Siard (2018-12-27): > $ ffmpeg -f x11grab -s cif "-s cif" means "-s 352x288"; most screens are larger than that nowadays. > -r 24 -i :0.0 /tmp/out.mpg Outputting to a file named .mpg without options will result in video encoded in MPEG-1; this is far from the better option. Furthermore, it will use the default quality settings, which are quite low. Better use a more modern codec. For example, with the very mature x264, and Matroska container, this would be a good starting point: -c:v libx264 -preset fast -crf 20 out.mkv The crf value controls the quality of the output, lower is better, higher is smaller; the preset option controls the effort to reduce the output file size, slower is smaller. Note that it will select the 444P pixel format, which is a rather good choice, but may be incompatible with some deficient players. Newer codecs can be considered, like VP9, x265 or even AV1, but I have not yet taken the time to get to know their quirks. Regards, -- Nicolas George
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