Overhaul of screencasting scripts

.config/i3/config

@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ set $term --no-startup-id st
 set $stoprec --no-startup-id killall ffmpeg
 
 # #---Starting External Scripts---# #
-#Increase key rate
-exec --no-startup-id xset r rate 300 50
 #Music player daemon:
 exec --no-startup-id mpd
 #Torrent daemon:
@@ -367,7 +365,7 @@ bindsym $mod+Shift+bracketright exec $bigfor
 # For screenshots and recording
 bindsym Print 			exec --no-startup-id scrot
 bindsym Shift+Print 		exec --no-startup-id scrot -u
-bindsym $mod+Print		exec --no-startup-id record
+bindsym $mod+Print		exec --no-startup-id dmenurecord
 bindsym $mod+Scroll_Lock	exec --no-startup-id "killall screenkey || screenkey"
 bindsym $mod+Delete		exec $stoprec
 bindsym XF86Launch1		exec $stoprec & xset dpms force off

.scripts/audio

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script records audio.
+# It runs an appropriate record script for either ALSA and Pulseaudio.
+# It also names files smartly to prevent overwrites.
+
+# Picks a file name for the output file based on availability:
+while [[ -f $HOME/screencast$n.mkv ]]
+do
+	n=$((n+1))
+done
+filename="$HOME/screencast$n.mkv"
+
+# For Pulseaudio with ALSA:
+record_pulse() { \
+ffmpeg \
+-f alsa -i default \
+-c:a flac \
+$filename ;}
+
+# For ALSA:
+record_alsa() { \
+ffmpeg -y \
+-f alsa -ar 44100 -i hw:1 \
+$filename ;}
+
+if [[ $(pgrep -x pulseaudio) ]]; then record_pulse; else record_alsa; fi

.scripts/audio_alsa.sh

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-#This is the ffmpeg command that the screencast shortcut in i3 will run.
-
-#Picks a file name for the output file based on availability:
-
-while [[ -f $HOME/audio$n.flac ]]
-do
-	n=$((n+1))
-done
-filename="$HOME/audio$n.flac"
-
-#The actual ffmpeg command:
-
-ffmpeg -y \
- -f alsa -ar 44100 -i hw:1 \
- $filename
-

.scripts/audio_pulse.sh

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-#This is the ffmpeg command that the audio shortcut in i3 will run.
-
-#Picks a file name for the output file based on availability:
-
-while [[ -f $HOME/audio$n.flac ]]
-do
-	n=$((n+1))
-done
-filename="$HOME/audio$n.flac"
-
-#The actual ffmpeg command:
-
-ffmpeg \
--f alsa -i default \
--c:a flac \
-$filename

.scripts/dmenurecord

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# A dmenu recording prompt for my different recording scripts.
+
+# Asks for type of recording and uses one of my three different scripts.
+asktype() { \
+case $(echo -e "Screencast\nVideo only\nAudio only" | dmenu -i -p "Select recording style:") in
+	Screencast) screencast ;;
+	"Audio only") audio ;;
+	"Video only") video ;;
+esac ;}
+
+# If already running, will ask to end previous recording.
+
+asktoend() { \
+response=$(echo -e "No\nYes" | dmenu -i -p "Recording still active. End recording?") &&
+if [[ "$response" = "Yes" ]]; then killall ffmpeg; fi ;}
+
+if (( $(pgrep dmenurecord | wc -l) > 2 )); then
+asktoend;
+else
+asktype;
+fi
+echo $response

.scripts/record

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# A dmenu recording prompt for my different
-
-case $(echo -e "Screencast\nVideo only\nAudio only" | dmenu -i -p "Select recording style:") in
-	Screencast) (pgrep -x pulseaudio && screencast_pulse.sh) || screencast_alsa.sh ;;
-	"Audio only") (pgrep -x pulseaudio && audio_pulse.sh) || audio_alsa.sh ;;
-	"Video only") video.sh ;;
-esac

.scripts/screencast

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script records a screencast with audio and video.
+# It runs an appropriate record script for either ALSA and Pulseaudio.
+# It also names files smartly to prevent overwrites.
+
+# Picks a file name for the output file based on availability:
+while [[ -f $HOME/screencast$n.mkv ]]
+do
+	n=$((n+1))
+done
+filename="$HOME/screencast$n.mkv"
+
+# For Pulseaudio with ALSA:
+record_pulse() { \
+ffmpeg -y \
+-f x11grab \
+-framerate 60 \
+-s $(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | awk '{print $2;}') \
+-i :0.0 \
+-f alsa -i default \
+-r 30 \
+ -c:v libx264rgb -crf 0 -preset ultrafast -c:a flac $filename ;}
+
+# For ALSA:
+record_alsa() { \
+ffmpeg -y \
+-f x11grab \
+-s $(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | awk '{print $2;}') \
+-i :0.0 \
+-thread_queue_size 1024 \
+ -f alsa -ar 44100 -i hw:1 \
+ -c:v libx264 -r 30 -c:a flac $filename ;}
+
+
+if [[ $(pgrep -x pulseaudio) ]]; then record_pulse; else record_alsa; fi

.scripts/screencast_alsa.sh

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-#This is the ffmpeg command that the screencast shortcut in i3 will run.
-
-#Picks a file name for the output file based on availability:
-
-while [[ -f $HOME/screencast$n.mkv ]]
-do
-	n=$((n+1))
-done
-filename="$HOME/screencast$n.mkv"
-
-#The actual ffmpeg command:
-
-ffmpeg -y \
--f x11grab \
--s $(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | awk '{print $2;}') \
--i :0.0 \
--thread_queue_size 1024 \
- -f alsa -ar 44100 -i hw:1 \
- -c:v libx264 -r 30 -c:a flac $filename
- #-c:v ffvhuff -r 30 -c:a flac $filename

.scripts/screencast_pulse.sh

@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-#This is the ffmpeg command that the screencast shortcut in i3 will run.
-
-#Picks a file name for the output file based on availability:
-
-while [[ -f $HOME/screencast$n.mkv ]]
-do
-	n=$((n+1))
-done
-filename="$HOME/screencast$n.mkv"
-
-#The actual ffmpeg command:
-
-ffmpeg -y \
--f x11grab \
--framerate 60 \
--s $(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | awk '{print $2;}') \
--i :0.0 \
--thread_queue_size 2048 \
--f alsa -i default \
--r 30 \
- -c:v libx264 -r 30 -c:a flac $filename
- #-c:v ffvhuff -r 30 -c:a flac $filename
- #-f pulse -ac 1 -ar 44100 -i default \

.scripts/video

@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-#This is the ffmpeg command that the screencast shortcut in i3 will run.
+# This script records video.
-
+# It also names files smartly to prevent overwrites.
-#Picks a file name for the output file based on availability:
 
+# Picks a file name for the output file based on availability:
 while [[ -f $HOME/video$n.mkv ]]
 do
 	n=$((n+1))
 done
 filename="$HOME/video$n.mkv"
 
-
+# The actual ffmpeg command:
-#The actual ffmpeg command:
-
 ffmpeg \
 -f x11grab \
 -s $(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | awk '{print $2;}') \
 -i :0.0 \
  -c:v libx264 -qp 0 -r 30 $filename
- #-c:v ffvhuff -r 30 -c:a flac $filename