Unity Screen Recorder
This script makes it so that Unity will automatically record screen captures of your game, either whenever you hit Play in the Editor or when you hit the record key. It's perfect for debugging or capturing gameplay to then show off!
It works by saving screenshots from the Player to the game folder. Each time it records it creates a new folder, named by date and time. Paired with a tool like ffmpeg, it can be an effective and easy way to make game recordings.
Included are two Automator workflows, which can be used to convert the frames to an .mp4 video using ffmpeg. Follow the instructions under Options to set up the workflows. Since it's Automator, the workflows only work in OSX. If someone wants to create a Windows version of this, please fork it and let me know!
This .cs script is designed to be added as a component to a GameObject in your Scene. I use it with an empty GameObject, though it should work with any active GameObject, such as the Main Camera.
Settings can be changed in the Inspector to suit your needs. You can change the frames per second (don't forget to change the framerate in the .workflow files to match), or set the screenshot size to much larger (great for high resolution screenshots). You can toggle whether Unity will capture screenshots immediately when you hit Play in the Editor, or if it waits for input before starting to record. You can also change which key starts or stops the recording.
Save the Services .workflow to ~/Library/Services. In Finder, you can then right-click on the folder of screenshots that you want converted to video and you'll see "ffmpeg" available as a service at the bottom. Select "ffmpeg" to convert all frames inside that folder to a video.
Save the Folder Actions .workflow to ~/Library/Workflows/Applications/Folder Actions. You will need to open the .workflow in Automator and manually change the folder that it will watch (see the top right dropdown where it says "Folder Action receives files and folders added to"). I set mine to the Screenshots folder generated by Editor_Capture_Controller.cs, which by default is in your Unity project folder. This will then automatically convert the recorded frames into a video without you needing to right-click on each folder first.
If you fork this and make it even cooler, I'd love to see what you've done! Send me an email at ctrble [at] gmail . com and let me know what you made!