You are recording your YouTube tutorial video on your Mac system. You are explaining a video on QuickTime player. In the middle of nowhere, the screen recording stops and you are left wondering about the reason behind this sudden crash.
Let us look at few common errors that crop up when your screen recording does not respond or stops completely.
- QuickTime Player quit unexpectedly
During screen recording, QuickTime player may stop and show the error in the above screenshot.
It is because of low space on your hard drive. Check your Mac hard disk and see if it has enough space. If it does have enough space, you can repair the disk permission by going to:
Disk Utility -> Select Drive -> Repair -> Repair Disk Permission.
- iPhone or iPad is not recognized
Most of the times, your QuickTime player will recognize iPhone or iPad connected to the system. If that is not the case with you, follow these steps to resolve the issue:
- Check your USB cable or use a different USB cable. Instead of using a 30-pin to your USB cable, you can opt for lighting cable to connect iPhone/iPad to Mac.
- Quit all applications such as Micro snitch and other apps.
- Update your Mac OS to the latest one.
- QuickTime screen is stuck on Finishing Process
You have just finished recording a video and hit that Stop button. The video is processing, but after a while, it is stuck at “Finishing Recording” for some time. You try to close the tab, but it’s not possible.
Follow these steps to close your QuickTime Player:
- Launch Terminal on your Mac. Type the command “top-u” and hit Enter.
- Find the Process ID (PID) of your QuickTime Player and note it.
- Now type “sudo kill [PID]” and hit Enter to quit QuickTime Player on Mac.
You can find the screen video here: “$HOME/Library/Containers/com.apple.QuickTimePlayerX/Data/Library/Autosave Information/Unsaved QuickTime Player Document.qtpxcomposition/Screen\ Recording.mov”
- QuickTime Screen Recording freezes
It isn’t uncommon to see your QuickTime Player suddenly freezing. It can happen due to low RAM on your Mac.
You cannot solve it through practical actions. Only a system update can improve the situation.
- QuickTime error: The operation could not be completed
You might get the above error at the beginning of your recording process. This error is actually a bug.
Users in possession of iPhone 5s, iPad Air on iOS 10.3 and MacBook on macOS 10.12 reported such a recording issue. You can try to :
- Restart your iPhone/iPad.
- Have a backup copy and then reset iPhone/iPad.
- Update iOS devices as well as Mac system.
If your QuickTime screen recording stopped due to system bugs, you can update your Mac devices and iPhone/iPad to latest OS.
Repair your corrupt video file with Remo Repair MOV Mac software
If your video is corrupted, it is unplayable on QuickTime Player. Do not worry. You can easily repair it with the effective Remo Repair MOV software.
The software can seamlessly repair your MOV as well as MP4 video files that are recorded on your smartphones, camcorders, or any camera.
There are times when your QuickTime Player cannot open M4V files. Remo Repair MOV provides a simple solution to overcome this issue and play your MP4 video without any hassles.
The MOV repair tool functions by separating the audio and video streams of your clip fix all the issues and later adjoins both the streams to generate a healthy playable MOV/MP4 video.