dotfiles/dot_local/bin/executable_record-window-gif.sh

#!/bin/sh

# Origin <https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/10272/how-can-i-capture-a-video-of-my-screen-in-fedora/?answer=38332#post-id-38332>.

NAME=screencast-$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)
FPS=5
THREADS=3

tmpfile=screengrab.tmp.$$
trap 'touch $tmpfile; rm -f $tmpfile' 0

xwininfo > $tmpfile 2>/dev/null
left=$(grep 'Absolute upper-left X:' $tmpfile | awk '{print $4}');
top=$(grep 'Absolute upper-left Y:' $tmpfile | awk '{print $4}');
width=$(grep 'Width:' $tmpfile | awk '{print $2}');
height=$(grep 'Height:' $tmpfile | awk '{print $2}');
geom="-geometry ${width}x${height}+${left}+${top}"
echo "Geometry: ${geom}"
size="${width}x${height}"
pos="${left},${top}"
echo "pos=$pos size=$size"

sleep 2

ffmpeg -y                                       \
       -f x11grab                               \
       -r $FPS                                  \
       -video_size "$size"                      \
       -i "${DISPLAY-0:0}"+"${pos}"             \
       -c:v ffvhuff                             \
       "$NAME".mkv                              \
       "$@"

palette="palette.png"
filters="fps=$FPS,scale=0:-1:flags=lanczos"

ffmpeg -v warning -i "$NAME".mkv -vf "$filters,palettegen" -threads $THREADS -y $palette
ffmpeg -v warning -i "$NAME".mkv -i $palette -lavfi "$filters [x]; [x][1:v] paletteuse" -threads $THREADS -y "$NAME".gif

rm -f $palette