#!/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 & # Updating i3blocks recording icon: echo ⏺️ > ~/.recordingicon && pkill -RTMIN+9 i3blocks