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If you have a mac, buy Compressor app from Apple set up Folder watch, use Zoom to start an empty video meeting to show video of yourself, minimize(shift cmd m) and float(cmd alt f) the zoom window, then use MacOS screen record(cmd shift 5) to record.

I can get this screen grab setup up running in 10 seconds. You don’t need Loom for most cases

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This is such an on-brand HN response. “You don’t need Loom, just do these [10 inconvenient steps] and it’s the same”.

How do you share and upload those videos? Where are they hosted? Can you set a CTA on the video? Get transcripts? Find who has viewed your video? Add a custom thumbnail? Get comments on your video? Set a description?

These are all baked-in things that Loom handles, not to mention one-click recording that doesn’t involve wiring together 3 different apps.

Agreed, especially because Compressor is $50: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/compressor/id424390742

At that point, you may as well just buy CleanShot X for $30: https://cleanshot.com/

If you are good as cmd line, you can have some sort of job to monitor and use ffmpeg to auto compress/convert.

It’s actually one step if you just want screen recording shift cmd 5 at any time, going to loom you likely need 5-10 clicks to start one. I do agree loom provide auto saves, share but like I said if you have ssd space and don’t need to share instantly..

You can use quicktime to show your webcam + cmd-shift-5 as well.

QuickTime if you used it has a huge window at its minimum that blocks a lot of screen, zoom allows a small one

Great trolling, almost got me for a second.

99% of people would get bored and frustrated by step 3 from what you listed.

That’s why Loom is selling for a bill

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