Scripts to perform screen capture of Android devices
3+ FPS possible!
View the source of the python script to see the requirements and to enact changes that may make it work better on your platform!
Android device requirements:
- adb (Android device bridge) debug mode ENABLED
- (probably) should probably have stericson's BusyBox installed.
Computer (host) requirements:
adbpython(version 2)pygtk
There are a few variants of this program.
All versions use the Android screencap command to get data.
Scripts that do NOT include the word raw are more likely to
be compatible with all hardware; they use PNG images as
transport. However, PNG compression adds overhead. Which is why
I developed the raw versions.
The fastest performer (for me and my hardware) is:
android_screen_mirror_raw_network.py
Right now, this script does NOT account for screen rotation, and it assumes that your display is 32-bit per pixel RGBA (which is probably a pretty good assumption for most hardware).
I can easily get 3+ fps using this method which, in my opinion, is more than adequate for screen grabs.