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title: How to import a video by screen recorder?
description: This article will take you through how to use the screen recorder feature to import videos into Identity Cloak.
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# How to import a video by screen recorder?

## This article will take you through how to use the screen recorder feature to import videos into Identity Cloak.

1. On the start screen of Identity Cloak, you will see a tick box and two buttons.
2. Click ‘Screen recorder’   
   ![Open screen - Screen Recorder](https://knowledgebase.facit.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Open%20screen%20-%20Screen%20Recorder.png?width=649&name=Open%20screen%20-%20Screen%20Recorder.png)
3. Ensure the live feed you wish to record is on your main screen, if it is not showing in the window on Identity Cloak you will need to move the window to your main screen and then click ‘Refresh’ on Identity Cloak 
4. Click ‘Start’ on Identity Cloak 
5. Allow you video/ live feed, is playing 
6. Click ‘Stop’ on Identity Cloak, once you have the section you wish to redact 
7. You will now be taken through the different working screens for the redaction 

**Video**

*Screen recorder does not work with include audio*

If you wish to record part of your screen, draw a box over the area you wish to record before clicking start.

 

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