SimpleScreenRecorder is a Qt screen recorder for Linux
which, despite its name, comes with more features than other similar
tools. The application is very easy to use and the default settings
should be enough for most cases, so usually you won't need to change any
settings.
Using it, you can record the entire screen (with multi-monitor support), record a fixed rectangle, follow the cursor or record OpenGL applications (can be used to record games).
Launching the
application, you'll notice a simple user interface that lets you select
the video input, choose if you want to record the cursor or if you want
to record the microphone and set the frame rate:
Clicking "Continue", you can select
the container for your screencast (MP4, Matroska, WebM, OGG or "Other",
which you can use to select any container supported by Libav), file
name, video codec (H.264, VP8, Theora or, just like the container,
select "Other" which allows you to use any codec supported by Libav),
set the video quality or preset:
In the next screen, you can start the
recording, enable recording hotkeys so you can pause / resume the
recording via a keyboard shortcut and more:
SimpleScreenRecorder features:
- records the entire screen or part of it, or records OpenGL applications directly (similar to Fraps on Windows);
- synchronizes audio and video properly (a common issue with VLC and ffmpeg/avconv);
- faster than VLC and ffmpeg/avconv;
- reduces the video frame rate if your computer is too slow (rather than using up all your RAM like VLC does);
- fully multithreaded: small delays in any of the components will never block the other components, resulting is smoother video and better performance on computers with multiple processors;
- pause and resume recording at any time (either by clicking a button or by pressing a hotkey);
- shows statistics during recording (file size, bit rate, total recording time, actual frame rate, ...);
- can show a preview during recording, so you don't waste time recording something only to figure out afterwards that some setting was wrong;
- more.
Please note that OpenGL support is
currently experimental and it might be buggy for now or it may not even
work at all for you. Furthermore, the application tries to capture the
frames before they are displayed on the screen and this might be
considered a hack in some games and you might be banned so check if
you're allowed to record a game before using this feature.
Below you can watch a quick video I've recorded using SimpleScreenRecorder in Ubuntu 13.04:
(direct video link)
Install SimpleScreenRecorder
Ubuntu users can install
SimpleScreenRecorder by using its official PPA. To add the PPA and
install the application, use the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maarten-baert/simplescreenrecorder
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecordersudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder-lib:i386
Arch Linux users can install SimpleScreenRecorder via AUR (64bit: just like in Ubuntu, make sure you also install the 32bit libs if you plan on recording 32bit OpenGL applications.