Good HD Screen Recorders and Video Editor for Mint 10?
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TheLinuxNoob
Good HD Screen Recorders and Video Editor for Mint 10?
Now I realize Linux Mint 10 is only in RC stage still so a large amount of the software doesn't work for it. However as the title states I am looking for a screen cap tool that can record in at least 720p HD. HD is pretty much the standard now a days so I wont settle for any less. Now obviously the compression and audio/video codecs need to be worked out to, so I need a good video editor. I was looking @ piviti video editor but if anyone can recommend any better it would be greatly appreciated. Anyway thanks for any help you guys can offer! (ps. I know about Kdenlive but I dont like the render times so thats a no go)
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rich2005
Re: Good HD Screen Recorders and Video Editor for Mint 10?
caveat - I use LM9 64bit.
First how do you define HD. Have a look at http://www.videohelp.com/hd hd comes in many sizes. Can 1080 fit on your monitor?
Next, is it really a desktop capture you want or is it capture a video that is playing on your computer. Not necessarily the same thing but could be.
Assuming it is a desktop capture you want, ffmpeg can capture video and if you want to edit the result, a command line is much, much, better than a front-end such as recordmydesktop. If you 'man ffmpeg', towards the end are preset capture sizes. hd480 = 852x720, hd720 = 1280x720, hd1080 = 1920x1080. Use one that works with your monitor.
I used this one for a test.
ffmpeg -f x11grab -xerror -r 23.976 -g 5 -s hd720 -i :0.0 -vcodec mpeg4 -b 10000 -qscale 5 -bt 256k -y -f alsa -i pulse -ar 44100 out.avi
and you get a terminal output like this. http://imgur.com/1twdf
If you don't get any result, first check the command, then give up.
Including sound can be a real problem, I always mux sound into a screen capture after editing, so its try and see if there are sync problems.
Editing, I don't like any of the linux video editors but have come to a grudging respect for avidemux (front end for ffmpeg) which will chop and join without re-rendering. A screen shot showing the video properties here http://imgur.com/yRf1C
Audio is again a problem, mono, so the audio settings will need tweaking. FFmpeg cuts at keyframes which can be a big problem with HD, 300 to 600 keyframe intervals not uncommon (Sony should be ashamed). The -g 5 in the command gets it down to around 20 - less than a second. Nowhere near frame accurate but probably acceptable.
For the test file, 1 minute comes out at 10 MB and if you need a smaller final result will convert, after editing, to mpeg-4 avc at about 3 MB per minute. Conversion time depends on processor (AMD 3 GHz quad core) was around 2x real time.
First how do you define HD. Have a look at http://www.videohelp.com/hd hd comes in many sizes. Can 1080 fit on your monitor?
Next, is it really a desktop capture you want or is it capture a video that is playing on your computer. Not necessarily the same thing but could be.
Assuming it is a desktop capture you want, ffmpeg can capture video and if you want to edit the result, a command line is much, much, better than a front-end such as recordmydesktop. If you 'man ffmpeg', towards the end are preset capture sizes. hd480 = 852x720, hd720 = 1280x720, hd1080 = 1920x1080. Use one that works with your monitor.
I used this one for a test.
ffmpeg -f x11grab -xerror -r 23.976 -g 5 -s hd720 -i :0.0 -vcodec mpeg4 -b 10000 -qscale 5 -bt 256k -y -f alsa -i pulse -ar 44100 out.avi
and you get a terminal output like this. http://imgur.com/1twdf
If you don't get any result, first check the command, then give up.
Including sound can be a real problem, I always mux sound into a screen capture after editing, so its try and see if there are sync problems.
Editing, I don't like any of the linux video editors but have come to a grudging respect for avidemux (front end for ffmpeg) which will chop and join without re-rendering. A screen shot showing the video properties here http://imgur.com/yRf1C
Audio is again a problem, mono, so the audio settings will need tweaking. FFmpeg cuts at keyframes which can be a big problem with HD, 300 to 600 keyframe intervals not uncommon (Sony should be ashamed). The -g 5 in the command gets it down to around 20 - less than a second. Nowhere near frame accurate but probably acceptable.
For the test file, 1 minute comes out at 10 MB and if you need a smaller final result will convert, after editing, to mpeg-4 avc at about 3 MB per minute. Conversion time depends on processor (AMD 3 GHz quad core) was around 2x real time.