Screencam that records sound (2014)

Question

It's 2014.

What's the best tool for recording a session on my computer that includes internal audio?

I mean audio generated by the programs running. Not the microphone. — interstar, Jul 22 '14 at 13:50

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 22 '14 at 15:54

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Try vokoscreen:

Install it
```
sudo apt-get install vokoscreen
```
Check Settings
Start

edited Jul 22 '14 at 15:54

user.dz

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answered Jul 22 '14 at 10:24

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Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. – Mitch Jul 22 '14 at 11:16

kenn · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-22T14:17:44.597

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I personally use this command in terminal

   avconv -f   pulse -i default -f x11grab -r 15 -s $(xdpyinfo  | grep dimensions | awk -F ' ' ' { print $2 } ' ) -i :0.0+0,0 -acodec libmp3lame -vcodec libx264  $(date +"%m%d%Y_%H%M%S_$HOSTNAME")_screencast.mp4

If you want a sophisticated one try this http://www.maartenbaert.be/simplescreenrecorder/

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It's open source and looks nice.

EDIT:

For inline audio try this

pavucontrol

then switch to output devices then click on green check mark with tooltip Set as fallback

edited Jul 22 '14 at 14:17

answered Jul 22 '14 at 10:30

kenn

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I like the command line solution nice. But doesn't pick up internal audio. Just the microphone. :-( – interstar Jul 22 '14 at 13:51
how come? It records internal voice in my case. You may need to play with audio settings. – kenn Jul 22 '14 at 13:58
You would need to set the default source in PulseAudio as the Monitor of Builtin Analog Stereo (see here). That should make this work. – hal7df Jul 22 '14 at 14:04
I have used SimpleScreenRecorder and for me, it is the best for video + audio screencast on Linux today. It is lightweight, stable, but can produce good quality video. I recommend it for you. – Ade Malsasa Akbar Jul 22 '14 at 14:10
Ah ... but that simplescreenrecorder worked a treat. :-) – interstar Jul 22 '14 at 14:11
I guess what I was really looking for was a screenrecorder that could work out what audio I was trying to record. And the default of SSR (unlike recordmydesktop etc.) seemed to have figured it out. – interstar Jul 22 '14 at 14:12
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@interstar For inline audio try this: pavucontrol > output devices then click on green check mark with tooltip Set as fallback – kenn Jul 22 '14 at 14:21

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 22 '14 at 14:00

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Try Kazam:

Kazam

I've never used it thoroughly (it didn't work on my computer, but that's probably because I have a special audio setup), but it looks like if you check the "Sound from Speakers" option, it will record what you're looking for.

answered Jul 22 '14 at 14:00

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Screencam that records sound (2014)

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