From 87d36d2c149e3c229fb61f2226704abde8185b04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dec05eba Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 00:21:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update FAQ glitched video --- README.md | 4 +++- TODO | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e188498..08453b5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ Alternatively you can record with h264 codec (-k h264, which is also the default ## The video doesn't display or has a green/yellow overlay This can happen if your video player is missing the H264/HEVC video codecs. Either install the codecs or use mpv. ## I get stutter in the video -Try recording to an SSD and make sure it's not using NTFS file system. Also record in variable framerate format. +Try recording to an SSD and make sure it's not using NTFS file system. Also try recording with "content" framerate mode (`-fm content`). ## The colors look washed out when recording a monitor with HDR enabled You have to either record in hdr mode (-k `hevc_hdr` or -k `av1_hdr` option) to record a HDR video or record with desktop portal option (`-w portal`) to turn the HDR recording into SDR. ## GPU Screen Recorder records night light when recording in HDR mode @@ -269,3 +269,5 @@ GPU usage on battery powered devices is misleading. For example Intel iGPUs has The performance level changes depending on the GPU load, so it may say that GPU usage is 80%, but the actual GPU usage may be 5%. ## The video is too dark when capturing full-range video or 10-bit video This is an issue in some broken video players such as vlc. Play the video with a video player such as mpv (or a mpv frontend such as celluloid) or a browser instead. +## The video has glitches +This may be caused by buggy GPU drivers. Try recording with HEVC video codec instead (`-k hevc`). diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index 23981dd..af7bc2f 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -415,4 +415,6 @@ Increase qp on av1 non-nvidia, decrease qp on h264 nvidia. For vulkan. Check if the vulkan codec query works on nvidia x11. Fix webcam capture on nvidia x11. It doesn't work when capturing a webcam at the same time as capturing the monitor (nvfbc) because nvfbc requires glx context active (in older nvfbc version, works with egl in newer version) - while v4l2 requires egl. All other capture methods require egl so they cant be used together with nvfbc. \ No newline at end of file + while v4l2 requires egl. All other capture methods require egl so they cant be used together with nvfbc. + +Make -fm content the default, but first make it record at no lower than 2 fps if nothing updates. This is to make sure live streaming works and seeking in video player doesn't get messed up.