VokoScreen does not work

Briefly describe your issue below:
Vokoscreen in Parrotsec does not work. when you click on start button to record a window or voice it starts momentarily and goes off a gain. here is a log generated by Vokoscreen:

[vokoscreen] Version: “2.5.0”
[vokoscreen] Locale: “en_US”
[vokoscreen] Qt version: 5.9.2
[vokoscreen] Operating system: “parrot 3.11”
[vokoscreen] Desktop: “MATE”
[vokoscreen] asoundlib version: “1.1.3”
[vokoscreen] current icon-theme: “maia”
[vokoscreen] Qt-PluginsPath: “/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins”
[vokoscreen] Qt-TranslationsPath: “/usr/share/qt5/translations”
[vokoscreen] Qt-LibraryPath: “/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu”

[vokoscreen] —Begin Search external tools—
[vokoscreen] Search ffmpeg … found “/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg” Version: “ffmpeg version 3.4.1-1+b2 Copyright © 2000-2017 the FFmpeg developers”
[vokoscreen] Search pactl … found Version: “pactl 11.1”
[vokoscreen] Search xdg-email … found Version: “xdg-email 1.1.2”
[vokoscreen] Search lsof … found Version: “revision: 4.89”
[vokoscreen] —End search external tools—

[vokoscreen] —Begin search Screen—
[vokoscreen] Number of screens: 1
[vokoscreen] Primary screen is: Display 1
[vokoscreen] VirtualDesktop: false
[vokoscreen] DevicePixelRatio: 1 (Normal displays is 1, Retina display is 2)
[vokoscreen] “Display 1: 1366 x 768”
[vokoscreen] —End search Screen—

[vokoscreen] —Begin Environment—
[vokoscreen] runs on DISPLAY “:0”
[vokoscreen] —End Environment—

[vokoscreen] detect codecs with “/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg”
[vokoscreen] —Begin search formats—
[vokoscreen] find Format “mkv”
[vokoscreen] —Begin search video codec—
[vokoscreen] find Videocodec “libx264”
[vokoscreen] find Videocodec “mpeg4”
[vokoscreen] find Videocodec “huffyuv”
[vokoscreen] —End search video codec—

[vokoscreen] —Begin search audio codec—
[vokoscreen] find Audiocodec “libmp3lame”
[vokoscreen] find Audiocodec “libvorbis”
[vokoscreen] find Audiocodec “pcm_s16le”
[vokoscreen] not found Audiocodec “libvo_aacenc”
[vokoscreen] find Audiocodec “aac”
[vokoscreen] —End search audio codec—

[vokoscreen] find Format “mp4”
[vokoscreen] find Format “gif”
[vokoscreen] —Begin search video codec—
[vokoscreen] find Videocodec “libx264”
[vokoscreen] find Videocodec “mpeg4”
[vokoscreen] —End search video codec—

[vokoscreen] —Begin search audio codec—
[vokoscreen] find Audiocodec “libmp3lame”
[vokoscreen] find Audiocodec “libvorbis”
[vokoscreen] find Audiocodec “pcm_s16le”
[vokoscreen] not found Audiocodec “libvo_aacenc”
[vokoscreen] find Audiocodec “aac”
[vokoscreen] —End search audio codec—

[vokoscreen] —End search formats—

[vokoscreen] added device (“video0”)
[vokoscreen] connected devices (“video0”)

[vokoscreen] v4l2 device info /dev/video0

[vokoscreen] —Begin search Videoplayer—
[vokoscreen] Find Videoplayer : “/usr/local/bin/vlc”
[vokoscreen] Find Videoplayer : “/usr/local/bin/mpv”
[vokoscreen] —End search Videoplayer—

[vokoscreen] —Begin search GIFplayer—
[vokoscreen] Find GIFplayer : “firefox”
[vokoscreen] Find GIFplayer : “mpv”
[vokoscreen] —End search GIFplayer—

[vokoscreen] —Begin Pulse unload Module—
[vokoscreen] —End Pulse unload Module—

[vokoscreen] —Begin search devices—
[vokoscreen] find device “x11grab”
[vokoscreen] —End search devices—

