![Device Video](https://developer.android.com/static/images/tools/am-video.jpg)

**Figure 1.** Record a video of your app.


[Logcat](https://developer.android.com/studio/debug/am-logcat) lets you record an MP4 video
from your device, such as for marketing materials or for debugging. Videos are a maximum of three
minutes long, and audio is not recorded with the video file.

To record a video of your app, do the following:

1. Open an app project.
2. [Run the app](https://developer.android.com/studio/run#RunningApp) on a device.
3. Click **View \> Tool Windows \> Logcat**.
4. Interact with the display on the device to stage the start of the video.
5. Click **Screen Record** ![](https://developer.android.com/static/images/tools/am-ivideo.png) in the left side of the Logcat window.
6. In the **Screen Recorder Options** dialog, set the recording options:
   - **Bit Rate:** Enter a bit rate. The default is 4 Mbps.
   - **Resolution:** Enter a width and height value in pixels. The value must be a multiple of 16. The default is the resolution of the device.
   - **Show Taps:** Enable visual feedback for taps.
7. Click **Start Recording** to start the recording.
8. Click **Stop Recording** to stop the recording.
9. In the **Save As** dialog, save the MP4 file.
10. In the **Screen Recorder** dialog, click one of the buttons to show the file location, open the recording in a player, or dismiss the dialog.

## Record video with the emulator

If you are using an emulator, you can record video directly from the **Record and Playback**
tab in **Extended Controls**. Once you have recorded a video, you can save it as either WEBM or
GIF format:
![](https://developer.android.com/static/studio/images/debug/video-emulator_2x.png) **Figure 2.** Record a video using an emulator.