[SOLVED]xwininfo - region select?

Draucia · 2011-09-30 00:57:58

Is it possible to be able to select a region with xwininfo? Like drag and select an area like in xvidcap? And then put the x and y offset into ffmpeg. I'm trying to make a ffmpeg record script that records when you select an area because I couldn't find a decent screen caster that allows selecting a region.

And one question: Is it possible to record with ffmpeg and record mic input AND system output? I can record mic input OR system output but not both (with pavucontrol). Thanks.

Last edited by Draucia (2011-10-02 13:34:02)

Procyon · 2011-09-30 16:17:46

zenity --info --text="Resize me" &
zenity --info --text="When done resizing the resize window, press OK on THIS dialog before the resize dialog."
{ IFS=" ,x"; read u; read u x y u; read u w h; } < <(xdotool search --name Information getwindowgeometry)
echo ffmpeg blabla $w $h + $x $y

Like this with a resizable window it should be easy, right? I've never used xvidcap though. No idea about the mic problem either.

Draucia · 2011-09-30 17:43:00

region.sh: line 3: syntax error near unexpected token `<'
region.sh: line 3: `{ IFS=" ,x"; read u; read u x y u; read u w h; } < <(xdotool search --name Information getwindowgeometry)'

Hmm something to do with xdotool I think.

Last edited by Draucia (2011-09-30 17:47:47)

Procyon · 2011-09-30 18:46:54

Wrong shell?
Be sure to start bash scripts with
#! /bin/bash

Draucia · 2011-09-30 19:45:09

Procyon wrote:

Wrong shell?
Be sure to start bash scripts with
#! /bin/bash

Yeah it was the wrong shell. But why is this? I tried /bin/sh and it didnt work but bash does. Weird because /bin/sh is a symlink to bash.

But thanks a lot for the script. I will try it.

lolilolicon · 2011-09-30 19:49:38

Check out AUR/ffcast... I scratched up xrectsel.c exactly for region selection.
The ffcast is really not good code (I know...), but the idea is simple and it's easy to hack...

bernarcher · 2011-09-30 19:54:22

Draucia wrote:

Procyon wrote:
Wrong shell?
Be sure to start bash scripts with
#! /bin/bash
Yeah it was the wrong shell. But why is this? I tried /bin/sh and it didnt work but bash does. Weird because /bin/sh is a symlink to bash.

Not quite, it depends how bash has been invoked:

man bash:

       If  bash  is  invoked  with  the name sh, it tries to mimic the startup
       behavior of historical versions of sh as  closely  as  possible,  while
       conforming  to the POSIX standard as well.

Draucia · 2011-09-30 20:14:30

lolilolicon wrote:

Check out AUR/ffcast... I scratched up xrectsel.c exactly for region selection.
The ffcast is really not good code (I know...), but the idea is simple and it's easy to hack...

That's what I was looking for. It doesn't record sound, though. I tried to implement it myself but couldn't get it to work (I probably could if I read through the whole file).

bernarcher wrote:

Draucia wrote:
Procyon wrote:
Wrong shell?
Be sure to start bash scripts with
#! /bin/bash
Yeah it was the wrong shell. But why is this? I tried /bin/sh and it didnt work but bash does. Weird because /bin/sh is a symlink to bash.
Not quite, it depends how bash has been invoked:
man bash:
       If  bash  is  invoked  with  the name sh, it tries to mimic the startup
       behavior of historical versions of sh as  closely  as  possible,  while
       conforming  to the POSIX standard as well.

Thanks.

lolilolicon · 2011-10-01 04:05:19

Draucia wrote:

lolilolicon wrote:
Check out AUR/ffcast... I scratched up xrectsel.c exactly for region selection.
The ffcast is really not good code (I know...), but the idea is simple and it's easy to hack...
That's what I was looking for. It doesn't record sound, though. I tried to implement it myself but couldn't get it to work (I probably could if I read through the whole file).