[vokoscreen] —Begin search Alsa capture device—
[vokoscreen] Find CaptureCard: “[hw:0,0] HDA Intel”
[vokoscreen] —End search Alsa capture device—

[vokoscreen] —Begin search PulseAudio Capture Devices—
[vokoscreen] Find CaptureCard: “Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo” with device: “alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor”
[vokoscreen] Find CaptureCard: “Built-in Audio Analog Stereo” with device: “alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo”
[vokoscreen] —End search PulseAudio Capture Devices—

[vokoscreen] recording fullscreen Display: 0
[vokoscreen] Executive command : “/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg -report -f x11grab -draw_mouse 1 -framerate 25 -video_size 1366x768 -i :0+0,0 -f alsa -ac 2 -i hw:0,0 -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -c:a libmp3lame -q:v 1 -s 1366x768 -f mp4 /tmp/vokoscreen-angelis/vokoscreen-2018-05-30_14-10-59.mp4”

[vokoscreen] “/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg” is running and is ready for reading and writing

[vokoscreen] “/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg” is not running


What version of Parrot are you running? (include version, edition, and architecture) [Release 3.11 64-bit], [Kernel Linux 4.14.0-parrot13-amd64 x86_64], [Kernel Linux 4.14.0-parrot13-amd64 x86_64]

What method did you use to install Parrot? (Debian Standard )

Configured to multiboot with other systems? (no)

If there are any similar issues or solutions, link to them below: [ None that I know of]

If there are any error messages or relevant logs, post them below:
[vokoscreen] Version: “2.5.0”
[vokoscreen] Locale: “en_US”
[vokoscreen] Qt version: 5.9.2
[vokoscreen] Operating system: “parrot 3.11”
[vokoscreen] Desktop: “MATE”
[vokoscreen] asoundlib version: “1.1.3”
[vokoscreen] current icon-theme: “maia”
[vokoscreen] Qt-PluginsPath: “/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins”
[vokoscreen] Qt-TranslationsPath: “/usr/share/qt5/translations”
[vokoscreen] Qt-LibraryPath: “/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu”

[vokoscreen] —Begin Search external tools—
[vokoscreen] Search ffmpeg … found “/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg” Version: “ffmpeg version 3.4.1-1+b2 Copyright © 2000-2017 the FFmpeg developers”
[vokoscreen] Search pactl … found Version: “pactl 11.1”
[vokoscreen] Search xdg-email … found Version: “xdg-email 1.1.2”
[vokoscreen] Search lsof … found Version: “revision: 4.89”
[vokoscreen] —End search external tools—

[vokoscreen] —Begin search Screen—
[vokoscreen] Number of screens: 1
[vokoscreen] Primary screen is: Display 1
[vokoscreen] VirtualDesktop: false
[vokoscreen] DevicePixelRatio: 1 (Normal displays is 1, Retina display is 2)
[vokoscreen] “Display 1: 1366 x 768”
[vokoscreen] —End search Screen—

[vokoscreen] —Begin Environment—
[vokoscreen] runs on DISPLAY “:0”
[vokoscreen] —End Environment—

[vokoscreen] detect codecs with “/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg”
[vokoscreen] —Begin search formats—
[vokoscreen] find Format “mkv”
[vokoscreen] —Begin search video codec—
[vokoscreen] find Videocodec “libx264”
[vokoscreen] find Videocodec “mpeg4”
[vokoscreen] find Videocodec “huffyuv”
[vokoscreen] —End search video codec—

[vokoscreen] —Begin search audio codec—
[vokoscreen] find Audiocodec “libmp3lame”
[vokoscreen] find Audiocodec “libvorbis”
[vokoscreen] find Audiocodec “pcm_s16le”
[vokoscreen] not found Audiocodec “libvo_aacenc”
[vokoscreen] find Audiocodec “aac”
[vokoscreen] —End search audio codec—

