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@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dm-recording is a dmenu controlled utility that manages screen recordings using
You can either select Fullscreen or Region mode. Fullscreen mode records the entire default X display, Region mode lets the user click on a window or drag a region to be recorded. A notification brief (900ms) notification is displayed after which (100ms later) the recording is started. Unless in fullscreen mode, a frame is drawn around the recorded region.
## Usage
Run `dm-recording`. Everything else is managed and communicated by `dmenu` and `notify-send`.
Make sure you meet [the requirements](https://gitea.leafbla.de/dominic/dm-scripts/src/branch/master/dm-recording#requirements) and run `dm-recording`. Everything else is managed and communicated by `dmenu` and `notify-send`.
Click [Click me](https://gitea.leafbla.de/dominic/dm-scripts/src/branch/master/dm-recording/.media/example.mp4) to see a sample video.
@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ Click [Click me](https://gitea.leafbla.de/dominic/dm-scripts/src/branch/master/d
In order to stop the recording, kill the corresponding process. While not the prettiest solution, `killall ffmpeg` works for non-nested recordings.
## Requirements
You need to have `dmenu`, `ffmpeg` and `libxcb` (for ffmpeg) installed in order to run dm-recording. It is recommended to have a notification server setup that allows communication via `notify-send`.
You need to have `dmenu`, `slop` (for the region and window selection), `ffmpeg` (for the recording) and `libxcb` (for recording X displays using ffmpeg) installed in order to run dm-recording. It is recommended to have a notification server setup that allows communication via `notify-send`.

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echo "Aborting."
exit 1
fi
if ! hash slop 2>/dev/null; then
notify-send "Error" "slop is not installed.\n\nAborting."
echo "slop is not installed."
echo "slop is used to select the windows and regions."
echo "Aborting."
exit 1
fi
if ! ldconfig -p | grep libxcb >/dev/null; then
notify-send "Error" "libxcb is not installed.\n\nffmepg requires libxcb for it's x11grab option.\n\nAborting."
echo "libxcb is not installed."