Red Hat SummitChapter 6. Recording your screen in GNOME
You can record your desktop or specific application activities with GNOME Screen Recording, which is a built-in feature in the GNOME desktop environment. The recordings are saved as video files in the WebM format.
Procedure
Open GNOME Screen Recording in one of the following ways:
- Pressing PrtScr and clicking the button with the camera icon.
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Typing
Take a screenshotfrom the Activities Overview screen and clicking the button with the camera icon. - Pressing the Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R keyboard shortcut.
- Select whether to record the entire screen or an area by using the or button.
- If you want your pointer to be visible in the recording, click the button with the cursor icon.
Start the recording by pressing the round button or pressing Space.
After the recording begins, a red indicator appears in the upper-right corner of the screen. It shows the time of the recording.
To stop the recording, press the red indicator in the upper-right corner of the screen.
The indicator disappears, signaling the end of the recording.
The recorded video files are saved in the ~/Videos/Screencasts directory. The file names of recorded videos start with Screencast from and include the date and time of the recording.
