Using MacOS Ventura 13.5
Is there a Terminal command for macOS to specify a custom saving directory for QuickTime player videos?
For screenshots I use:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location "<path></path>"
What would be the equivalent for quick time videos/recordings?
ps aux | grep com.apple.quick yields these paths for QuickTime:
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/System/Applications/QuickTimePlayer.app/Contents/XPCServices/com.apple.quicktimeplayer.SharedPrefsVendor.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.quicktimeplayer.SharedPrefsVendor
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/System/Library/Frameworks/QuickLookThumbnailing.framework/Support/com.apple.quicklook.ThumbnailsAgent
Tried to modify it to my needs:
defaults write com.apple.quicktimeplayer.SharedPrefsVendor location "~/Desktop/video_recording"
to no avail.
Using the UI. Upon each screen recording I have to select the custom target folder regardless of having clicked on “Remember Last Selection”. The 2nd time I try to record the screen, it no longer saves the recordings in the specified folder.
Steps to activate “Remember Last Selection”
QuickTime Player > File > New Screen Recording > Options > Remember Last Selection