{"id":194877,"date":"2021-03-05T17:00:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/screen-recording-in-linux-with-simplescreenrecorder-cloudsavvy-it\/"},"modified":"2021-03-05T17:00:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T14:00:57","slug":"screen-recording-in-linux-with-simplescreenrecorder-cloudsavvy-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/screen-recording-in-linux-with-simplescreenrecorder-cloudsavvy-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#Screen Recording in Linux with SimpleScreenRecorder \u2013 CloudSavvy IT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2dfb3a6af8e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2dfb3a6af8e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/screen-recording-in-linux-with-simplescreenrecorder-cloudsavvy-it\/#What_Is_SimpleScreenRecorder_SSR\" >What Is SimpleScreenRecorder (SSR)?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/screen-recording-in-linux-with-simplescreenrecorder-cloudsavvy-it\/#Installing_SimpleScreenRecorder\" >Installing SimpleScreenRecorder<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/screen-recording-in-linux-with-simplescreenrecorder-cloudsavvy-it\/#The_SSR_Input_Profile\" >The SSR Input Profile<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/screen-recording-in-linux-with-simplescreenrecorder-cloudsavvy-it\/#The_SSR_Output_Profile\" >The SSR Output Profile<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/screen-recording-in-linux-with-simplescreenrecorder-cloudsavvy-it\/#The_SSR_Recording_Interface\" >The SSR Recording Interface<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/screen-recording-in-linux-with-simplescreenrecorder-cloudsavvy-it\/#Wrapping_up\" >Wrapping up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Screen Recording in Linux with SimpleScreenRecorder \u2013 CloudSavvy IT&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9988 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/4fda2ca133918d934894b1ad4ba27f7b\/p\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1812abac.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"389\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/camera-viewfinder-black-background-vector-widescreen-329536676\" data-credittext=\"Shutterstock\/Vector FX\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/camera-viewfinder-black-background-vector-widescreen-329536676\">Shutterstock\/Vector FX<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Recording your Linux desktop is a much sought after feature, for both <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>rs and business professionals alike. Simple Screen Recorder, as the name implies, is a simple yet solid screen recording tool. Learn all about it in this article.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_SimpleScreenRecorder_SSR\"><\/span>What Is <i>SimpleScreenRecorder (SSR)<\/i>?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>SimpleScreenRecorder (in short SSR) is a utility which lets you easily and in a straightforward fashion record your Linux desktop. It is available for many Linux operating systems as a directly installable package, or one can even self-compile by following the steps on the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MaartenBaert\/ssr\">SSR GitHub page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>SSR Also offers all features one needs, like multi-screen recording, without over complicating the interface. The main SSR interface is sleek and well designed:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/106ede2a662a42216b6b6fa712f59838\/p\/uploads\/2021\/02\/f1bf68db.png\" alt=\"SimpleScreenRecorder 0.3.11 input options dialog box\" width=\"651\" height=\"659\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Installing_SimpleScreenRecorder\"><\/span>Installing <i>SimpleScreenRecorder<\/i><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To install <i>SimpleScreenRecorder<\/i> on your Debian\/Apt based Linux distribution (Like Ubuntu and Mint), execute the following command in your terminal:<\/p>\n<p><code>sudo apt install simplescreenrecorder<\/code><\/p>\n<p>If you want to also record 32-Bit OpenGL <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications on 64-Bit based operating systems, you should also execute the following:<\/p>\n<p><code>sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder-lib:i386<\/code><\/p>\n<p>There is also a PPA repository (works for both Ubuntu and Mint), enabling you to get the latest version easily:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt-add-repository ppa:maarten-baert\/simplescreenrecorder&#13;\nsudo apt-get update&#13;\nsudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder&#13;\n<\/pre>\n<p>The current version in the main Mint 20 repository is 0.3.11 whereas if you install the PPA, the version is 0.4.3. The full\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MaartenBaert\/ssr\/blob\/master\/CHANGELOG.md\">changelog<\/a>\u00a0is available on the GitHub repository.<\/p>\n<p>The latest version has a handy \u2018Skip this page\u2019 option for the introduction page. Additionally, there is a new \u2018Record entire screen with cursor\u2019 option, and V4L2 device recording option. This is how the new interface looks in comparison with the 0.3.11 interface above:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/130c76451778b2ec44b502bf937367c2\/p\/uploads\/2021\/02\/b63576ae.png\" alt=\"SimpleScreenRecorder 0.4.3 input interface\" width=\"651\" height=\"694\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For installation options for other operating systems, you can consult the Download section of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maartenbaert.be\/simplescreenrecorder\/\">SimpleScreenRecorder<\/a> page on the developer\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_SSR_Input_Profile\"><\/span>The <i>SSR<\/i> Input Profile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Using SimpleScreenRecorder is straightforward and easy. Once you start the application, after closing the introduction page (which can be skipped in the later versions), a simple dialog box is shown which enables one to quickly select any necessary setting changes. Let\u2019s look at main options we will likely use in detail:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/bbc9ea3d60a340f93fc87782668ddbb0\/p\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ab7312a2.png\" alt=\"Video input selection in SSR\" width=\"632\" height=\"208\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Video input selection allows you to set the recording window to either a specified screen, all screens, to a fixed rectangle etc. We can also follow the cursor, and once we select this option the handy \u2018Record entire screen with cursor\u2019 tick box becomes available. We can also record OpenGL and even a V4L2 device (for example a webcam or capture card) directly.