# avt: ali's (h264) video tool

    avt: ali's (h264) video tool
    Usage: ./avt rec|record
    	   ./avt nvid|normalize
    	   ./avt help
    Environment variables:
    avt_cl: enable opencl [set to enable]

    Commands:

    ./avt rec / record
    Record screen and audio in very high quality
    Usage: ./avt rec [output directory]
    Enviroment variables:
    rec_out: set output file (default: $HOME/Desktop/$(date +%F_%H-%M-%S).mkv)
    rec_fps: set framerate (default: 60)
    rec_res: set resolution (default: 1920x1080)
    rec_display: choose the display to record (default: $DISPLAY)
    rec_crf: set crf, use 0 for lossless (default: 6)
    rec_adev: set pulseaudio source devices (default: default and first running monitor) [array]
    rec_ar: set audio samplerate (default: 96000)
    rec_normalize: immediately start nvid after recording ends [set to enable]

    ./avt nvid / normalize
    Normalize and compress video & audio
    Usage: ./avt nvid <file> [outfile]
    Environment variables:
    nvid_preset: set preset (default: veryslow)
    nvid_vrate: replace -crf options
    nvid_crf: set crf value (default: 19)
    nvid_rgb: use libx264rgb [set to enable]
    nvid_pixfmt: set pixel format (default: yuv420p)
    nvid_profile: set profile (default: high)
    nvid_ac: set audio codec (default: aac)
    nvid_ba: set audio bitrate (default: 160k)
    nvid_ar: set audio samplerate (default: 48000)

# Dependencies

-   `bash`
-   `ffmpeg`
-   `perl`
-   `pactl`

# Requirements

This assumes you use X11, PipeWire and pipewire-pulse.  
You also need a pretty fast disk and a lot of free space to record with this tool with the default settings. Consider increasing [`rec_crf`](https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/H.264#crf) or choosing a slower [`rec_preset`](https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/H.264#Preset) if you don't have those.