Script to screengrab video, convert to webm, upload to server, and get link.

vidup

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Depends on ffmpeg with libvpx so you'll need to 
#     brew install ffmpeg --with-libvpx
# or
#     brew reinstall ffmpeg --with-libvpx
# if you've already got ffmpeg, but it's not linked against libvpx.
#
vid_name='vidup_tmp'
remote='you@yourdomain.tld:/home/you/vidcaps'
remote_url='http://vidcaps.yourdomain.tld/'


start_recording() {
    osascript -e '
        tell application "QuickTime Player" to activate
        delay 1

        tell application "System Events"
            activate
            tell process "QuickTime Player"
                click menu item "New Screen Recording" of menu "File" of menu bar 1
            end tell
        end tell

        tell application "QuickTime Player"
            activate
            tell application "System Events" to key code 49
        end tell
    '
}

save_recording() {
    osascript -e '
        set outfile to "'$vid_name'"

        tell application "QuickTime Player" to activate
        delay 1

        tell application "System Events"
            tell process "QuickTime Player"
                click (menu item 1 where its name starts with "iPad") of menu 1 of menu item "Export" of menu 1 of menu bar item "File" of menu bar 1
                delay 1
                key code 36  # <Enter> on "iPhone or Apple TV etc." screen
                delay 1.2
                keystroke outfile
                key code 36  # <Enter> on save dialog
            end tell
        end tell
    '
}

start_recording
echo 'Press enter when screen recording is complete'
read key
save_recording
echo 'Press enter when the file has been saved to the desktop'
read key
osascript -e 'quit application "QuickTime Player" without saving'


in_file="$HOME/Desktop/${vid_name}.m4v"
out_file_name="$(uuidgen | sed 's/-//g' | tr 'A-F' 'a-f' | cut -c 1-6).webm"
out_file="/tmp/$out_file_name"

ffmpeg -i "$in_file" -c:v libvpx -b:v 1M -c:a libvorbis "$out_file"
scp "$out_file" "$remote"
rm "$in_file" "$out_file"

printf "${remote_url}${out_file_name}" | pbcopy
osascript -e 'display notification "URL copied to clipboard." with title "Video clip uploaded"'
echo ''
echo 'Done! URL copied to clipboard.'
echo ''