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Home page: http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/



Command line - compilation required to enable screen capture as this isn't a standard feature of ffmpeg.
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=== Obtain the ffmpeg source === {{{
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
}}}
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=== Obtain the patch to enable screen capture === == Recording ==
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This will record a lossless video using the 'huffyuv' codec at 1024x768 resolution at 25 frames per second.
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Patch to enable screen recording: http://clemens.endorphin.org/weblog/archives/2006-02.shtml#e2006-02-15T11_41_03.txt {{{
ffmpeg -f x11grab -r 25 -s 1024x768 -i :0.0 -vcodec huffyuv screencast.avi
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== Converting to other formats ==
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=== Configure === === MPEG2 ===
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=== Compile === {{{
ffmpeg -i screencast.avi -f mpeg2video -sameq mpeg2.mpg
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=== Test === === MPEG4 4.2 ===
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Convert MPEG2 video (created above) into MPEG4. This should play back in Windows Media Player.

{{{
mencoder -forceidx -mc 0 -noskip -skiplimit 0 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4v2:vhq -o windows_mpeg4.avi mpeg2.mpg
}}}
=== Libavcodec MPEG 4 ===

{{{
ffmpeg -i screencast.avi -sameq mpeg4.avi
}}}

=== X264 ===

Convert HuffYUV AVI to mp4 (libx264) video.
{{{
ffmpeg -i screencast.avi -vcodec libx264 -sameq libx264.mp4
}}}

=== Xvid ===

{{{
ffmpeg -i screencast.avi -vcodec libxvid -sameq XviD.avi
}}}

ffmpeg

Installation

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

Recording

This will record a lossless video using the 'huffyuv' codec at 1024x768 resolution at 25 frames per second. 

ffmpeg -f x11grab -r 25 -s 1024x768 -i :0.0 -vcodec huffyuv screencast.avi

Converting to other formats

MPEG2

ffmpeg -i screencast.avi -f mpeg2video -sameq mpeg2.mpg

MPEG4 4.2

Convert MPEG2 video (created above) into MPEG4. This should play back in Windows Media Player. 

mencoder -forceidx -mc 0 -noskip -skiplimit 0 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4v2:vhq -o windows_mpeg4.avi mpeg2.mpg

Libavcodec MPEG 4

ffmpeg -i screencast.avi -sameq mpeg4.avi

X264

Convert HuffYUV AVI to mp4 (libx264) video. 

ffmpeg -i screencast.avi -vcodec libx264 -sameq libx264.mp4

Xvid

ffmpeg -i screencast.avi -vcodec libxvid -sameq XviD.avi

ScreenCasts/ffmpeg (last edited 2013-10-22 02:52:13 by ip70-187-186-217)