How to Record a Website in the Browser Without the Clutter
Nicolas Ricardi5 min read
Record a website screen for a client without tabs, bookmarks, autofill or cookie banners in the way: a clean browser profile, the right zoom and smooth scrolling.
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Notes on async video and client work
Guides, ideas and product notes for agencies and freelancers who would rather send a video than book a meeting.
Building a Mac Screen Recorder with ScreenCaptureKit: What We Learned
Nicolas Ricardi8 min read
How we built a native Mac screen recorder on ScreenCaptureKit: separate writers on one clock, a Core Image compositor, encoder limits and the pitfalls we hit.
Running Whisper on a Mac: Subtitles Without the Cloud
Nicolas Ricardi7 min read
How we run Whisper on Mac with WhisperKit and Core ML: why on-device, which model we picked, the 3-minute first load, disk space and language detection.
What It Costs to Host Client Videos on Cloudflare R2
Nicolas Ricardi7 min read
Cloudflare R2 pricing for video, worked out for our app: storage, operations, Workers and D1, why expiring links keep the bill tiny, and what we don't know yet.
Async Video for Consultants and Coaches
Nicolas Ricardi5 min read
Async video for consultants and coaches: session recaps, feedback on documents, workshop prep and quick answers between sessions, with client privacy in mind.
How to Explain Technical Decisions to Non-Technical Clients
Nicolas Ricardi6 min read
How to explain technical decisions to clients who aren't technical: talk outcomes and trade-offs, show instead of tell, give options with costs, skip the code.
Auto Zoom: When Zooming Helps Your Viewer (and When It Hurts)
Nicolas Ricardi5 min read
Auto zoom in a screen recording makes small UI readable on a phone, but constant zooming loses context. When to use it, when to skip it, and how to edit it.
Backgrounds and Padding: Make a Screen Recording Look Designed
Nicolas Ricardi4 min read
A screen recording background and a little padding frame your window and make the video look intentional. When to use them, when to skip them, how to stay on brand.
How to Show a Mobile Site to a Client from Your Mac
Nicolas Ricardi5 min read
Four ways to show a mobile website on your Mac and record it for a client: browser responsive mode, Xcode Simulator, iPhone Mirroring and QuickTime with a cable.