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Screen Recording

shotdock uses wf-recorder for H.264 video recordings.

Recording Profile

Default configuration:

  • Codec: libx264
  • Rate control: Constant Rate Factor crf=18
  • Frame rate: 60 FPS (record_fps)
  • Pixel format: yuv420p
  • Preset: veryfast

Interactive Target Selection

Trigger screen recording:

shotdock -r

shotdock opens a selection menu (via rofi if installed):

  1. Display: Choose a monitor to record.
  2. Window or Area: Click a window or drag a region using slurp.

To start region recording directly without the menu:

shotdock --record-area

Process Management

  • Start: Run shotdock -r.
  • Stop: Run shotdock -r again.
  • Signal: wf-recorder is sent SIGINT to cleanly finalize the MP4 container.
  • Clipboard: File path to the .mp4 is copied to clipboard.
  • Default Directory: ~/Videos/Recordings/.
  • PID File: Tracked in $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/shotdock/record.pid.