# Screen Recording for Teachers and Course Creators

Record a lesson in Chrome with RecBaba, caption it on-device on Pro/Max, export MP4 for your LMS or YouTube — or share a private RecBaba link.

Category: Workflow. Published 2026-09-18.

![A local RecBaba editor ready to caption and export a lesson recording.](https://www.recbaba.com/blog/cover-educators.jpg)

> **Key takeaway:** Capture the lesson locally. Caption and mix on this computer on Pro and Max. Export MP4 for the LMS or YouTube. A RecBaba share is for a class that should watch in the browser, not for the public catalog.

A course recording often includes a student roster, a gradebook, or a licensed slide. Cloud-first tools treat stop as upload. RecBaba treats stop as “the file is on this computer.” You can still publish. You do not have to use RecBaba as the host.

![On-device captions in the RecBaba editor for a spoken lesson.](https://www.recbaba.com/screenshots/captions.png)

*Burn captions into the MP4 for the LMS. A share-page transcript is a different, after-Share path.*

## A simple lesson path

1. Record the tab or window in 1080p or 4K, with mic and tab audio if the demo makes sound.
2. Trim the false start. Add a title. Caption on Pro or Max if the lesson needs it.
3. Export MP4. Upload that file to the LMS or YouTube Studio.
4. If a single class should watch without downloading, Share a passworded RecBaba link and expire it after the term.

![Crop and aspect tools for turning a desktop lesson into a vertical clip.](https://www.recbaba.com/screenshots/crop-aspect.png)

*Reframe a chapter for a short vertical recap without recapturing the hour.*

## Brand the class link on Max

If students open a RecBaba URL, Brand Kit on Max puts the school or course lockup on the page and an end-screen button back to the LMS. The domain is still recbaba.com/share. The MP4 you exported for YouTube is still unwatermarked.

Do not use a RecBaba share as the canonical course file. LMS and YouTube already understand MP4. Use RecBaba when you need revoke after the term, a password for a roster that should not leak, or chapters for a long lecture you already uploaded. Crop the gradebook out before either destination.

> **Time limits on Free:** Free recording time is unlimited at 720p, 30 minutes at 1080p/1440p, and 5 minutes at 4K. Pro and Max drop the cap. Plan the take before you hit 4K on Free.