Back when I used to use windows I used AMD ReLive alot. It, and the nVidia version ShadowPlay Instant Replay, will constantly record the screen without using too much computer resources and at the press of a keycombo will save the last 30 seconds.
I wanted something like this for Linux...
I got tired waiting for someone else to do it.
There is an official AUR package that gets updated from the CI (thanks to Bennett Hardwick): replay-sorcery.
Sergey A. has also setup a -git AUR package: replay-sorcery-git.
$ git submodule update --init
$ cmake -B bin -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
$ make -C bin
$ sudo make -C bin install
- CMake
- FFmpeg
- X11
- PulseAudio (for audio recording)
libdrm(for listingkmsdevices)
It can be enabled as a user systemd service:
$ systemctl --user enable --now replay-sorcery
Once it is running, just press Ctrl+Super+R to save the last 30 seconds.
When the configuration file has changed, the service must be reloaded by running:
$ systemctl --user restart replay-sorcery
You can also use systemd to look at the output:
$ journalctl --user -fu replay-sorcery
The service runs as root using the SETUID permission since this is needed if you enable hardware acceleration. If this causes issues, you can disable it with -DRS_SETUID=OFF in CMake:
$ cmake -B bin -DRS_SETUID=OFF
The config file location and options has completely changed since version 0.3.x
There are two config files:
- The global config file is located at
@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/etc/replay-sorcery.conf(/usr/local/etc/replay-sorcery.confby default). - The local config file is located at
~/.config/replay-sorcery.conf. Options in this file will overwrite options in the global file.
See sys/replay-sorcery.conf for the default values along with documentation. This file is installed into the global config file location.
- Support NVENC API
- Document code better
- Cross-platform support
- Doubt there is any demand though
- Maybe for Intel devices if they are fast enough?