Did you know there’s a web-based video editor included in Google Workspace? It’s called Google Vids and has been quietly getting some new features added.
It’s ideal for turning slides into engaging videos (I wrote about that here), introducing new members of the team, sharing updates, or even creating tutorial videos. Anything you make can be saved directly to Drive, or even sent straight to YouTube.
Now, a Chrome extension makes it even easier to get started.
How to quickly record with Google Vids
Install the Google Vids Screen Recorder Chrome extension from here
Click the extension’s icon in the toolbar anytime you want to record
Choose the options:
Recording mode (e.g. camera or camera and screen)
Noise cancellation
Countdown before recording
Select your camera and microphone
Apply visual effects (e.g. blur your background)
Click next
[Optional] If you’re recording your screen, select the window/tab
Click record
When you’re done, you can:
Play back the recording
Re-record it
Once you’re happy, choose ‘Edit in Vids’
Make any edits, then go to the file menu to:
Download the file
Save it to Drive
Export it directly to YouTube
The Chrome extension makes it easy to record on the fly, but you can always get started from scratch at vids.new if you need to. Honestly, I’m really impressed by what’s possible!
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Want to learn more about Vids? Hit reply and let me know, or check out this complete guide to Google Vids I just added to my YouTube channel.
See you in the next one!
Dean
