera, stretched to match my display resolution (1920 pixels wide). I use this for talking head segments at the start of videos. When I need to make a point, I switch to the screen share scene. The screen share scene currently shows an infinite mirror effect because I'm screen recording a page that shows me screen recording a page, etc., due to showing OBS while recording. To fix it, I move the window off to the left so the mirroring stops and I see the comment feed. I've meticulously set up many sources because even a small visual improvement (about 2% better) gives me a competitive edge; it takes about 15 minutes to set up and requires no ongoing upkeep. I also have a camera feed, and I added a shadow under the camera to create visual separation from the background; toggling the shadow on/off shows the difference. The red lines you see indicate distance from the top of the screen to a bubble and appear only when I click the element. I also have controls to turn off screen capture, which then shows only the wallpaper and a shadow, and turning that off leaves just the background. Finally, I have microphone and background sources; turning the background off results in a black screen. This setup lets me record directly from my camera without transferring memory cards, saving time and friction, which lets me produce more content over the year, even though it's not the highest quality.