= ffmpeg =

== Installation ==

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sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
}}}

== Recording ==

This will record a lossless video using the 'huffyuv' codec at 1024x768 resolution at 25 frames per second.

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ffmpeg -f x11grab -r 25 -s 1024x768 -i :0.0 -vcodec huffyuv screencast.avi
}}}

== Converting to other formats ==

=== MPEG2 ===

{{{
ffmpeg -i screencast.avi -f mpeg2video -sameq mpeg2.mpg
}}}

=== MPEG4 4.2 ===

Convert MPEG2 video (created above) into MPEG4. This should play back in Windows Media Player.

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mencoder -forceidx -mc 0 -noskip -skiplimit 0 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4v2:vhq -o windows_mpeg4.avi mpeg2.mpg
}}}
=== Libavcodec MPEG 4 ===

{{{
ffmpeg -i screencast.avi -sameq mpeg4.avi
}}}

=== X264 ===

Convert HuffYUV AVI to mp4 (libx264) video.
{{{
ffmpeg -i screencast.avi -vcodec libx264 -sameq libx264.mp4
}}}

=== Xvid ===

{{{
ffmpeg -i screencast.avi -vcodec libxvid -sameq XviD.avi
}}}