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Capture video of a linux desktop

Terminal - Capture video of a linux desktop
gtk-recordMyDesktop
2013-06-21 02:32:52
User: denilsonsa
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Capture video of a linux desktop

Either use gtk-recordMyDesktop or qt-recordMyDesktop, which are GUIs for recordmydesktop command.

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ffmpeg -f x11grab -r 25 -s 800x600 -i :0.0 /tmp/outputFile.mpg
2009-06-05 21:11:17
User: dcabanis
Tags: video X11 ffmpeg
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Record a screencast and convert it to an mpeg

Grab X11 input and create an MPEG at 25 fps with the resolution 800x600

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ffmpeg -y -f alsa -ac 2 -i pulse -f x11grab -r 30 -s `xdpyinfo | grep 'dimensions:'|awk '{print $2}'` -i :0.0 -acodec pcm_s16le output.wav -an -vcodec libx264 -vpre lossless_ultrafast -threads 0 output.mp4
2010-11-19 09:31:56
User: NoahY
Functions: awk grep
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Capture video of a linux desktop

Proper screencast with audio using ffmpeg and x264, as per http://verb3k.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/how-to-do-proper-screencasts-on-linux/

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ffmpeg -f x11grab -s `xdpyinfo | grep 'dimensions:'|awk '{print $2}'` -r 25 -i :0.0 -sameq /tmp/out.mpg > /root/howto/capture_screen_video_ffmpeg
2010-03-27 21:31:34
User: brubaker
Functions: awk grep
Tags: ffmpeg awk
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Capture video of a linux desktop
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ffmpeg -f x11grab -s wxga -r 25 -i :0.0+1366,0 -qscale 0 /tmp/out.mpg
2013-07-31 14:07:26
User: MickO
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Capture video of a linux desktop

This is identical to the original command, but allows you to specify an offset if you have multiple monitors. In this case you'll record a 1366x768 window that's offset by 1366 pixels in the x axis and 0 pixels in the y axis. Note also that the -sameq option has been replaced by -qscale - at least in ffmpeg version 1.2.1 on Fedora 19.

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