Screen Recorder

A screen recorder that I created to record my screen, because why pay for some random applications when you create one, right?

TO-DO

IMPROVE PERFORMANCE (URGENT!)

Right now program cannot handle high frame rates gets 30ish frames with my i7 8750H CPU
How can I solve this?

PROBLEMS:

---If I store screenshots to speed up recording process, I run out of memory quickly
---Taking screenshots is too slow
---Processing and saving screenshots is just a bit slow

IDEAS:

---Reduce resolution, then upscale it in post processing?
---Reduce frame rate, then upscale it in post processing?
---Use Windows API? WHO CARES ABOUT PORTABILITY
---Maybe if I re-run the code enough times framerates will increase
---JUST GO WRITE THIS IN ASSEMBLY ALREADY
---Wait this makes sense
---Oh boy...

Give user resolution options
Record computer audio synched with FPS and merge this with video file
Create a GUI element to help user name the recorded video and specify save location
Add a timer to show user recorded video length while recording

TO-Done

Create a GUI to help user start and stop recording (DONE)
Give user FPS options (DONE)

Prerequisites

Codes are written in Python 3, on to not encounter problems, use this version of Python to run the codes. Required libraries are:

OpenCV: pip install opencv-python
numpy: pip install numpy
pyautogui: pip install PyAutoGUI
tkinter: pip install tk
threading

Installation and Running

Clone the repository
Run the source.py via Visual Studio
Select the FPS rate you want to record in
Press the "Start recording" button, GUI will automatically minimize
Maximize the GUI when you need to stop recording, your captured screen will be saved as "output.avi" with the same location as your code.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

Authors

Alp Bintuğ Uzun

Contact

License

GNU General Public License 3.0

alpbintug / ScreenRecorder