On 30/06/2020, Leonardo via ffmpeg-user <ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to use ffmpeg to record the computer screen and also audio from > microfone. Googling I found a lot of "how to". Although I can now record, I > do have a few questions (3): > > 1) Using command > > $ ffmpeg -thread_queue_size 512 -f alsa -ac 2 -ar 44100 -i hw:0,0 > -video_size 1024x768 -probesize 10M -framerate 30 -thread_queue_size 512 -f > x11grab -i :0.0 -c:a aac -c:v libx264 -vf "format=yuv420p" output.mp4
<sniped> > 3) Are those commands above "correct"? I mean, is there something "wrong" or > can it be improved to reduce file size, improve video quality or sound > quality? I know that ffmpeg has tons of options and "improve" is not a clear > question. For x264 compressed video use -crf 17see for other options https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/H.264 For aac audio compression use -b:a 192k for the bitrate see for other options https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/AAC $ ffmpeg -thread_queue_size 512 -f alsa -ac 2 -ar 44100 -i hw:0,0 -video_size 1024x768 -probesize 10M -framerate 30 -thread_queue_size 512 -f x11grab -i :0.0 -c:a aac -b:a 192k -c:v libx264 -crf 17 -vf "format=yuv420p" output.mp4 _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".