About
Record your screen using hardware accelerated encoder.
NVIDIA nvenc or AMD amf.
Example
import { hwencode } from "@xan105/video-capture";
hwencode("./path/to/file.mp4","h264_nvenc")
.then(console.log)
.catch(console.error);
Install
npm install @xan105/video-capture
API
Previous version(s) are CommonJS (CJS) with an ESM wrapper.
Named export
hwencode(filePath: string, codec: string, option?: obj): Promise<string>
Record your screen in .mp4 using NVIDIA nvenc or AMD amf with h264 or h265/HEVC hardware encoder at given location.
Returns mp4 filepath.
-
filePath: output file location
NB: filepath extension will be enforced to '.mp4' -
codec:
NVIDIA AMD H.264/AVC h264_nvenc h264_amf H.265/HEVC hevc_nvenc hevc_amf -
option :
option = {
overwrite: false, //Allow (true) file overwrite if target already exists
timeLength: "00:00:20", //duration
framerate: 60, //HEVC can reach up to 100, 120 or 150
probesize: 42, //1080p
threadQueue: 512,
size: "1920x1080", //default to current screen resolution
videoEncodingOptions: "-rc:v vbr -level:v 4.2 -g:v 120 -bf:v 3 -qp:v 19",//* default to a custom profile
bits10: false, //use 10bits color depth
mouse: false, //capture the mouse
audioInterface: null, //Windows interface name for audio loopback (aka record what you hear, stereo-mix, etc)
audioDelay: 900, //(ms) delay; Set to 0 to disable
audioEncodingOptions: "",//*
bitrate: {
video: 6000, //(k) video
min: 3000, //(k) video
max: 9000, //(k) video
audio: 160 //(k) audio
}
};
NB: *Please refer to ffmpeg regarding video and audio encoding options.