[vokoscreen] find Format “mp4”
[vokoscreen] find Format “gif”
[vokoscreen] —Begin search video codec—
[vokoscreen] find Videocodec “libx264”
[vokoscreen] find Videocodec “mpeg4”
[vokoscreen] —End search video codec—

[vokoscreen] —Begin search audio codec—
[vokoscreen] find Audiocodec “libmp3lame”
[vokoscreen] find Audiocodec “libvorbis”
[vokoscreen] find Audiocodec “pcm_s16le”
[vokoscreen] not found Audiocodec “libvo_aacenc”
[vokoscreen] find Audiocodec “aac”
[vokoscreen] —End search audio codec—

[vokoscreen] —End search formats—

[vokoscreen] added device (“video0”)
[vokoscreen] connected devices (“video0”)

[vokoscreen] v4l2 device info /dev/video0

[vokoscreen] —Begin search Videoplayer—
[vokoscreen] Find Videoplayer : “/usr/local/bin/vlc”
[vokoscreen] Find Videoplayer : “/usr/local/bin/mpv”
[vokoscreen] —End search Videoplayer—

[vokoscreen] —Begin search GIFplayer—
[vokoscreen] Find GIFplayer : “firefox”
[vokoscreen] Find GIFplayer : “mpv”
[vokoscreen] —End search GIFplayer—

[vokoscreen] —Begin Pulse unload Module—
[vokoscreen] —End Pulse unload Module—

[vokoscreen] —Begin search devices—
[vokoscreen] find device “x11grab”
[vokoscreen] —End search devices—

[vokoscreen] —Begin search Alsa capture device—
[vokoscreen] Find CaptureCard: “[hw:0,0] HDA Intel”
[vokoscreen] —End search Alsa capture device—

[vokoscreen] —Begin search PulseAudio Capture Devices—
[vokoscreen] Find CaptureCard: “Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo” with device: “alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor”
[vokoscreen] Find CaptureCard: “Built-in Audio Analog Stereo” with device: “alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo”
[vokoscreen] —End search PulseAudio Capture Devices—

[vokoscreen] recording fullscreen Display: 0
[vokoscreen] Executive command : “/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg -report -f x11grab -draw_mouse 1 -framerate 25 -video_size 1366x768 -i :0+0,0 -f alsa -ac 2 -i hw:0,0 -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -c:a libmp3lame -q:v 1 -s 1366x768 -f mp4 /tmp/vokoscreen-angelis/vokoscreen-2018-05-30_14-10-59.mp4”

[vokoscreen] “/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg” is running and is ready for reading and writing

[vokoscreen] “/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg” is not running

[vokoscreen] recording fullscreen Display: 0
[vokoscreen] Executive command : “/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg -report -f x11grab -draw_mouse 1 -framerate 25 -video_size 1366x768 -i :0+0,0 -f alsa -ac 2 -i hw:0,0 -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -c:a libmp3lame -q:v 1 -s 1366x768 -f mp4 /tmp/vokoscreen-angelis/vokoscreen-2018-05-30_14-15-55.mp4”

[vokoscreen] “/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg” is running and is ready for reading and writing

[vokoscreen] “/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg” is not running

[vokoscreen] recording fullscreen Display: 0
[vokoscreen] Executive command : “/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg -report -f x11grab -draw_mouse 1 -framerate 25 -video_size 1366x768 -i :0+0,0 -f alsa -ac 2 -i hw:0,0 -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -c:a libmp3lame -q:v 1 -s 1366x768 -f mp4 /tmp/vokoscreen-angelis/vokoscreen-2018-05-30_14-15-57.mp4”

[vokoscreen] “/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg” is running and is ready for reading and writing

[vokoscreen] “/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg” is not running

https://community.parrotsec.org/t/writing-problem-in-parrot-4/1865/2

Yes. So how can one record something on the window

How do you use it? I used to use camtasia studio on windows and it works well. Vokoscreen appears to have a lot of features I don’t know why the ffmpeg stops running as it says in the log. Any help on this will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

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Thanks I got it now. I just have to change the directory for the ffmpeg as it is on the image.

Great work !

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Dear Anubi5,

Thank you so much for your answer. It worked fine with your solution.