#!/bin/sh # Usage: # `$0`: Ask for recording type via dmenu # `$0 screencast`: Record both audio and screen # `$0 video`: Record only screen # `$0 audio`: Record only audio # `$0 kill`: Kill existing recording # # If there is already a running instance, user will be prompted to end it. killrecording() { recpid="$(cat /tmp/recordingpid)" # kill with SIGTERM, allowing finishing touches. kill -15 "$recpid" rm -f /tmp/recordingpid # even after SIGTERM, ffmpeg may still run, so SIGKILL it. sleep 3 kill -9 "$recpid" exit } screencast() { \ ffmpeg -y \ -thread_queue_size 4096 \ -f x11grab \ -framerate 60 \ -s "$(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | awk '{print $2;}')" \ -i "$DISPLAY" \ -f alsa -ac 2 -i pulse \ -r 30 \ -c:v libx264rgb -crf 0 -preset ultrafast -c:a flac \ "$HOME/Videos/Screen/$(date '+%y%m%d-%H%M-%S').mkv" & echo $! > /tmp/recordingpid } jacka() { \ ffmpeg -y \ -thread_queue_size 4096 \ -f jack -i jack_out.monitor \ -ac 2 -channel_layout stereo -async 1 \ -c:a flac "$HOME/Videos/Tape/$(date '+%y%m%d-%H%M-%S').flac" echo $! > /tmp/recordingpid } jackv() { ffmpeg -y \ -thread_queue_size 4096 \ -f jack -i ffmpeg \ -f x11grab \ -framerate 60 \ -s "$(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | awk '{print $2;}')" \ -i "$DISPLAY" \ -r 30 \ -c:v libx264 -qp 0 -r 30 -c:a flac \ "$HOME/Videos/Screen/$(date '+%y%m%d-%H%M-%S').mkv" & echo $! > /tmp/recordingpid } mute() { ffmpeg -y \ -f x11grab \ -thread_queue_size 4096 \ -s "$(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | awk '{print $2;}')" \ -i "$DISPLAY" \ -c:v libx264 -qp 0 -r 30 \ "$HOME/Videos/$(date '+%y%m%d-%H%M-%S').mkv" & echo $! > /tmp/recordingpid } audio() { \ ffmpeg -y \ -thread_queue_size 4096 \ -f pulse -i default \ -ac 2 -channel_layout stereo -async 1 \ -c:a flac \ "$HOME/Music/Tape/$(date '+%y%m%d-%H%M-%S').mp3" & echo $! > /tmp/recordingpid } askrecording() { \ choice=$(printf "screencast\\nvideo\\naudio\\njack video\\njack audio" | dmenu -i -p "Select recording style ") case "$choice" in screencast) screencast;; video) mute;; audio) audio;; "jack video") jackv;; "jack audio") jacka;; esac } asktoend() { \ response=$(printf "No\\nYes" | dmenu -i -p "Recording still active. End recording? ") && [ "$response" = "Yes" ] && killrecording } case "$1" in screencast) screencast;; video) mute;; audio) audio;; "jack video") jackv;; "jack audio") jacka;; kill) killrecording;; *) ([ -f /tmp/recordingpid ] && asktoend && exit) || askrecording;; esac