From 5042f8de933faecbeea270fc78713c294d93ec06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Romain Vimont Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2023 18:44:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Improve recording documentation --- doc/recording.md | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/recording.md b/doc/recording.md index 02e3cfc8..d0c33181 100644 --- a/doc/recording.md +++ b/doc/recording.md @@ -21,20 +21,15 @@ scrcpy --no-video --audio-codec=aac --record=file.aac # .m4a/.mp4 and .mka/.mkv are also supported for both opus and aac ``` -To disable playback while recording: - -```bash -scrcpy --no-playback --record=file.mp4 -scrcpy -Nr file.mkv -# interrupt recording with Ctrl+C -``` - Timestamps are captured on the device, so [packet delay variation] does not impact the recorded file, which is always clean (only if you use `--record` of course, not if you capture your scrcpy window and audio output on the computer). [packet delay variation]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_delay_variation + +## Format + The video and audio streams are encoded on the device, but are muxed on the client side. Two formats (containers) are supported: - Matroska (`.mkv`) @@ -48,3 +43,21 @@ needs not end with `.mkv` or `.mp4`): ``` scrcpy --record=file --record-format=mkv ``` + + +## No playback + +To disable playback while recording: + +```bash +scrcpy --no-playback --record=file.mp4 +scrcpy -Nr file.mkv +# interrupt recording with Ctrl+C +``` + +It is also possible to disable video and audio playback separately: + +```bash +# Record both video and audio, but only play video +scrcpy --record=file.mkv --no-audio-playback +```