🎥 sh2mp4
Records a shell script to mp4.
$ ./sh2mp4.sh "command to run" [output.mp4] [cols] [lines] [fps] [font]
I set up a stdbuf fifo so you should be able to pipe stuff like keypresses in, but it’s untested and you won’t be able to see what you’re doing either. Might be useful though.
Defaults
| arg | value | description |
|---|---|---|
| command | (required) | Command or script to run in recording |
| output | output.mp4 | Output file name |
| cols | $(tput cols) |
Terminal width in characters |
| lines | $(tput rows) |
Terminal height in characters |
| fps | 30 | Frames per second for recording |
| font | DejaVu Sans Mono | Font to use (must be monospace) |
Fonts
Font size is fixed at 6pt, which is 5x10 pixels per character in most monospaced fonts. If you want to change that, run the python script to get dimensions and hack your changes in.
Deps
See/run ./configure for a list. There’s a few, so you might wanna run it in a
container.
License
WTFPL with one additional clause:
- 🛑 Don’t blame me
Do wtf you want, but you’re on your own.
Links
See also
- 📺 tvmux - a tmux recorder using asciinema.