I'm using FFmpeg version 3.3.4 (installed via brew) through the command line to record my desktop during some automated tests on my macOS Sierra (10.12.6).
I would like to record only a specific section of the screen but, unfortunately, I'm not able to find the proper options in the documentation to reach my goal.
According to the FFmpeg documentation for avfoundation, this is the command I use:
ffmpeg
-f avfoundation // avfoundation
-pix_fmt uyvy422 // pixel format
-i 1 // input: desktop
-r 30 // framerate for output
[PATH]/test.mp4 // filename
When I run this command I have the following output:
ffmpeg version 3.3.4 Copyright (c) 2000-2017 the FFmpeg developers
built with Apple LLVM version 9.0.0 (clang-900.0.37)
configuration: --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/ffmpeg/3.3.4 --enable-shared --enable-pthreads --enable-version3 --enable-hardcoded-tables --enable-avresample --cc=clang --host-cflags= --host-ldflags= --enable-gpl --enable-ffplay --enable-frei0r --enable-libass --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxvid --enable-opencl --enable-videotoolbox --enable-openssl --disable-lzma --enable-libopenjpeg --disable-decoder=jpeg2000 --extra-cflags=-I/usr/local/Cellar/openjpeg/2.3.0/include/openjpeg-2.3 --enable-nonfree --enable-vda
libavutil 55. 58.100 / 55. 58.100
libavcodec 57. 89.100 / 57. 89.100
libavformat 57. 71.100 / 57. 71.100
libavdevice 57. 6.100 / 57. 6.100
libavfilter 6. 82.100 / 6. 82.100
libavresample 3. 5. 0 / 3. 5. 0
libswscale 4. 6.100 / 4. 6.100
libswresample 2. 7.100 / 2. 7.100
libpostproc 54. 5.100 / 54. 5.100
[avfoundation @ 0x7fb7d4005800] Stream #0: not enough frames to estimate rate; consider increasing probesize
Input #0, avfoundation, from '1':
Duration: N/A, start: 7263.782833, bitrate: N/A
Stream #0:0: Video: rawvideo (UYVY / 0x59565955), uyvy422, 1920x1080, 1000k tbr, 1000k tbn, 1000k tbc
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (rawvideo (native) -> h264 (libx264))
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
No pixel format specified, yuv422p for H.264 encoding chosen.
Use -pix_fmt yuv420p for compatibility with outdated media players.
[libx264 @ 0x7fb7d4028400] using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX FMA3 AVX2 LZCNT BMI2
[libx264 @ 0x7fb7d4028400] profile High 4:2:2, level 4.0, 4:2:2 8-bit
[libx264 @ 0x7fb7d4028400] 264 - core 148 r2795 aaa9aa8 - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec - Copyleft 2003-2017 - http://www.videolan.org/x264.html - options: cabac=1 ref=3 deblock=1:0:0 analyse=0x3:0x113 me=hex subme=7 psy=1 psy_rd=1.00:0.00 mixed_ref=1 me_range=16 chroma_me=1 trellis=1 8x8dct=1 cqm=0 deadzone=21,11 fast_pskip=1 chroma_qp_offset=-2 threads=6 lookahead_threads=1 sliced_threads=0 nr=0 decimate=1 interlaced=0 bluray_compat=0 constrained_intra=0 bframes=3 b_pyramid=2 b_adapt=1 b_bias=0 direct=1 weightb=1 open_gop=0 weightp=2 keyint=250 keyint_min=25 scenecut=40 intra_refresh=0 rc_lookahead=40 rc=crf mbtree=1 crf=23.0 qcomp=0.60 qpmin=0 qpmax=69 qpstep=4 ip_ratio=1.40 aq=1:1.00
Output #0, mp4, to '[PATH]/test.mp4':
Metadata:
encoder : Lavf57.71.100
Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (libx264) ([33][0][0][0] / 0x0021), yuv422p, 1920x1080, q=-1--1, 30 fps, 15360 tbn, 30 tbc
Metadata:
encoder : Lavc57.89.100 libx264
Side data:
cpb: bitrate max/min/avg: 0/0/0 buffer size: 0 vbv_delay: -1
frame= 83 fps= 28 q=-1.0 Lsize= 525kB time=00:00:02.66 bitrate=1612.6kbits/s dup=1 drop=0 speed=0.889x
I tried to use the -video_size
option to set the video frame size, but it doesn't work.