iPad What is the best app for recording and annotating screen of iPad?

[hajime]

Hi, I want to make some instructional videos by recording the screen of my iPad Pro. I think iOS has a built-in app but it does not record my voice. Also, I cannot annotate the screen (e.g. highlighting certain parts for a few seconds with a color pen) at the same time. What is the best app that can do all these at the same time in real-time?

 

[harriska2]

Screen record does allow you to record your voice using the built in mic (perhaps even an external mic attached to lightning).

 

[hajime]

Screen record does allow you to record your voice using the built in mic (perhaps even an external mic attached to lightning).

I found that I did not turn on the mic. I thought it were on by default. Can we use Apple Pencil to do annotation? I mean not using the Pencil interact with other apps but just to circle or draw an arrow on the screen while taking the video.

 

[harriska2]

I found that I did not turn on the mic. I thought it were on by default. Can we use Apple Pencil to do annotation? I mean not using the Pencil interact with other apps but just to circle or draw an arrow on the screen while taking the video.

To annotate a video you need to edit it in something like (free) imovie or its big cousin Final Cut Pro.

 

[Abazigal]

Hi, I want to make some instructional videos by recording the screen of my iPad Pro. I think iOS has a built-in app but it does not record my voice. Also, I cannot annotate the screen (e.g. highlighting certain parts for a few seconds with a color pen) at the same time. What is the best app that can do all these at the same time in real-time?

The iOS screen recording function has this habit of disabling the microphone from time to time, so you must make sure it’s enabled before doing your recording (had a few occasions where I had completed my screencast, only to realise there was no sound).

As for writing on the screen, I don’t know any way for it. Probably not in iOS, as this would entail allowing an app to modify another app.

 

[Slartibart]

you can doodle on/in your videos after recording using e.g.
Scribble Video. Or you create your scribbles/doodles in the app of your choice and edit the screen recording(s) and these doodle videos together in iMovie using its green screen function.

 

[hajime]

So for iPad, it is a two-stage process?

 

[harriska2]

So for iPad, it is a two-stage process?

Yes. Record first. Then edit to add pictures, arrows, works, etc in a video editor. iMovie is a free Apple video editor and should do what you want. Bit of a learning curve but there are plenty of videos/tutorials out there.

 

[bondr006]

This is another really good free video editor for iPad and other platforms. I personally like it better than iMovie.

 

[bondr006]

I also just found this. An online video editor that lets you annotate on your videos. Haven't used it, but it looks worth a try.

Annotate Videos Online - Write & Draw on your Videos - VEED.IO

Add annotations to any video online with our simple online video editor. You can draw, add text, add images, arrows and much more! No download needed.

www.veed.io