Editing
August 1, 2025 · Last updated on August 2, 2025
How to create editable video scenes using Screen Recorder in HeyGen
# Editing
# Screen Recorder
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With HeyGen’s Screen Recording feature, you can capture your screen and voice directly inside AI Studio with no need for third-party tools or uploads. Whether you're walking through a product, scaling your internal communications, or creating a training, it’s a fast and seamless way to bring real-world context into your videos with perfectly synced voiceover from your recording or a HeyGen avatar.
Record once, edit freely, and scale your message with ease!
What’s covered in this guide
- What is Screen Recording
- How to record your screen
- How to add and edit recordings in AI Studio
- How to change the voice in a Screen Recording
- How to change the script in a Screen Recording
- Recap
What is Screen Recording
Screen recording is the process of capturing the visual output (i.e., what's on screen) from a computer, table, or phone as a video. Screen recordings are commonly used in tutorials, presentations, and trainings to make complex ideas or processes easier to follow.
HeyGen's Screen Recording feature lets you capture your computer's screen while recording your voice in real time inside your project, making it easy to synchronize your narration with your on-screen actions.
The best part? Your recording becomes a fully editable scene in AI Studio, complete with video, audio, and a transcript you can tweak, translate, and assign a new voice or avatar to, just like any other scripted segment.
How to record your screen
Click the Screen Record button inside AI Studio to begin.
You can choose to keep your microphone on or turn it off. After clicking Start Recording, you’ll be prompted to share a Chrome tab, a specific window, or your entire screen.
After selecting your screen, a chime will confirm your recording has started. You can then walk through your content.
Need to redo your take? Go back to the AI Studio to stop your recording, and click Restart Recording to begin again. You’ll have the chance to reselect what to share and start fresh.
How to add and edit recordings in AI Studio
When you're done, you can preview the clip, download it, or click Add New Scene to insert it into your video.
Once added, your Screen Recording appears as a video layer in a new scene, and your voice recording is automatically transcribed in the Script Panel. Within AI Studio, you can then trim the Screen Recording, adjust its volume, and set its playback settings (loop, freeze, fit to scene).
How to change the voice in a Screen Recording
You can also swap the Screen Recording voice to any custom or stock voice in HeyGen by clicking the transcript's three dots menu and selecting 'Convert to Voice Mirroring.' The voice you choose will then "mirror" the recording's pacing, tone and intonations. Learn more about Voice Mirroring here.
How to chance the script in a Screen Recording
Imagine your Screen Recording looks great, but you want to adjust the voiceover. No problem!
Once your Screen Recording is added and automatically transcribed, simply click the three dots menu in the Script Panel and select 'Turn Audio into Text.' From there, you can overwrite and adjust the script directly in the Script Panel.
Keep in mind that this option will completely remove your voice recording and replace it with an avatar voice whose pacing and intonations will vary from the original audio in the Screen Recording you uploaded.
Pro tip: To further adjust the pacing, pronunciation or intonations in your newly updated script, try using Voice Mirroring!
Once your scene is finalized, it’s ready to preview, publish, and share, just like any other HeyGen video.
Recap
In this tutorial, you learned how to:
- What is Screen Recording
- How to record your screen
- How to add and edit recordings in AI Studio
- How to change the voice in a Screen Recording
- How to change the script in a Screen Recording
Screen Recording makes it easy to bring real-world interactions into your videos, with full creative control. We can’t wait to see what you create!
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