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10 changes: 8 additions & 2 deletions recorder.sh
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Expand Up @@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ if pidof ffmpeg
time=$(date +%F%T)


for p in $(pgrep -t $(cat /sys/class/tty/tty0/active));
do
d=$(awk -v RS='\0' -F= '$1=="DISPLAY" {print $2}' /proc/$p/environ 2>/dev/null);
[[ -n $d ]] && break;
done;

# only start recording if we give a width (e.g we press escape to get out of slop - don't record)
width=${#W}

Expand All @@ -21,8 +27,8 @@ if pidof ffmpeg

# records without audio input
# for audio add "-f alsa -i pulse" to the line below (at the end before \, without "")
ffmpeg -f x11grab -s "$W"x"$H" -framerate 60 -thread_queue_size 512 -i $DISPLAY.0+$X,$Y \
ffmpeg -f x11grab -s "$W"x"$H" -framerate 60 -thread_queue_size 512 -i $d.0+$X,$Y \
-vcodec libx264 -qp 18 -preset ultrafast \
~/Videos/recording-$time.mp4
~/Videos/recording-$time.mp4 || notify-send 'Recording failed!' --icon=dialog-information
fi
fi