byzanz record a selectable region

byzanz-record-region

#!/bin/bash

# INSTALL
# 1) clone to a folder (I have a ~/software one)
# 2) Add the following to your ~/.bashrc 
#    alias byzanz-record-region='/home/todd/software/byzanz-record-region'
# 3) Deps -> 
## https://github.com/lolilolicon/xrectsel
## libx11 (synaptic)
## byzanz (synaptic)
## dh-autoreconf (synaptic)

# Delay before starting
DELAY=5

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

# Duration and output file
if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
    D="--duration=$@"
else
    echo Default recording duration 10s to /tmp/recorded.gif
    D="--duration=10 /tmp/recorded.gif"
fi

# xrectsel from https://github.com/lolilolicon/xrectsel
ARGUMENTS=$(xrectsel "--x=%x --y=%y --width=%w --height=%h") || exit -1

echo Delaying $DELAY seconds. After that, byzanz will start
for (( i=$DELAY; i>0; --i )) ; do
    echo $i
    sleep 1
done
beep
byzanz-record --verbose --delay=0 ${ARGUMENTS} $D