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pikvm/docs/video.md
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update documentation to reflect best-practices (#857)
* update tailscale.md to reflect best-practices

The provided -Syy is supposed to be used to redownload all package databases,
while the command chain itself is a partial upgrade which is not recommended
either for rolling release distributions.

Replace the full database redownload with a database update and run a system
upgrade while installing tailscaled.

* remove unnecessary sync command from video.md

* remove unnecessary sync command from bluetooth_hid.md

* remove unnecessary sync command from arduino_hid.md

* update faq.md to reflect best practices

* update letsencrypt.md to keep system up-to-date when installing packages
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# Working with video
## Video recording
!!! info
H.264 is available on Pi 3 and Pi 4. Older boards won't handle it. Best of all this feature only works for HDMI to CSI bridge. For the USB HDMI dongle, there will be a decrease in FPS to 10-15 for 1080p. Work in progress.
1. Perform full system update to get the latest uStreamer and install ffmpeg:
```
# rw
# pacman -Syu ffmpeg
```
2. For USB dongle only: Add line `gpu_mem=256` to `/boot/config.txt`.
3. Perform `reboot` command.
4. Run `rw` after the reboot.
6. To record a video, you need to enable the stream (open the web interface or connect via VNC). Then run something like this in the console:
```
# rw
# ustreamer-dump --sink kvmd::ustreamer::h264 --output - | ffmpeg -use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1 -i pipe: -c:v copy test.mp4
```
7. Press `Ctrl+C` to stop recording. Your video will be in the file `test.mp4`.
8. After finishing work, do not forget to switch the file system to read-only mode using `ro` command.
## Take a screenshot via console on PiKVM
!!! note
You must have a stream running
```
# curl --unix-socket /run/kvmd/ustreamer.sock http://localhost/snapshot -o /tmp/screen.jpg
```