Try this: https://github.com/lolilolicon/ffcast/i … nt-1806411

Draucia · 2011-10-01 12:43:24

┌─[draucia][~/recordings]
└─╼ ffcast -s --debug
(DD)  Checking display :0 with `xrectsel :0 checkdpy'
xrectsel: Valid display_name :0
(DD)  VCODEC: -vcodec libx264 -vpre lossless_slow -crf 0
(DD)  FORMAT: -f h264
(DD)  geometry: root: 1366x768
==>  Select screen area to be captured by mouse drag
  ->  Drag mouse with button one pressed
  ->  Press any key on keyboard to abort
(DD)  geometry: mod 2: 68x46
(DD)  geometry: in screen:68x46+1005+638
==>  Capture geometry: 68x46+1005+638
(DD)  ffmpeg: command line:
ffmpeg -r 15 -v 1 -s 68x46 -an -i pulse -f alsa -f x11grab -i :0+1005,638 -vcodec libx264 -vpre lossless_slow -crf 0 -f h264  -sameq "ffcast.111001044120.mkv"
==>  Capture started, press [q] to finish
ffmpeg version 0.7.5, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Sep 23 2011 13:46:45 with gcc 4.6.1 20110819 (prerelease)
  configuration: --prefix=/usr --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libvorbis --enable-libxvid --enable-libx264 --enable-libvpx --enable-libtheora --enable-postproc --enable-shared --enable-x11grab --enable-libopencore_amrnb --enable-libopencore_amrwb --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-librtmp --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-runtime-cpudetect --disable-debug
  libavutil    50. 43. 0 / 50. 43. 0
  libavcodec   52.122. 0 / 52.122. 0
  libavformat  52.110. 0 / 52.110. 0
  libavdevice  52.  5. 0 / 52.  5. 0
  libavfilter   1. 80. 0 /  1. 80. 0
  libswscale    0. 14. 1 /  0. 14. 1
  libpostproc  51.  2. 0 / 51.  2. 0
[alsa @ 0x9a40a0] capture with some ALSA plugins, especially dsnoop, may hang.
[alsa @ 0x9a40a0] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
Input #0, alsa, from 'pulse':
  Duration: N/A, start: 1317458481.177796, bitrate: N/A
    Stream #0.0: Audio: pcm_s16le, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, s16, 1536 kb/s
[x11grab @ 0x99ee80] device: :0+1005,638 -> display: :0 x: 1005 y: 638 width: 640 height: 480
[x11grab @ 0x99ee80] shared memory extension found
X Error of failed request:  BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
  Major opcode of failed request:  140 (MIT-SHM)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  4 (X_ShmGetImage)
  Serial number of failed request:  11
  Current serial number in output stream:  11
(EE)  ffmpeg: failed, try running with --debug
==>  Output filename: ffcast.111001044120.mkv

Here's the part I edited:

    msg "Capture started, press [q] to finish"
    # -threads 0 was in the original, but segfaults with, say -vcodec flv
    # Options that may help: -sameq
    ffmpeg -r ${FPS} -v 1  \
	-s ${LEN_X}x${LEN_Y} -f alsa -i pulse \
        -f x11grab -i ${CAPDPY}+${POS_X},${POS_Y} \
        ${VCODEC} ${FORMAT} ${CASTSPAN} -sameq \
        "${OUTPUT}" 2>"${DEBUG}" || \
    err "ffmpeg: failed, try running with --debug"
    msg "Output filename: %s" "${OUTPUT}"

lolilolicon · 2011-10-01 13:30:13

Draucia wrote:

(DD)  ffmpeg: command line:
ffmpeg -r 15 -v 1 -s 68x46 -an -i pulse -f alsa -f x11grab -i :0+1005,638 -vcodec libx264 -vpre lossless_slow -crf 0 -f h264  -sameq "ffcast.111001044120.mkv"

Note that option order matters for ffmpeg. Also the -an option should be removed (it disables audio recording).

Does this work for you?

ffmpeg -s 68x46 -f x11grab -i :0+1005,638 -f alsa -i pulse "ffcast.mkv"

If it does, just adjust the ffcast code accordingly.

(note to self: I really should scratch all the default parameters passed to ffmepg, and stuff whatever the user passes to it...)

Draucia · 2011-10-01 13:40:34

Ok so I got here is my let_me_capture:

let_me_capture () {
    [ "${PRINTCMDONLY}" ] && {
    msg "ffmpeg: command line:\nffmpeg -r %s -v 1 -s %sx%s -f alsa -i pulse -f x11grab -i %s+%s,%s %s %s %s -sameq \"%s\"" \
#    msg "ffmpeg: command line:\nffmpeg -r %s -v 1 -s %sx%s -an -f alsa -i pulse -f x11grab -i %s+%s,%s %s %s %s -sameq \"%s\"" \
    ${FPS} ${LEN_X} ${LEN_Y} ${CAPDPY} ${POS_X} ${POS_Y} \
    "${VCODEC}" "${FORMAT}" "${CASTSPAN}" "${OUTPUT}"
    exit 0; }

