Vnc2flv 20100207

Vnc2flv is a screen recorder utility. It captures a VNC desktop session and saves it as a Flash Video (FLV) file.<br /><br />Vnc2flv is a rewrite of its predecessor, vnc2swf. As FLV format is more prevalent today, vnc2flv is specialized for FLV format and aims at a simpler and more lightweight functionality.<br /><br />How to Install<br /><br />#md5=8492e46496e187b49fe5569b5639804e<br /><br /> 1. First of all, you need to have a VNC server running on your computer (or a remote machine you want to capture).<br /> 2. You need Python 2.4 or newer.<br /> 3. Download and extract the vnc2flv source distribution.<br /> 4. Run setup.py to install:<br /><br />python setup.py install<br /><br /> 5. Done!<br /><br />How to Use<br /><br />Currently, there is only one command, flvrec.py.<br /><br />flvrec.py<br /><br />flvrec.py is the main recording program. It connects the specified VNC server and immediately starts recording when it's started and stops when Ctrl-C is pressed (or SIGINT is sent to the process). You need to have a VNC server running on the target machine in advance.<br /><br />The recorded file is playable via either desktop programs like ffmpeg, VLC or mplayer, or a bunch of online Flash-based players.<br /><br />Syntax:<br /><br /> flvrec.py [options] [host[:port]]<br /><br />Examples:<br /><br /> $ x11vnc -quiet -localhost -viewonly -nopw -bg<br /> (start up a vnc server)<br /><br /> The VNC desktop is: localhost:0<br /> PORT=5900<br /><br /> ******************************************************************************<br /> Have you tried the x11vnc '-ncache' VNC client-side pixel caching feature yet?<br /><br /> The scheme stores pixel data offscreen on the VNC viewer side for faster<br /> retrieval. It should work with any VNC viewer. Try it by running:<br /><br /> x11vnc -ncache 10 ...<br /><br /> more info: http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/#faq-client-caching<br /><br /> $ flvrec.py localhost:5900<br /> (Record a local desktop)<br /><br /> $ flvrec.py -W 640x480 localhost:5900<br /> (Record a local desktop with a 640x480 window that tracks the changes automatically.)<br /><br /> $ flvrec.py remotehost:5900<br /> (Connect a remote computer and record its screen)<br /><br />Options:<br /><br />-o filename<br /> Specifies the output file name.<br />-P pwdfile<br /> Specifies the password file for a vnc session.<br />-C wxh+x+y<br /> Specifies the clipping.<br />-W wxh<br /> Specifies the auto scrolling.<br />-N<br /> Suppress cursor display.<br />-e encoding,encoding,...<br /> Specifies the vnc encoding methods.<br />-d<br /> Increases the debug level.<br /><br />md5=6648ead20652bf98e87baf9debc6cebd

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Platforms:	*nix, Linux
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