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How to Automate Shutdown of Recording Screencasts
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Auto Record Screencast
Purpose: If a screencast is needed for a long time e.g. six hours. and no auto shutdown option is available.
1. Screen Cast with SimpleScreenRecorder
2. Set up Python script.
'''
import time
from pyautogui import typewrite, hotkey
#typewrite('a')
#typewrite('quick brown fox')
# set how much time you will record for. Time is in seconds.
time.sleep(3)
# this is the hot key to shutdown SimpleScreen Recorder
hotkey('ctrl', 'shift', 'w')
'''
3. Set how much time you will record for in the script.
4. Start Script
5. Start SimpleScreenRecorder
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