December 30, 2011

Capture Desktop With VLC

Install ImageMagick

Win64 dynamic
imagemagick.org
Add application directory to your system path

Conver cursor

convert c:/windows/cursors/aero_arrow.cur aero_arrow.png

Set cursor in VLC

Tools > Preferences > Show settings > All > Input/Codecs > Access modules > Screen > Mouse pointer image > d:/dropbox/pictures/aero_arrow.png

Capture

Media > Convert/Save > Capture Device > Capture mode > Desktop
Desired frame rate for the capture = 24
Destination file = d:/steven/desktop/output.mp4
Profile = Video - H.264 + AAC (MP4)

Links

thejeshgn.com/2008/06/24/how-to-capture-the-screen-using-vlc-for-screencasting
ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=656385
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2 comments:

  1. TnK Adventure ClubOctober 3, 2013 at 12:17 PM

    I've been trying to figure out how to record the cursor in VLC for hours. I spent all morning digging through different forums, attempting to create command prompt commands, etc. Eventually I found this.

    This was the easiest method I tried, and it worked flawlessly. I thank you very much for posting this. I was just about to give up hope of using VLC.

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  2. LckNovember 21, 2013 at 1:45 PM

    That works very well, thank you for posting!
    Just in case: here's the converted Windows Aero cursor in PNG format (if you don't want to download 60 megs of ImageMagick) https://www.dropbox.com/s/3s8yobp6mlnifwf/aero_arrow-2.png

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