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Overview of the Glitter AI Desktop App: A Guide to Recording and Transcribing

Discover how to use the Glitter desktop app to record and transcribe guides effortlessly. Learn about the app's main windows, recording options, and how to create a simple guide.

By Yuval Karmi

In this guide, we'll learn how to navigate and utilize the Glitter desktop app to create a step-by-step guide. We'll explore the three main windows of the app: the main Glitter window, the controls window, and the camera window. Understanding these components will help you effectively record and transcribe your process into a guide. We'll also cover how to select recording options, such as choosing which screen or window to capture, and whether to include audio or video. By the end, you'll be able to create a simple guide, like conducting a Google search, using Glitter's features.

Let's get started

Hello. Today, I will provide an overview of the Glitter desktop app. We want to review the three windows that open when you launch the Glitter desktop app on your computer. Here is our main Glitter window.

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Identify the main Glitter window containing recording options and the 'Start Recording' button.
Step #1: Identify the main Glitter window containing recording options and the 'Start Recording' button.
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Identify the controls window on the left side for managing the recording.
Step #2: Identify the controls window on the left side for managing the recording.

We have our camera window right here, which you can move around.

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Identify the camera window displaying your webcam feed.
Step #3: Identify the camera window displaying your webcam feed.
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You can even move the camera window by dragging it
Step #4: You can even move the camera window by dragging it

This is my current status. To record a guide with Glitter, start recording and proceed with your process. Glitter will transcribe everything you say into text for the guide.

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Click the 'Start Recording' button in the main Glitter window to begin.
Step #5: Click the 'Start Recording' button in the main Glitter window to begin.
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Click the camera selection button (e.g., 'Macbook Camera', 'iPhone Camera', 'LG Camera' etc...) to choose your video input. Or no
Step #6: Click the camera selection button (e.g., 'Macbook Camera', 'iPhone Camera', 'LG Camera' etc...) to choose your video input. Or no
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Click the microphone selection button (e.g., 'Default - LG UltraFi...') to choose your audio input.
Step #7: Click the microphone selection button (e.g., 'Default - LG UltraFi...') to choose your audio input.
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Click the screen source selection button (e.g., 'Full Screen') to choose your recording area.
Step #8: Click the screen source selection button (e.g., 'Full Screen') to choose your recording area.

Any clicks you make while demonstrating the process on your computer will become steps in your guide. Here's an overview of the different controls we have. Then, we'll record a guide as a test so you can understand what happens.

After opening the Glitter desktop app on our computer, we see three main controls. You can control which screen to record if you have multiple monitors connected to your computer. Alternatively, you can choose to record a specific window, such as just the browser or the notes window. We have the ability to choose. In this case, I have two windows, but I'll go with the full-screen option here.

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Click the 'Full screen' button.
Step #9: Click the 'Full screen' button.
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Click on the 'Screen 1' preview to select it for capture.
Step #10: Click on the 'Screen 1' preview to select it for capture.

We can choose whether to record audio or not.

I will record audio so that my speech is transcribed into the guide. However, if you want to disable this option, you can do so, and it will no longer be visible.

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Click the microphone selection button (e.g., 'Default - LG UltraFi...') to open audio options.
Step #11: Click the microphone selection button (e.g., 'Default - LG UltraFi...') to open audio options.

If we click to select the camera, we can choose to have no camera at all, so I'll disappear now.

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From the camera options dropdown you can also choose 'No camera'.
Step #12: From the camera options dropdown you can also choose 'No camera'.

If I want to show a camera, I can choose from the different cameras connected to my computer. Perhaps you only have one. I will choose my iPhone camera, which is a high-quality camera connected to my computer.

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From the camera options dropdown in the 'Glitter AI' panel, click 'iPhone Camera'.
Step #13: From the camera options dropdown in the 'Glitter AI' panel, click 'iPhone Camera'.

On the left side, we have our recording controls. Here, we have the amount of time available for recording, which will count down.

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Hover over the timer on the left-side recording control bar to view information about the recording time limit.
Step #14: Hover over the timer on the left-side recording control bar to view information about the recording time limit.

On any pro plan or higher, you can record up to 60 minutes on your guide. Next, we have our stop, pause, and blur options. If we want to blur sensitive information, we can do that as well. This is outside the scope, so we won't cover it. Finally, click on "Start Recording." It will count down.

Recording the Guide

To begin recording an actual, click on Start Recording.

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Click the 'Start Recording' button.
Step #15: Click the 'Start Recording' button.

Here is a guide on how to conduct a Google search. First, open Google Chrome if it's not already open.

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Click the Google Chrome icon in the dock.
Step #16: Click the Google Chrome icon in the dock.

I'll open Google Chrome and go to google.com. Now, I can click the search bar, type "What's the weather?" and hit enter.

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Click the search bar
Step #17: Click the search bar
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Type 'what's the weather' in the search bar
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Press Enter

And that is how you conduct a Google search.

Wrapping Up

Now, I will stop recording this guide. It will upload, and you'll see that even though it only took a few seconds to record, it's a simple process. It will be transcribed and included in the final guide. It takes a minute. It now says, "Transcribing your recording." We can see that we clicked here.

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Click on '+'
Step #20: Click on '+'

Type "google.com" and press Enter. Click... It mistakenly identified the small cursor as an eye. So, we can say, "Click on the search box."

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Click on the search box
Step #21: Click on the search box

Type "What's the weather?" You'll see that everything we did during the guide is transcribed. We also have our original 32-second video recording.

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Type 'what's the weather' + Enter
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Click on '24'
Step #23: Click on '24'

If we want to keep that, we can. If we want to hide it from viewers, we can click "Make video hidden from guide viewers." That's how easy it is to create a guide with Glitter AI on your desktop.

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If you wish to, click the 'Make video hidden from guide viewers' icon.
Step #24: If you wish to, click the 'Make video hidden from guide viewers' icon.
Overview of the Glitter AI Desktop App: A Guide to Recording and Transcribing