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# coding: utf-8

# Record Desktop Automation
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# Script that helps recording digital painting with recordmydesktop.
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import os
import arrow
import json


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mytim = arrow.now()


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mytim


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mytimdat = mytim.datetime


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mytimdat.minute


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timtest  = str(mytimdat.hour) + str(mytimdat.minute) + str(mytimdat.second) 


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timtest


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timdatez = str(mytimdat.year) + str(mytimdat.month) + str(mytimdat.day)


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timdatez


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fulldtiz = str(timdatez) + str(timtest)


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fulldtiz


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rcordcmd = ('recordmydesktop -o /home/pi/Desktop/' + fulldtiz + ('.ogv --no-sound --on-the-fly-encoding'))


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rcordcmd


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#Make a meta file that contains file info. 
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opmeta = open('/home/pi/Desktop/' + fulldtiz + '.json', 'w')


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recordict = dict()


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recordict.update({'videofile': '/home/pi/Desktop/' + fulldtiz + '.ogv'})


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recordict


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os.system(rcordcmd)