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| − | To record a video from your desktop (like a screenshot, just | + | To record a video from your desktop (like a screenshot, just video, also known as screencast) you can use |
| + | * the command recordmydesktop | ||
| + | * the command xvidcap | ||
| + | * the command ffmpeg | ||
| + | * the Chrome extension like https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/screencastify-screen-vide/mmeijimgabbpbgpdklnllpncmdofkcpn?hl=en | ||
| + | * an external hardware HDMI output recorder (costs 20 bucks) | ||
| + | |||
| + | = Recordmydesktop= | ||
| + | * [[open a console]] | ||
* decide if your current resolution fits. If it does not, change it using xrandr, e.g. | * decide if your current resolution fits. If it does not, change it using xrandr, e.g. | ||
xrandr -s "640x480" | xrandr -s "640x480" | ||
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* start the video recording with the command | * start the video recording with the command | ||
recordmydesktop | recordmydesktop | ||
| + | * the result will be a file e.g. out-1.ogv. To convert it to a more efficient size, use e.g. | ||
| + | [[ffmpeg]] -i out-1.ogv -f mp4 out-1.mp4 | ||
| + | = Record a window only = | ||
| + | Use xwininfo to find out the window ID, then start recordmydesktop like | ||
| + | recordmydesktop --windowid 0x2400014 | ||
= Alternatives = | = Alternatives = | ||
* [[recordmydesktop]] | * [[recordmydesktop]] | ||
* [[xvidcap]] | * [[xvidcap]] | ||
| + | * ffmpeg -f x11grab -s hd720 -r 15 -i :0.0 screenCapture.avi | ||
= See also = | = See also = | ||
* http://community.kde.org/Promo/youtube | * http://community.kde.org/Promo/youtube | ||
Latest revision as of 06:33, 22 June 2020
To record a video from your desktop (like a screenshot, just video, also known as screencast) you can use
- the command recordmydesktop
- the command xvidcap
- the command ffmpeg
- the Chrome extension like https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/screencastify-screen-vide/mmeijimgabbpbgpdklnllpncmdofkcpn?hl=en
- an external hardware HDMI output recorder (costs 20 bucks)
Recordmydesktop
- open a console
- decide if your current resolution fits. If it does not, change it using xrandr, e.g.
xrandr -s "640x480"
- install recordmydesktop, in this example for SUSE Linux:
yast -i recordmydesktop
- start the video recording with the command
recordmydesktop
- the result will be a file e.g. out-1.ogv. To convert it to a more efficient size, use e.g.
ffmpeg -i out-1.ogv -f mp4 out-1.mp4
Record a window only
Use xwininfo to find out the window ID, then start recordmydesktop like
recordmydesktop --windowid 0x2400014
Alternatives
- recordmydesktop
- xvidcap
- ffmpeg -f x11grab -s hd720 -r 15 -i :0.0 screenCapture.avi
