Difference between revisions of "Take a video from your Linux desktop"
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| − | To record a video from your desktop (like a screenshot, just in video) | + | To record a video from your desktop (like a screenshot, just in video), [[open a console]], then |
| + | * 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 | ||
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| + | = Alternatives = | ||
* [[recordmydesktop]] | * [[recordmydesktop]] | ||
* [[xvidcap]] | * [[xvidcap]] | ||
Revision as of 11:47, 30 October 2011
To record a video from your desktop (like a screenshot, just in video), open a console, then
- 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
