On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 11:17 PM Joe Smithy <ffmpeg-u...@domn.net> wrote: > > Hi, > > I need a way to capture output audio that works reliably on most computers > without having to know anything about the state of said computer. > > Searching for ffmpeg how to capture desktop audio only returns variants of > > -f dshow -i audio="Stereo Mix (Realtek High Definition Audio)" > > > However, none of the computers I have in the house have any form of "stereo > mix" recording device > > Yes,I did try all of these fixes > > https://www.wintips.org/how-to-enable-stereo-mix-if-not-showing-as-recording-device-in-windows-11-10/ > https://www.hitechwork.com/how-to-restore-missing-stereo-mix-on-windows-10/ > https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/stereo-mix-missing-in-windows-10-did-they-remove/abd60f1a-1ad2-4928-a7a2-b723d84bc5bc > https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/stereo-mix-not-showing/2b706268-7887-42ec-9064-9418d16e99a8 > https://thedroidguy.com/how-to-restore-missing-stereo-mix-on-windows-10-1147145 > https://appuals.com/how-to-restore-missing-stereo-mix-on-windows-10/ > > None of them work, stereo mix is a sound card driver feature that only > exists on some cards and only some drivers. Most random computers you come > across will not have this so giving the user a ffmpeg command string almost > always fails.
Stereo mix is just the "name" of the sound device. Names will vary. Maybe should make that more clear. You can enumerate them like ffmpeg -list_devices true -f dshow -i dummy Thanks. _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
