I see folks who share a score that plays with a cursor. Is that something Dorico (I’m in 5) does, or do I need to use a different program?
Dorico doesn’t provide a video export, you need to use an external software (if I understood correctly what you’re looking for).
Dorico does not lend itself to making videos. Perhaps someday it will.
My process for making videos from Dorico is to have a layout specifically for the screen and use OBS to capture the visual playback while the caret moves over the score. I export the audio, master it in Cubase, and then use Adobe Premiere to sync everything.
Sometimes, such as synching live audio, I’ll export slides and instead of recording with OBS, I’ll manually animate a caret in Premiere to make sure it’s accurate to the audio.
Sounds complex. So, no simple process….
Do you use Mac or Windows? For Mac, I use CleanShot X to record videos. It is simple, good quality, but it is not free.
windows
On macOS, you simply have to press Cmd–Shift–5, the shortcut for taking a screenshot. Then adjust the frame that appears to your needs, choose from the various options at the bottom of the screen, and press Record. To stop recording, go up to the menu bar, where you will find the stop button.
To record only the sound coming out of Dorico, I use BlackHole (BlackHole: Route Audio Between Apps). Once you have it installed, go to Dorico Preferences > Playback, scroll down to Configure audio output, and choose BlackHole. Close the dialog and press Record.
Edit: Sorry, did not see you are on windows.
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On windows you can grab video with the standard PRT SC function (press the PRT SC key, click the video camera button in the menu that appears, select an area to record, then click the start button). Also, there’s OBS which is free. The result will just be a video of Dorico doing playback. For some situations, such as a classroom, this may be good enough, but it won’t be a nice presentation.
Is there a (fairly simple) way to sync audio to that video?
Sorry, I completely forgot the screen grab wouldn’t capture audio. I always process audio separately. OBS is probably your best bet. It’s designed for streaming and handles audio.
When recording the screen, it’s annoying that Dorico itself cannot display a full screen of the pure score without controls. This inevitably results in “exotic” image formats that still have to be converted and then can lead to a loss of quality.
On Windows (11 here), with the shortcut Win+G , you open the Xbox Game Bar, where permit you record the full screen.
Also, you can use Win + Shift + R (Win 10/11) to start a screen record (full), via capture tool:
Well, I use the Screenbits - Screen recorder (paid) where you have more options for captures, like the area that you want record (and also, the audio source, image quality…):
As result:
For me, Screenbits works very well! All my video scores where done with Screenbits. When necessary, I use Adobe Premiere for complementary edit.
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@RafaelBorba
How did you get rid of the Dorico controls in your viedeo. Masked with black streaks?
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… and you will gat a solutuin smaller than the whole screen. That’s what I meaned above.
Thanks!
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You’re welcome, Manfred!