A screencast recording method, a screencast playing method, a screen recording terminal, and a playing terminal. The recording method includes obtaining an operation performed by a screen recording user on a screen recording terminal, and determining screen content and event content that are corresponding to the operation. The method further comprises generating video data and a screen recording operation intelligent playback part based on the screen content and the event content. The method further comprises generating a screen recording file that includes the video data and the screen recording operation intelligent playback part. The playing method further includes obtaining a screen recording file. The method further includes receiving an intelligent playback instruction. The method further includes performing at least one operation according to the intelligent playback instruction.