SimpleScreenRecorder is a
Qt-based
screencast
A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture or a screen recording, often containing audio narration. The term ''screencast'' compares with the related term ''screenshot''; whereas screenshot ...
software made for
Unix
Unix (; trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, whose development started in 1969 at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and ot ...
operating systems, which was created as a simpler alternative to programs such as
FFmpeg
FFmpeg is a free and open-source software project consisting of a suite of libraries and programs for handling video, audio, and other multimedia files and streams. At its core is the command-line ffmpeg tool itself, designed for processing of vid ...
/
avconv and
VLC.
Features
SimpleScreenRecorder can capture a video-audio record of the entire computer screen or part of it,
or record
OpenGL
OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics. The API is typically used to interact with a graphics processing unit (GPU), to achieve hardwa ...
applications such as video games directly. The program synchronizes the captured video and audio properly, reduces the frame rate of the video if the user's computer is too slow, and is fully multi-threaded. Users can pause and resume recording by clicking a button or by pressing a hotkey. The program can also show statistics about the computer's performance during recording.
The program allows users to select options for the screen capture such as 'Follow the cursor' and 'Record the cursor'.
SimpleScreenRecorder can output video and audio into many final file container formats. These distinct video and audio encodings are also customizable.
The resolution and frame rate of the resulting video may be set prior to recording, as may the audio quality of the video.
See also
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Comparison of screencasting software
This page provides a comparison of notable screencasting software, used to record activities on the computer screen. This software is commonly used for desktop recording, gameplay recording and video editing. Screencasting software is typically li ...
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Screencast
A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture or a screen recording, often containing audio narration. The term ''screencast'' compares with the related term ''screenshot''; whereas screenshot ...
References
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External links
Recording desktop or gaming audioRecording Steam games Project website
on Github
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Linux software
Screencasting software
Video software that uses Qt