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authordec05eba <dec05eba@protonmail.com>2024-01-06 11:34:01 +0100
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If `-mf yes` is set, replays are save in folders based on the date.
To save a video in replay mode, you need to send signal SIGUSR1 to gpu screen recorder. You can do this by running `killall -SIGUSR1 gpu-screen-recorder`.\
To stop recording, send SIGINT to gpu screen recorder. You can do this by running `killall -SIGINT gpu-screen-recorder` or pressing `Ctrl-C` in the terminal that runs gpu screen recorder.\
-The file path to the saved replay is output to stdout. All other output from GPU Screen Recorder is output to stderr.
+The file path to the saved replay is output to stdout. All other output from GPU Screen Recorder is output to stderr.\
+The replay buffer is stored in ram (as encoded video), so don't use a too large replay time and/or video quality unless you have enough ram to store it.
## Finding audio device name
You can find the default output audio device (headset, speakers (in other words, desktop audio)) with the command `pactl get-default-sink`. Add `monitor` to the end of that to use that as an audio input in gpu screen recorder.\
You can find the default input audio device (microphone) with the command `pactl get-default-source`. This input should not have `monitor` added to the end when used in gpu screen recorder.\