Quick Time March

 

P is for productivity...

As I mentioned in my last post, I wanted to write something about how to use a second instance of Quicktime to do multicam recording easily with the new Continuity Cam setup.  Here's some brief instructions on how to achieve that.  Typed commands are in italics.  

1. Open Terminal.   Press return at the end of each line:

    cd ~/Desktop

    nano SecondQuicktime  

    This will open up the Nano editor with a file named SecondQuicktime.  

2. At the top type the following: #!/bin/bash

    Press enter twice.  

    Then, type the following:  -n -a /System/Applications/QuickTime\ Player.app

    Press ctrl+X and then Y and then return to exit.  

3. Back at the terminal type: chmod u+x SecondQuicktime

4. Exit Terminal

You will now have a black square with the word “EXEC” in it that says SecondQuicktime below it.  To use it, launch Quicktime as you normally do, then click the shortcut for SecondQuicktime to launch a second instance.  This is very handy for multicam recording.  

Sources:https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254453078, https://siytek.com/macos-terminal-command-as-a-shortcut/