# Video ## Source By default, scrcpy mirrors the device screen. It is possible to capture the device camera instead. See the dedicated [camera](camera.md) page. ## Size By default, scrcpy attempts to mirror at the Android device resolution. It might be useful to mirror at a lower definition to increase performance. To limit both width and height to some maximum value (here 1024): ```bash scrcpy --max-size=1024 scrcpy -m 1024 # short version ``` The other dimension is computed so that the Android device aspect ratio is preserved. That way, a device in 1920×1080 will be mirrored at 1024×576. If encoding fails, scrcpy automatically tries again with a lower definition (unless `--no-downsize-on-error` is enabled). ## Bit rate The default video bit rate is 8 Mbps. To change it: ```bash scrcpy --video-bit-rate=2M scrcpy --video-bit-rate=2000000 # equivalent scrcpy -b 2M # short version ``` ## Frame rate The capture frame rate can be limited: ```bash scrcpy --max-fps=15 ``` The actual capture frame rate may be printed to the console: ``` scrcpy --print-fps ``` It may also be enabled or disabled at anytime with <kbd>MOD</kbd>+<kbd>i</kbd> (see [shortcuts](shortcuts.md)). The frame rate is intrinsically variable: a new frame is produced only when the screen content changes. For example, if you play a fullscreen video at 24fps on your device, you should not get more than 24 frames per second in scrcpy. ## Codec The video codec can be selected. The possible values are `h264` (default), `h265` and `av1`: ```bash scrcpy --video-codec=h264 # default scrcpy --video-codec=h265 scrcpy --video-codec=av1 ``` H265 may provide better quality, but H264 should provide lower latency. AV1 encoders are not common on current Android devices. For advanced usage, to pass arbitrary parameters to the [`MediaFormat`], check `--video-codec-options` in the manpage or in `scrcpy --help`. [`MediaFormat`]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaFormat ## Encoder Several encoders may be available on the device. They can be listed by: ```bash scrcpy --list-encoders ``` Sometimes, the default encoder may have issues or even crash, so it is useful to try another one: ```bash scrcpy --video-codec=h264 --video-encoder='OMX.qcom.video.encoder.avc' ``` ## Orientation The orientation may be applied at 3 different levels: - The [shortcut](shortcuts.md) <kbd>MOD</kbd>+<kbd>r</kbd> requests the device to switch between portrait and landscape (the current running app may refuse, if it does not support the requested orientation). - `--lock-video-orientation` changes the mirroring orientation (the orientation of the video sent from the device to the computer). This affects the recording. - `--orientation` is applied on the client side, and affects display and recording. For the display, it can be changed dynamically using [shortcuts](shortcuts.md). To lock the mirroring orientation (on the capture side): ```bash scrcpy --lock-video-orientation # initial (current) orientation scrcpy --lock-video-orientation=0 # natural orientation scrcpy --lock-video-orientation=90 # 90° clockwise scrcpy --lock-video-orientation=180 # 180° scrcpy --lock-video-orientation=270 # 270° clockwise ``` To orient the video (on the rendering side): ```bash scrcpy --orientation=0 scrcpy --orientation=90 # 90° clockwise scrcpy --orientation=180 # 180° scrcpy --orientation=270 # 270° clockwise scrcpy --orientation=flip0 # hflip scrcpy --orientation=flip90 # hflip + 90° clockwise scrcpy --orientation=flip180 # vflip (hflip + 180°) scrcpy --orientation=flip270 # hflip + 270° clockwise ``` The orientation can be set separately for display and record if necessary, via `--display-orientation` and `--record-orientation`. The rotation is applied to a recorded file by writing a display transformation to the MP4 or MKV target file. Flipping is not supported, so only the 4 first values are allowed when recording. ## Crop The device screen may be cropped to mirror only part of the screen. This is useful, for example, to mirror only one eye of the Oculus Go: ```bash scrcpy --crop=1224:1440:0:0 # 1224x1440 at offset (0,0) ``` The values are expressed in the device natural orientation (portrait for a phone, landscape for a tablet). If `--max-size` is also specified, resizing is applied after cropping. ## Display If several displays are available on the Android device, it is possible to select the display to mirror: ```bash scrcpy --display-id=1 ``` The list of display ids can be retrieved by: ```bash scrcpy --list-displays ``` A secondary display may only be controlled if the device runs at least Android 10 (otherwise it is mirrored as read-only). ## Buffering By default, there is no video buffering, to get the lowest possible latency. Buffering can be added to delay the video stream and compensate for jitter to get a smoother playback (see [#2464]). [#2464]: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/2464 The configuration is available independently for the display, [v4l2 sinks](video.md#video4linux) and [audio](audio.md#buffering) playback. ```bash scrcpy --display-buffer=50 # add 50ms buffering for display scrcpy --v4l2-buffer=300 # add 300ms buffering for v4l2 sink scrcpy --audio-buffer=200 # set 200ms buffering for audio playback ``` They can be applied simultaneously: ```bash scrcpy --display-buffer=50 --v4l2-buffer=300 ``` ## No playback It is possible to capture an Android device without playing video or audio on the computer. This option is useful when [recording](recording.md) or when [v4l2](#video4linux) is enabled: ```bash scrcpy --v4l2-sink=/dev/video2 --no-playback scrcpy --record=file.mkv --no-playback # interrupt with Ctrl+C ``` It is also possible to disable video and audio playback separately: ```bash # Send video to V4L2 sink without playing it, but keep audio playback scrcpy --v4l2-sink=/dev/video2 --no-video-playback # Record both video and audio, but only play video scrcpy --record=file.mkv --no-audio-playback ``` ## No video To disable video forwarding completely, so that only audio is forwarded: ``` scrcpy --no-video ``` ## Video4Linux See the dedicated [Video4Linux](v4l2.md) page.