https://github.com/digitronik/screencast

Record screen with byzanz-record and python-xrectsel in gif format
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Record screen with byzanz-record and python-xrectsel in gif format

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/digitronik/screencast
• Owner: digitronik
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-08-25T17:35:20.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-02-11T07:12:04.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-28T04:00:37.399Z (3 months ago)
• Language: Shell
• Size: 9.77 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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Record screen with 'byzanz-record' and 'python-xrectsel' in gif format


### Prerequisite

- [byzanz-record](git://git.gnome.org/byzanz):

It is a simple tool to record a running X desktop to an animation suitable

for presentation in a web browser.

    - Fedora

    ```

    sudo dnf copr enable vishalvvr/byzanz

    sudo dnf install byzanz -y

    ```

    Note: Default fedora package not support `exec` argument.

    - Ubuntu

    ```

    sudo apt-get install byzanz.

    ```    

- [python-xrectsel](https://github.com/digitronik/python-xrectsel):

It is a simple cli tool to capture geometry of a rectangular screen region.

    - pip

    ```

    pip install python-xrectsel --user

    ```

    Note: You can install it with source

### Usage

```

❯ ./screencast

  Screencast

  Record screen with byzanz-record and python-xrectsel in gif format.

  Usage: screencast [command]

  Commands:

  start    Start recording

  stop	   Stop recording

  toggle   Toggling between start and stop.

           Specially used for single key binding for start and stop screencast

  *         Help

```

### keyboard shortcut  

If you are using this screencast frequently then you can create a keyboard shortcut key instead of executing a command everytime. Use `screencast toggle` command so we can manage the `start` and `stop` command in one shortcut key.

#### i3wm

You can add the following binding in your config

```

bindsym $mod+Print exec sh /screencast toggle

```

#### GNOME

Refer the following doc to add a keyboard shortcut. 

https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/proc_setting-key-shortcut/