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# Video
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## Source
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By default, scrcpy mirrors the device screen.
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It is possible to capture the device camera instead.
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See the dedicated [camera](camera.md) page.
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## Size
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By default, scrcpy attempts to mirror at the Android device resolution.
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It might be useful to mirror at a lower definition to increase performance. To
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limit both width and height to some maximum value (here 1024):
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```bash
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scrcpy --max-size=1024
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scrcpy -m 1024 # short version
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```
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The other dimension is computed so that the Android device aspect ratio is
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preserved. That way, a device in 1920×1080 will be mirrored at 1024×576.
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If encoding fails, scrcpy automatically tries again with a lower definition
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(unless `--no-downsize-on-error` is enabled).
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## Bit rate
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The default video bit rate is 8 Mbps. To change it:
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```bash
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scrcpy --video-bit-rate=2M
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scrcpy --video-bit-rate=2000000 # equivalent
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scrcpy -b 2M # short version
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```
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## Frame rate
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The capture frame rate can be limited:
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```bash
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scrcpy --max-fps=15
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```
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The actual capture frame rate may be printed to the console:
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```
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scrcpy --print-fps
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```
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It may also be enabled or disabled at anytime with <kbd>MOD</kbd>+<kbd>i</kbd>
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(see [shortcuts](shortcuts.md)).
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The frame rate is intrinsically variable: a new frame is produced only when the
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screen content changes. For example, if you play a fullscreen video at 24fps on
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your device, you should not get more than 24 frames per second in scrcpy.
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## Codec
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The video codec can be selected. The possible values are `h264` (default),
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`h265` and `av1`:
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```bash
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scrcpy --video-codec=h264 # default
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scrcpy --video-codec=h265
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scrcpy --video-codec=av1
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```
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H265 may provide better quality, but H264 should provide lower latency.
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AV1 encoders are not common on current Android devices.
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For advanced usage, to pass arbitrary parameters to the [`MediaFormat`],
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check `--video-codec-options` in the manpage or in `scrcpy --help`.
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[`MediaFormat`]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaFormat
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## Encoder
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Several encoders may be available on the device. They can be listed by:
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```bash
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scrcpy --list-encoders
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```
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Sometimes, the default encoder may have issues or even crash, so it is useful to
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try another one:
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```bash
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scrcpy --video-codec=h264 --video-encoder='OMX.qcom.video.encoder.avc'
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```
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## Orientation
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The orientation may be applied at 3 different levels:
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- The [shortcut](shortcuts.md) <kbd>MOD</kbd>+<kbd>r</kbd> requests the
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device to switch between portrait and landscape (the current running app may
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refuse, if it does not support the requested orientation).
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- `--lock-video-orientation` changes the mirroring orientation (the orientation
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of the video sent from the device to the computer). This affects the
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recording.
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- `--orientation` is applied on the client side, and affects display and
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recording. For the display, it can be changed dynamically using
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[shortcuts](shortcuts.md).
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To lock the mirroring orientation (on the capture side):
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```bash
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scrcpy --lock-video-orientation # initial (current) orientation
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scrcpy --lock-video-orientation=0 # natural orientation
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scrcpy --lock-video-orientation=90 # 90° clockwise
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scrcpy --lock-video-orientation=180 # 180°
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scrcpy --lock-video-orientation=270 # 270° clockwise
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```
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To orient the video (on the rendering side):
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```bash
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scrcpy --orientation=0
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scrcpy --orientation=90 # 90° clockwise
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scrcpy --orientation=180 # 180°
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scrcpy --orientation=270 # 270° clockwise
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scrcpy --orientation=flip0 # hflip
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scrcpy --orientation=flip90 # hflip + 90° clockwise
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scrcpy --orientation=flip180 # vflip (hflip + 180°)
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scrcpy --orientation=flip270 # hflip + 270° clockwise
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```
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The orientation can be set separately for display and record if necessary, via
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`--display-orientation` and `--record-orientation`.
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The rotation is applied to a recorded file by writing a display transformation
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to the MP4 or MKV target file. Flipping is not supported, so only the 4 first
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values are allowed when recording.
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## Crop
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The device screen may be cropped to mirror only part of the screen.
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This is useful, for example, to mirror only one eye of the Oculus Go:
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```bash
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scrcpy --crop=1224:1440:0:0 # 1224x1440 at offset (0,0)
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```
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The values are expressed in the device natural orientation (portrait for a
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phone, landscape for a tablet).
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If `--max-size` is also specified, resizing is applied after cropping.
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## Display
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If several displays are available on the Android device, it is possible to
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select the display to mirror:
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```bash
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scrcpy --display-id=1
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```
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The list of display ids can be retrieved by:
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```bash
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scrcpy --list-displays
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```
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A secondary display may only be controlled if the device runs at least Android
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10 (otherwise it is mirrored as read-only).
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## Buffering
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By default, there is no video buffering, to get the lowest possible latency.
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Buffering can be added to delay the video stream and compensate for jitter to
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get a smoother playback (see [#2464]).
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[#2464]: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/2464
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The configuration is available independently for the display,
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[v4l2 sinks](video.md#video4linux) and [audio](audio.md#buffering) playback.
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```bash
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scrcpy --display-buffer=50 # add 50ms buffering for display
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scrcpy --v4l2-buffer=300 # add 300ms buffering for v4l2 sink
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scrcpy --audio-buffer=200 # set 200ms buffering for audio playback
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```
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They can be applied simultaneously:
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```bash
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scrcpy --display-buffer=50 --v4l2-buffer=300
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```
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## No playback
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It is possible to capture an Android device without playing video or audio on
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the computer. This option is useful when [recording](recording.md) or when
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[v4l2](#video4linux) is enabled:
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```bash
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scrcpy --v4l2-sink=/dev/video2 --no-playback
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scrcpy --record=file.mkv --no-playback
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# interrupt with Ctrl+C
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```
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It is also possible to disable video and audio playback separately:
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```bash
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# Send video to V4L2 sink without playing it, but keep audio playback
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scrcpy --v4l2-sink=/dev/video2 --no-video-playback
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# Record both video and audio, but only play video
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scrcpy --record=file.mkv --no-audio-playback
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```
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## No video
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To disable video forwarding completely, so that only audio is forwarded:
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```
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scrcpy --no-video
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```
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## Video4Linux
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See the dedicated [Video4Linux](v4l2.md) page.
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