screen recorder

Author: Srinjoy Pati

scripts/Screen-recorder/README.md

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+# Screen-recorder
+
+## Introduction 
+
+This project , records the screen , whatever you are doing and to stop recording you need to press 'Q'. It saves the video in mp4 format with the file name of date and time when it is being recorded.
+
+## Tech stack
+
+The project is made using python.
+
+## Demonstration video - here is a view of the project
+
+<https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/91176055/159889632-837f567b-d931-4069-9e0d-251b825b05a2.mp4>
+
+## Install dependencies
+
+- install Python 3.8.3 or above
+- Further install these packages using terminal:
+
+```bash
+ pip install Pillow numpy opencv-contrib-python pywin32
+```
+
+## Quick start (how to run locally)
+
+- Clone this repository:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/metafy-social/daily-python-scripts.git
+```
+
+- Change directory:
+
+```bash
+cd daily-python-scripts
+cd Screen-recorder
+```
+
+- Find main.py and run it.

scripts/Screen-recorder/main.py

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+import datetime
+
+import cv2
+from PIL import ImageGrab
+import numpy as np
+from win32api import GetSystemMetrics
+
+width = GetSystemMetrics(0)
+height = GetSystemMetrics(1)
+
+time_stamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H-%M-%S')
+file_name = f'{time_stamp}.mp4'
+fourcc = cv2.VideoWriter_fourcc('m', 'p', '4', 'v')
+captured_video = cv2.VideoWriter(file_name, fourcc, 20.0, (width, height))
+
+while True:
+ img = ImageGrab.grab(bbox=(0, 0, width, height))
+ img_np = np.array(img)
+ img_final = cv2.cvtColor(img_np, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)
+ cv2.imshow('Screen Recorder', img_final)
+ captured_video.write(img_final)
+ if cv2.waitKey(10) == ord('q'):
+ break