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## Recodring | |
# install | |
brew install asciinema | |
# record | |
asciinema rec /tmp/foo.cast | |
## Convert to GIF | |
# install | |
brew install agg gifsicle | |
#convert | |
agg /tmp/foo.cast /tmp/foo.gif --font-family "FiraCode Nerd Font Mono" --renderer resvg --font-size 16 --line-height 1.2 --theme asciinema | |
# (optional) reduce the size of the GIF | |
gifsicle --lossy=80 -k 128 -O2 -Okeep-empty output.gif -o output.optimized.gif | |
## Convert to animated SVG | |
# install | |
npm install svg-term-cli | |
npm install -g git+https://github.com/miraclx/svgembed | |
# Convert | |
svg-term --in output.json --out output.svg --window # --window is needed if using embedded fonts below | |
# (optional) embed font, needed for eg. for Powerline glyphs | |
svgembed -i output.svg -o output.embed.svg -f ~/Library/Fonts/MesloLGS\ NF\ Regular.ttf --overwrite | |
## Pros / Cons of formats | |
- original Asciinema JSON is the smallest file, can only be re-played on the console | |
- GIF works everywhere, can get chunky, quality is kina meh | |
- SVG is best quality, w/o embedded font relatively small, font adds ~1-2MB; works in browsers, doesn't work in Slack nor Google Docs/Sliced |
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