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I'm using this line to record from the desktop to a video file:
ffmpeg -f gdigrab -framerate 24 -i desktop -preset ultrafast -pix_fmt yuv420p out.mp4
But this will record the whole desktop. Is there any way to record in real time only specific area/part of the desktop ?
Two ways:
#1 By specifying gdigrab options:
ffmpeg -f gdigrab -framerate 24 -video_size 960x540 -offset_x 240 -offset_y 450 -i desktop -preset ultrafast -pix_fmt yuv420p out.mp4
This captures a 960x540 video whose top-left corner is at (240,450) measured from the top-left corner of the display.
#2 By cropping it post-capture
ffmpeg -f gdigrab -framerate 24 -i desktop -vf crop=960:540:240:450 -preset ultrafast -pix_fmt yuv420p out.mp4
The former is preferable.
