jlblcc/ffcast

ffcast

ffcast helps the user interactively select a screen region and hands over the geometry to an external command, such as ffmpeg, for screen recording. This is a custom version for POSIX sh shells, refer to lolilolicon for the original one.

Quick start

On Ubuntu (only LTS releases)

Set up the minos archive:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:minos-archive/main

Install:

$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ffcast

Enjoy ☺!

On other Linux distributions + BSD

Type make
Type make install

Requirements

POSIX compatible shell
avconv || ffmpeg || byzanz-record || recordmydesktop
xdpyinfo - for the -x option
xrectsel - for the -s option (included)
xwininfo - for the -w and -f options
xrectsel
libX11

Usage

ffcast [-l|-s|-w|-f|-k|-x <n|list>|-m <n>|-p|-q|-v|-h] [command [args] [--] [args]]"

Examples

$ ffcast -h    #show help
$ ffcast       #record fullscreen and save it to $HOME
$ ffcast -s    #record a region selected with mouse and save it to $HOME
$ ffcast -w    #record a selected window and save it to $HOME
$ ffcast -f -w #record a selected window including window frames and save it to $HOME
$ ffcast -k    #stop latest ffcast started session
$ ffcast -w % echo %wx%h+%x+%y # print width, hight, x and y coordinates
$ ffcast -vv -s ffmpeg -r 25 -- -f alsa -i hw:0 -vcodec libx264 cast.mkv
$ ffcast -vv -s ffmpeg -follow_mouse centered -r 25 -- -f alsa -i hw:0 -vcodec libx264 cast.mkv
$ ffcast -w recordmydesktop -- -o cast.ogv

Differences

Doesn't require bash, any posix shell is enough
Geometry options were removed
Options must be separated by -, -vv -s instead of -vvs
No multiple ws options allowed, -s is preferred over -w
Default file is a random 8 character string with a .mkv suffix saved to $HOME
Uses notifications when available
Support avconv

jlblcc / ffcast