# How to record a screen recording for a bug report

> What to capture so a developer can actually act on your recording.

Source: https://www.screen-recording-software.com/guides/record-a-bug-report
Category: Tasks

A good bug recording answers three questions: what you did, what happened, and what you expected. Most recordings only answer the second.

## Start before the problem

Begin recording a few seconds before you reproduce the issue. The steps leading up to a bug are usually more useful than the bug itself.

## Narrate as you go

Turn on the microphone and say what you are clicking and what you expected to happen. It takes no longer and removes an entire round of follow-up questions.

## Include the console if it matters

For web bugs, open developer tools and record the tab with the console visible. Errors on screen are worth more than a description of them.

## Keep it short

Thirty seconds that show the problem beat five minutes that contain it. Record several short clips rather than one long one.