In this tutorial I demonstrate my AutoHotkey script that helps use ffmpeg to record my desktop. The idea came from one of my AutoHotkey Expert interviews with Rick C (thank you Rick for the idea and example code you gave me! It made it easy to create this version. )
Here is my code to Record your desktop for free and some links to documentation
#SingleInstance,Force ;ensure only 1 version running SetTitleMatchMode, 3 ;to make sure winMinimize and Sending Control C to ConsoleWindowClass works down below DetectHiddenWindows,On ;Added becauase minimizing the window ; General Documentation := https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-devices.html#gdigrab Documentation on gdigrab from ffmpeg ; Get list of devices ffmpeg:= ffmpeg -list_devices true -f dshow -i dummy ; Cropping specific area := https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6766333/capture-windows-screen-with-ffmpeg/47591299 ;********************Control+Shift+R=Start Recording*********************************** ^+r:: FileDelete, %A_ScriptDir%\temp.mp4 sleep, 50 ff_params = -rtbufsize 1500M -thread_queue_size 512 -f gdigrab -video_size 1920x1080 -i desktop -f dshow -i audio="Microphone (Yeti Stereo Microphone)" -crf 0 -filter:a "volume=1.5" -vcodec libx264 temp.mp4 run ffmpeg %ff_params% ;run ffmpeg with command parameters sleep, 150 ;Wait for Command window to appear WinMinimize, ahk_class ConsoleWindowClass ;minimize the CMD window return ;********************Control+Shift+S= Stop Recording*********************************** ^+s:: ControlSend, , ^c, ahk_class ConsoleWindowClass ; send ctrl-c to command window which stops the recording sleep, 500 InputBox, New_File_Name,File name,What would you like to name your .mp4 file?,,300,130 ;Get a file name for your new video if (New_File_Name = "") or (Error = 1) ;If you don't give it a name, it won't rename it and won't run it return Run, explore %A_ScriptDir% ;Open the working folder FileMove, %A_ScriptDir%\temp.mp4, %A_ScriptDir%\%New_File_Name%.mp4 ; Rename the temp file to your new file. Run, %A_ScriptDir%\%New_File_Name%.mp4 ;Now play the new file name return
