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ComputerGuru on Oct 28, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: VHS: CLI home video recorder

Where/how does ffmpeg come in? How are you connecting screen output to ffmpeg input?

taviso on Oct 28, 2022 [–]

ffmpeg can capture an xterm as a source, it's called x11grab.

ComputerGuru on Oct 28, 2022 | [–]

TIL! Thanks for sharing!

Edit: X11 as a source, not xterm. At least from what I can see.

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