Dina

What is Dina?

Dina is a macOS screen recording and editing tool designed to produce presentation-ready videos from what you record. It captures screen content along with audio, camera, cursor, and keystrokes in a single take, with editing tools to refine what viewers see.

The goal is to help you create polished screen recordings—handling motion, zoom, cursor behavior, captions/transcripts, and scene layout so the final output is structured for presenting rather than simply capturing.

Key Features

• One-take capture for screen recordings: Record screen, audio, camera, cursor, and keystrokes together in a single recording session.
• Automatic and manual zoom: Use Dina’s automatic zoom to focus on key interactions, or switch to manual zoom control for precise emphasis.
• Smooth cursor motion and keyboard visibility: Cursor movement is refined to feel steady, and shortcuts can be shown so pressed keys are visible during playback.
• Scene layout and on-video elements: Build cohesive scenes with titles/slides/images/video, backgrounds and spacing controls, and layout tools for text, annotations, callouts, highlights, and shapes/arrows.
• Timeline-based editing and transcript control: Trim, split, and zoom using a timeline; captions are controlled through transcript editing.
• Captions and AI transcript editing: Generate transcripts automatically, then fine-tune wording and timing; Dina can remove fillers and silence as part of AI transcript editing.
• AI voiceovers from text: Write a script and generate narration from text to fit the video timeline.
• Recording scheduling and pause/resume: Schedule when to start recording and pause/resume as needed.
• 4K output and multiple formats: Export in multiple formats with support for 4K output and fast rendering.
• iPhone recording and device mockups: Record iPhone content in original resolution, enhance presentation for iOS recordings, and place the recording inside device mockups.
• iOS-focused transitions with keyframes: Use keyframes for smooth, natural transitions and attention guidance in iOS recordings.
• Native resolution exports for iOS: Export iOS recordings at their original resolution.

How to Use Dina

1. Download and install Dina on macOS.
2. Start a recording of your screen (or window/area) and include the inputs you want (camera, microphone, cursor/keystrokes, and system audio).
3. Capture content in one take, then use the timeline to trim/split and refine zoom and sequencing.
4. Add and adjust presentation elements such as titles, slides, text, callouts, highlights, shapes/arrows, and background/spacing to structure the scenes.
5. Generate and edit captions/transcripts, then optionally add AI voiceovers from a text script.
6. Export the final video with 4K support and multiple output formats.

Use Cases

• Product walkthroughs and tutorials: Record the full flow (screen + audio + cursor/keystrokes) and use automatic/manual zoom and callouts to keep attention on key steps.
• Sales or internal presentations: Add titles, slide layouts, and text/callout annotations so a demo reads like a structured presentation rather than a raw screen capture.
• Training videos with captions: Generate transcripts automatically and edit caption timing/phrasing to improve readability while refining the timeline for pacing.
• Editing by editing text: Use AI transcript editing to remove fillers/silence and adjust transcript content, then update captions and timing alongside video refinement.
• Mobile app demos: Record an iPhone in original resolution and present it using iPhone device mockups and keyframes for smooth transitions.

FAQ

• Does Dina support both automatic and manual zoom? Yes. Dina includes automatic zoom to focus on key interactions and also supports manual zoom control.

• Can Dina record camera and audio with the screen? Yes. The tool supports recording screen alongside camera, microphone/audio, and system audio within one recording session.

• How do captions work in Dina? Dina can generate transcripts automatically, which you can then fine-tune for words and timing; AI transcript editing can remove fillers and silence.

• Can I add narration without re-recording my voice? Dina supports AI voiceovers generated from text, which you can place and refine via the timeline.

• What output quality does Dina support? The site states 4K output and multiple formats, with fast rendering.

Alternatives

• Dedicated screen recording + captioning tools: These focus more on capture and basic annotation/captions, but may require separate editing workflows to refine zoom, layouts, and scene composition.
• General-purpose video editors (timeline-based): Video editors provide broad editing control, but may involve more manual setup to achieve presentation-ready cursor refinement, transcript-to-caption workflows, and guided zoom.
• Presentation-focused screen capture tools: Some tools emphasize creating slides/annotations on top of recordings; depending on the tool, they may offer fewer options for transcript-driven editing and iPhone device mockup presentations.
• Mobile demo capture utilities: For iPhone-focused recordings, alternatives may specialize in device framing or transitions, but could offer a different balance between on-video editing (callouts/layouts) and transcript/voiceover workflows.