Unable to record mobile screen

Issues/Bugs
1

**Hi ** :slightly_smiling_face:,
I’m running automation tests and trying to record simulator’s screen (iPhone 12) but it keeps crashing on line:
driver.start_recording_screen()
(source: https://appium.io/docs/en/commands/device/recording-screen/start-recording-screen/)

logs:
[ffmpeg] ffmpeg version 5.1 Copyright © 2000-2022 the FFmpeg developers
[ffmpeg] built with Apple clang version 13.1.6 (clang-1316.0.21.2.5)
[ffmpeg]
[ffmpeg] configuration: --prefix=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/ffmpeg/5.1 --enable-shared --enable-pthreads --enable-version3 --cc=clang --host-cflags= --host-ldflags= --enable-ffplay --enable-gnutls --enable-gpl --enable-libaom --enable-libbluray --enable-libdav1d --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-librav1e --enable-librist --enable-librubberband --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsrt --enable-libtesseract --enable-libtheora --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-lzma --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-frei0r --enable-libass --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libspeex --enable-libsoxr --enable-libzmq --enable-libzimg --disable-libjack --disable-indev=jack --enable-videotoolbox --enable-neon
[ffmpeg]
[ffmpeg] libavutil 57. 28.100 / 57. 28.100
[ffmpeg] libavcodec 59. 37.100 / 59. 37.100
[ffmpeg] libavformat 59. 27.100 / 59. 27.100
[ffmpeg] libavdevice 59. 7.100 / 59. 7.100
[ffmpeg] libavfilter 8. 44.100 / 8. 44.100
[ffmpeg] libswscale 6. 7.100 / 6. 7.100
[ffmpeg]
[ffmpeg] libswresample 4. 7.100 / 4. 7.100
[ffmpeg] libpostproc 56. 6.100 / 56. 6.100
[ffmpeg]
[ffmpeg] [mjpeg @ 0x1376052f0] No JPEG data found in image
[ffmpeg] [mjpeg @ 0x137704280] Could not find codec parameters for stream 0 (Video: mjpeg, none(bt470bg/unknown/unknown)): unspecified size
[ffmpeg] Consider increasing the value for the ‘analyzeduration’ (0) and ‘probesize’ (5000000) options
[ffmpeg]
[ffmpeg] Input #0, mjpeg, from ‘http://127.0.0.1:9100’:
[ffmpeg] Duration: N/A, bitrate: N/A
[ffmpeg] Stream #0:0: Video: mjpeg, none(bt470bg/unknown/unknown), 25 tbr, 1200k tbn
[ffmpeg]
[ffmpeg] Stream mapping:
[ffmpeg] Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (mjpeg (native) -> mjpeg (native))
[ffmpeg] Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
[ffmpeg]
[ffmpeg] [mjpeg @ 0x138804870] No JPEG data found in image
[ffmpeg] Error while decoding stream #0:0: Invalid data found when processing input
[ffmpeg] Cannot determine format of input stream 0:0 after EOF
[ffmpeg] Error marking filters as finished
[ffmpeg]
[ffmpeg] Conversion failed!

Appium version: 1.22.3
Tests env: Python

Anyone knows how to solve this issue ? :weary:
Thank you ! :pray:t2:

2

You don’t really give many details at all about what you are trying to do, but maybe you are using iOS and will find this article helpful:

https://appiumpro.com/editions/82-streaming-video-from-ios-devices

3

I am trying to record screen on simulator - iPhone 12
I initiated the driver and the flow works fine (find element, click , etc’)
but when I tries execute the command driver.start_recording_screen() I get this logs of ffmpeg.

4
  1. double check that ‘ffmpeg’ installed on machine where appium server runs
  2. play with videoType parameter e.g. set it to mpeg4 or h264
  3. add your code to understand