Field Notes

Cinematic demos, on the record.

Notes on screen recording, product video, and the mechanics of a demo that gets watched end to end. No smoke. Just what we learned building Sgrin.

01 Roundup
Roundup

The best screen recorder for Mac in 2026

Eight tools in one table: Screen Studio, CleanShot X, Loom, OBS, Cap, Tella, FocuSee, and Sgrin. What each one solves, where it gives ground, and when one wins over another.

12 min read
02
How-to

How to record a product demo video on Mac

Capture, trim, zoom, frame, and export — the flow we use to ship a feature demo in a day. No video editor, no NLE juggling.

9 min read
03
Technical

30 vs 60 fps for demo videos

60 fps doesn't always look smoother. The real difference lives in cursor motion and bitrate — not the number on the console.

7 min read