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@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ This software works with x11 and wayland, but when using Wayland then only monit ### AMD/Intel/Wayland root permission When recording a window under AMD/Intel no special user permission is required, however when recording a monitor (or when using wayland) the program needs root permission (to access KMS).\ This is safe in GPU Screen Recorder as the part that needs root access has been moved to its own small program that only does one thing.\ -For you as a user this only means that if you installed GPU Screen Recorder as a flatpak then a prompt asking for root password will show up when you start recording. +For you as a user this only means that if you installed GPU Screen Recorder as a flatpak then a prompt asking for root password will show up when you start recording.\ +Note that this only applies to when recording a monitor. On Wayland you can use the `-w portal` option to record a monitor without root permission. # Performance On a system with a i5 4690k CPU and a GTX 1080 GPU:\ When recording Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild at 4k, fps drops from 30 to 7 when using OBS Studio + nvenc, however when using this screen recorder the fps remains at 30.\ |