Improve recording documentation

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Romain Vimont 2023-06-01 18:44:53 +02:00
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# .m4a/.mp4 and .mka/.mkv are also supported for both opus and aac
```
To disable playback while recording:
```bash
scrcpy --no-playback --record=file.mp4
scrcpy -Nr file.mkv
# interrupt recording with Ctrl+C
```
Timestamps are captured on the device, so [packet delay variation] does not
impact the recorded file, which is always clean (only if you use `--record` of
course, not if you capture your scrcpy window and audio output on the computer).
[packet delay variation]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_delay_variation
## Format
The video and audio streams are encoded on the device, but are muxed on the
client side. Two formats (containers) are supported:
- Matroska (`.mkv`)
@ -48,3 +43,21 @@ needs not end with `.mkv` or `.mp4`):
```
scrcpy --record=file --record-format=mkv
```
## No playback
To disable playback while recording:
```bash
scrcpy --no-playback --record=file.mp4
scrcpy -Nr file.mkv
# interrupt recording with Ctrl+C
```
It is also possible to disable video and audio playback separately:
```bash
# Record both video and audio, but only play video
scrcpy --record=file.mkv --no-audio-playback
```