Cannot pause a screen recording in Mac OS 12
The following problems mentioned in these threads still have not been resolved, namely, when recording a screen you cannot pause a recording, making the software basically useless. It worked in older systems but not now.
How to pause screen recording through Qui… - Apple Community
QuickTime Player Pause Option missing - Apple Community
The solution in the second thread which was:
"To pause recording, Option-click the Record button; click it again to resume recording."
does not work.