On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:59:52 +0100 Jeremy Jongepier <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 12/15/11 12:45, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > > I know I'm not trying to express a popular opinion, but what's the > > benefit of using Xephyr when you can just record a particular part > > of a screen? > > > > Alexandre Prokoudine > > http://libregraphicsworld.org > > Hello Alexandre, > > I'm the author of that article and your question actually raises > doubts here why one would need Xephyr for this. The -s setting of > ffmpeg should suffice and by omitting the -i option it should start > recording your current display if I'm correct. I think the main > reason why I do it this way is because like this I have a separate > display (shown in a separate window) with the session I want to > record and I can start and stop recording this session from another > display. > ah, but the article said it's better to use Xephyr so youtube doesn't do resolution conversions... Mind if I add another section to the wiki with a simpler script without Xephyr? (basically yours, but with -i 0:0 instead of -i :2 ... you know so someone searching for this can find a quick answer without having to loose too much time understanding what is ffmpeg and what is xephyr) cheers, renato _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