<\/p>\n<p>Next, we can set our frame rate and any scaling options:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/9575ead6290efcfc7c1f4086e7cca04c\/p\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3e74b737.png\" alt=\"SSR Frame rate selection and scaling\" width=\"622\" height=\"123\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A frame rate of 20-30 should suffice for making business presentations etc. You may want to increase this number a bit for fluid motion in gaming. We can also select whether we want to record Audio and select the Audio input source:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/8ce11bf07162cad4ae367fc5775af5b2\/p\/uploads\/2021\/02\/d8c483cf.png\" alt=\"SimpleScreenRecorder Audio Settings\" width=\"635\" height=\"178\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_SSR_Output_Profile\"><\/span>The <i>SSR<\/i> Output Profile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When one is done with configuration the input profile, it can be saved with the <i>Save<\/i> option at the top of the dialog box, and clicking the <i>Next<\/i> button to continue, will lead us to the output profile selections.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/5b1137a0a38fab4df6e8b4da6f94964c\/p\/uploads\/2021\/02\/512e6eae.png\" alt=\"SimpleScreenRecorder Output Profile Dialog\" width=\"632\" height=\"397\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Here we can set the filename to save the recording to (1), and select the video container format we will use for doing so (2). Other video container options available are MP4, WebM, OGG and even an \u2018Other\u2019 selection which lets you select any other container format available on the system.<\/p>\n<p>Next up we can select our codec (best left at H.264 with a matching Matroska (MKV) or MP4 container format selected above, unless you have a good understanding of video codecs and containers).<\/p>\n<p>Next we select the (important) constant rate factor (3). A lower value for the constant rate factor (CRF) will result in a better quality, with 0 being lossless, though this goes matched with a larger resulting file size for the recording. A range of 15-23 is usually the <i>happy medium<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>We can next set our video preset (4), where again a slower selection will result in better quality, though the machine may be significantly taxed more in the process. The best idea is to always test a few different setting combinations, and see what the eventual recordings looks like.<\/p>\n<p>We can also select or Audio codec (5) and bit rate (6). A bit rate of 128 Would give reasonable audio quality, though a setting of 192 or higher may give better audio quality. Going about 256 is not recommended for standard recordings.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_SSR_Recording_Interface\"><\/span>The <i>SSR<\/i> Recording Interface<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When one is done with configuring the output profile, it can be saved with the <i>Save<\/i> option at the top of the dialog box, and clicking the <i>Next<\/i> button to continue, will lead us to the final recording interface.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/b3ab9bc314a16919bc1f737a16d148f3\/p\/uploads\/2021\/02\/958568ec.png\" alt=\"Main SimpleScreenRecorder Recording Interface\" width=\"651\" height=\"694\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In this dialog, we im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely start recording (1) if we choose to do so. It will also allow us to cancel recording (4), which takes us back to the previous screen (the Output Profile selection dialog). Once the recording is finished, it can be saved (5), and we can even start a real time preview (7). The real time preview can be very handy for getting an idea of the area which will be recorded, and to see if the audio input is working well and not to soft\/loud:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/6f3a0ea10e0038dae35d0268657a1bc4\/p\/uploads\/2021\/02\/04516cc6.png\" alt=\"SimpleScreenRecorder Recording Preview\" width=\"425\" height=\"329\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We can set a schedule (6) using the scheduling option (<i>Edit schedule<\/i> button) and activate the same. We can also see a detailed events log (3) which can help with troubleshooting audio and video if things should go amiss.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the real time information overview in (2) gives a lot of handy information about how our recording is going\/working whilst it recording, and partial information (like the number shown in <i>FPS in<\/i>, showing us the number of input frames per second) whilst we are previewing our selections, but not recording yet.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrapping_up\"><\/span>Wrapping up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Maarten Baert, the developer of SimpleScreenRecorder has created a powerful and comprehensive screen recorder which has outgrown it\u2019s name in functionality but not in simplicity. The software is simple, stable, available on many Linux operating systems, can easily be upgraded and is feature rich. 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