screen_record

#!/usr/bin/bash

# Choose the location, where the recordings will be saved
path=~/Pictures

# Creates a folder in the specified path, where the recordinds will be saved
mkdir -p ${path}/Screen_Recording/

# Choose the resolution of your display screen
video_resolution=1920X1080

# Choose the video format
extension=mp4 #mkv, mp4, mpeg

filename="Screen_Record_from_`date +%F_%H-%M-%S`.${extension}"
filePATH=${path}/Screen_Recording/${filename}

echo "Available sources"
pactl list short sources | awk '{ print $1, $2, $7}' | column -t
read -p "Enter the Source Number [press Enter to Choose Default]: " number

#echo Choosen number is $number

if [ -z "$number" ]
then
	recordingDevice=`pactl list short sources | awk '$7 ~ /IDLE/ { print $2 }'`
else
	recordingDevice=`pactl list short sources | awk -v Number="$number" '$1 ~ Number { print $2 }'`
fi

#echo Choosen source device is $recordingDevice

# Set the recording sound volume
pactl set-source-volume $recordingDevice 80%

ffmpeg -video_size $video_resolution -framerate 25 -f x11grab -i :0.0 -f pulse -ac 2 -i $recordingDevice $filePATH -loglevel error