    #dbg "ffmpeg: command line:\nffmpeg -r %s -v 1 -s %sx%s -an -f x11grab -i %s+%s,%s %s %s %s -sameq \"%s\"" \
    dbg "ffmpeg: command line:\nffmpeg -r %s -v 1 -s %sx%s -i pulse -f alsa -f x11grab -i %s+%s,%s %s %s %s -sameq \"%s\"" \
    ${FPS} ${LEN_X} ${LEN_Y} ${CAPDPY} ${POS_X} ${POS_Y} \
    "${VCODEC}" "${FORMAT}" "${CASTSPAN}" "${OUTPUT}"

    msg "Capture started, press [q] to finish"
    # -threads 0 was in the original, but segfaults with, say -vcodec flv
    # Options that may help: -sameq
    ffmpeg -r ${FPS} -v 1  \
	-s ${LEN_X}x${LEN_Y} -f alsa -i pulse \
        -f x11grab -i ${CAPDPY}+${POS_X},${POS_Y} \
        ${VCODEC} ${FORMAT} ${CASTSPAN} -sameq \
        "${OUTPUT}" 2>"${DEBUG}" || \
    err "ffmpeg: failed, try running with --debug"
    msg "Output filename: %s" "${OUTPUT}"
}

But it doesn't record sound. I've tried recording with

ffmpeg -s 68x46 -f x11grab -i :0+1005,638 -f alsa -i pulse "ffcast.mkv"

and it records sound, but ffcast doesn't.

Last edited by Draucia (2011-10-01 13:56:03)

lolilolicon · 2011-10-01 14:18:44

As I said, option order is significant for ffmpeg. See ffmpeg man page.

You could have tried harder... but this should work,

    ffmpeg -v 1 -f alsa -i pulse \
        -r ${FPS} -s ${LEN_X}x${LEN_Y} \
        -f x11grab -i ${CAPDPY}+${POS_X},${POS_Y} \
        ${VCODEC} ${FORMAT} ${CASTSPAN} -sameq \
        "${OUTPUT}" 2>"${DEBUG}"

Draucia · 2011-10-02 02:37:29

lolilolicon wrote:

As I said, option order is significant for ffmpeg. See ffmpeg man page.
You could have tried harder... but this should work,
    ffmpeg -v 1 -f alsa -i pulse \
        -r ${FPS} -s ${LEN_X}x${LEN_Y} \
        -f x11grab -i ${CAPDPY}+${POS_X},${POS_Y} \
        ${VCODEC} ${FORMAT} ${CASTSPAN} -sameq \
        "${OUTPUT}" 2>"${DEBUG}"

Ok I put it in order like:

    ffmpeg -v 1 -f alsa -i pulse  \
        -r ${FPS} -s ${LEN_X}x${LEN_Y} \
        -f x11grab -i ${CAPDPY}+${POS_X},${POS_Y} \
        ${VCODEC} ${FORMAT} ${CASTSPAN} -sameq \
        "${OUTPUT}" 2>"${DEBUG}" || \
    err "ffmpeg: failed, try running with --debug"
    msg "Output filename: %s" "${OUTPUT}"
}

but it sound still doesn't work. Another thing is that it doesn't play in vlc, only mplayer. A file recorded by something like:

ffmpeg -s 68x46 -f x11grab -i :0+1005,638 -f alsa -i pulse "ffcast.mkv"

does play in vlc, though. Is it possible to use xrecsel and output the x,y and offsets? That's like the only part I need. It would be great if I could use xrectsel and just use my own ffmpeg command.

lolilolicon · 2011-10-02 04:28:46

Draucia wrote:

Is it possible to use xrecsel and output the x,y and offsets? That's like the only part I need. It would be great if I could use xrectsel and just use my own ffmpeg command.

Sure you can, e.g.

#!/bin/bash
IFS=x+ read w h x y < <(xrectsel)
ffmpeg -f x11grab -s ${w}x$h -i ${DISPLAY}+$x,$y "$@"

Draucia · 2011-10-02 13:28:21

lolilolicon wrote:

Draucia wrote:
Is it possible to use xrecsel and output the x,y and offsets? That's like the only part I need. It would be great if I could use xrectsel and just use my own ffmpeg command.
Sure you can, e.g.
#!/bin/bash
IFS=x+ read w h x y < <(xrectsel)
ffmpeg -f x11grab -s ${w}x$h -i ${DISPLAY}+$x,$y "$@"

What! It was that easy? Thank's a lot dude. Now I can record my computer sound output and my mic. I'm going to mark this thread as solved, thanks.

I have a question about xrectsel though. What package is it a part of? Is it installed by default?

lolilolicon · 2011-10-02 14:57:09

Draucia wrote:

I have a question about xrectsel though. What package is it a part of? Is it installed by default?

It's a part of the ffcast package... nowhere else to be found
A simple `make xrectsel` in the source directory will get it compiled, so go ahead and make yourself a PKGBUILD.. if you don't want anything else from the ffcast package.

lolilolicon · 2011-10-05 14:02:28

Hi Draucia, you will like FFcast 1.0. I should thank you for reminding me of fixing it.

Cheers

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#1 2011-09-30 00:57:58

[SOLVED]xwininfo - region select?

#2 2011-09-30 16:17:46

Re: [SOLVED]xwininfo - region select?

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Re: [SOLVED]xwininfo - region select?

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