I am a Linux novice wishing to make screen recordings. I first tried Simple Screen Recorder The SSR menu list 4 things: Other, H.264 (not installed), VP8 (not supported container), Theora ( not supported by container )
I could only get "Other" to work. When I clicked on that, it gave me about 46 choices of "codec names." For example: mpeg4, h263, flv.
What would you recommend and do I need to install codecs ? Should I try Kazam ?
Obviously, I have not yet done enough research on my own. Someone recommended the H.264 codec, but I could not figure out how to install it.