# avt: ali's (h264) video tool

    avt: ali's (h264) video tool
    Usage: ./avt rec|record
    	   ./avt nvid|normalize
    	   ./avt help
    Environment variables:
    avt_debug: print every command before running [set to enable]
    
    Commands:
    
    ./avt rec / record
    Record screen and audio in very high quality
    Usage: ./avt rec
    Enviroment variables:
	rec_display: set x11 display (default: $DISPLAY)
    rec_out: set output file (default: ~/Desktop/$(date +%F_%H-%M-%S).mkv)
    rec_fps: set framerate (default: 60)
    rec_res: set resolution (default: 1920x1080)
    rec_preset: set preset (default: ultrafast)
    rec_vrate: replace -crf options
    rec_crf: set crf, use 0 for lossless (default: 10)
    rec_adev: space separated pulseaudio source devices (default: default and first running monitor)
    rec_ar: set audio samplerate (default: 96000)
    rec_compress: immediately start comp after recording ends [set to enable]
    
    ./avt comp / compress
    Compress a recording without losing any video quality and noticeable audio quality
    Usage: ./avt comp <file> [outfile]
    Environment variables:
    comp_crf: set crf, this should be greater than or equals to rec_crf (default: 10)
    comp_ac: set audio codec (default: libopus)
    comp_ba: set audio bitrate (default: 320k)
    comp_ar: set audio samplerate, this should be less than or equals to rec_ar (default: 96000)
    
    ./avt nvid / normalize
    Normalize video & audio for backwards compatibility and lower file size
    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: libopus)
    nvid_ba: set audio bitrate (default: 160k)
    nvid_ar: set audio samplerate (default: 48000)
    
    avt will try to source ~/.avtrc if it exists. You have access to the findmonitor function in there.

# 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.