Screencast: Dynamic filename, codec settings

[skrupelosergasfus]

Hi all,

I am using VLC to record a VNC session (for documentation reasons).

VLC is currently being started as follows (as part of a batch-script on Windows 7):

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start "" vlc.exe screen:// --screen-fps 15 --sout "#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=1024,scale=1}:duplicate{dst=std{access=file,mux=ts,dst="C:\Temp\filname.mpg"}}"

I would like to name each output file with this pattern: Screencast_DATE_TIME. Is there a way to do that?

My current codec-settings (see above) are OK for now, but I am sure there is some room for improvement. If by any chance somebody knows better setting, please let me know. My Requirements:

• Reasonable media quality (you should be able to read regular sized text on the screen - no need for HD quality though!)

• small file size

• should be working on mediocre hardware and still not take more than 50% proccessor power

Your help is much apprechiated!

Robert

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

VLC itself cannot do that currently. It's up to the shell script / bash file to construct the command line adequately.