#!/bin/bash die() { printf '%s: Error: %s\n' "$0" "$*" >&2; exit 1; } [ "$DISPLAY" ] || die 'no $DISPLAY set. Try launching from a new xterm.' AUDIO_DEVICE=pulse NOW=$(date -Iseconds) OUTPUT=screen-capture.${NOW//[:T]/.}.avi OUTPUT_LINK=screen-capture.latest.avi # ffmpeg -f x11grab -framerate 25 -video_size cif -i :0.0 out.mpg record() { local timeout="${MAX_RECORDING_TIME+-t $MAX_RECORDING_TIME}" ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel error -stats \ $timeout -f x11grab -framerate 25 -video_size 1280x800 -i "$DISPLAY" \ $timeout -f "$AUDIO_DEVICE" -i default \ -c:a mp3 \ -c:v libxvid -qscale:v 3 \ "$1" } silently() { "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1; } silently amixer-enable-mic banish record "$OUTPUT" [ -h "$OUTPUT_LINK" -o ! -e "$OUTPUT_LINK" ] && ln -sf "$OUTPUT" "$OUTPUT_LINK"