Record Screen as Git Image

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#!/bin/bash

# AUTHOR:   (c) Rob W 2012, modified by MHC (http://askubuntu.com/users/81372/mhc)
# NAME:     GIFRecord 0.1
# DESCRIPTION:  A script to record GIF screencasts.
# LICENSE:  GNU GPL v3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)
# DEPENDENCIES:   byzanz,gdialog,notify-send (install via sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fossfreedom/byzanz; sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install byzanz gdialog notify-osd)

# Time and date
TIME=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S")

# Delay before starting
DELAY=3

# Standard screencast folder
FOLDER="$HOME/Dropbox/Screenshots"

FILENAME_TEMPLATE=$FOLDER/$TIME-Screencast.gif
# Default recording duration
DEFDUR=5

# Sound notification to let one know when recording is about to start (and ends)
beep() {
    paplay /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo/message-new-instant.oga &
}

window() {
    echo "Record in Windows Mode"
}

area() {
    echo "Record in Area Mode"
}




# Custom recording duration as set by user
USERDUR=$(gdialog --title "Duration?" --inputbox "Please enter the screencast duration in seconds" 200 100 2>&1)

# Duration and output file
if [ $USERDUR -gt 0 ]; then
    D=$USERDUR
else
    D=$DEFDUR
fi

MODE=$(gdialog --title "Capture Mode?" --inputbox "1. Window , 2. Region" 200 100 2>&1)

if [ $MODE -eq 1 ]; then
    # Window geometry
    XWININFO=$(xwininfo)
    read X < <(awk -F: '/Absolute upper-left X/{print $2}' <<< "$XWININFO")
    read Y < <(awk -F: '/Absolute upper-left Y/{print $2}' <<< "$XWININFO")
    read W < <(awk -F: '/Width/{print $2}' <<< "$XWININFO")
    read H < <(awk -F: '/Height/{print $2}' <<< "$XWININFO")
    ARGUMENTS="--x=$X --y=$Y --width=$W --height=$H"
    window
else
    ARGUMENTS=$(xrectsel "--x=%x --y=%y --width=%w --height=%h") || exit -1
    area

fi


# Notify the user of recording time and delay
notify-send "GIFRecorder" "Recording duration set to $D seconds. Recording will start in $DELAY seconds."

#Actual recording
sleep $DELAY
beep
byzanz-record -c --verbose --delay=0 --duration=$D ${ARGUMENTS} "$FILENAME_TEMPLATE"
beep

# Notify the user of end of recording.
notify-send "GIFRecorder" "Screencast saved to $FILENAME_TEMPLATE"