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Capture desktop video script?

Open ablwr opened this issue 5 years ago • 9 comments

After seeing @kieranjol make a comment on a request for recording software, I saw that this can be done via ffmpeg pretty easily and I think it'd be helpful to have this script added in.

It might be a bit of a challenge due to the multiple operating systems? https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Capture/Desktop

Even if we added just one and referenced this perfectly-good-wiki-entry, I think that might add value because it showcases that something is possible for people who might not know that it is possible.

ablwr avatar Jun 13 '20 17:06 ablwr

Aye, I'd thought about adding this actually! I use the windows gdi grab command mostly as I now make a lot of training videos on my Windows work laptop. I guess we can pick an O.S and link to the wiki as you say?

kieranjol avatar Jun 13 '20 17:06 kieranjol

I would suggest to have the different OS explained, like we did for the batch processing.

retokromer avatar Jun 13 '20 17:06 retokromer

OK, so I still use ffmpeg video capture and I always end up checking the wiki or looking through my notes. I'm now thinking that Reto's example of batch processing could be the way to go, where there's two separate recipes for Mac and Windows, as there's just too much to explain within each operating system. I'm leaving out linux here, but perhaps someone else might want to work on that? I'd be happy to do up Mac and Windows examples -unless people feel strongly about a single recipe?

kieranjol avatar May 10 '22 21:05 kieranjol

Thanks for resurrecting this, @kieranjol!

I'm fine with either approach - adding an entry that links to the wiki, or adding separate recipes by OS.

I'm a Linux user, so could test + add that one!

kfrn avatar May 10 '22 21:05 kfrn

Thanks you two! Separate recipes makes sense to me! This is reminding me I need to resurrect https://github.com/amiaopensource/ffmprovisr/issues/365 and get that added in as well. Drives me crazy to hunt for it every time I need that command!

privatezero avatar May 10 '22 22:05 privatezero

Thanks all of you!!!

ablwr avatar May 10 '22 22:05 ablwr

Separate recipes makes sense to me!

I fully agree. As said, this would not be the first time we do it that way in ffmprovisr.

retokromer avatar May 11 '22 04:05 retokromer