Silent Crash of Screenshot.app when trying to record system sound

[iandol]

Bug Report

Description of the bug

I am using screenshot.app built-in utility and want to do a screen recording including system audio. I select Background music in the options and when I go to record the screenshot app it silently crashes.

Steps to reproduce

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1. Run screenshot.app, either fullscreen or region recording, select background music in the microphone options.
2. Click record, the record icon briefly is shown in the menubar, then disappears, no recording is made
3. See error message '...'

Versions

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• Background Music: brew info background-music ==> background-music: 0.4.3
• macOS: 15.3 (24D60)

Hardware

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• Computer: M2 Macbook Air
• Audio Device: MacBook Air Speakers: Default Output Device: Yes Default System Output Device: Yes Manufacturer: Apple Inc. Output Channels: 2 Current SampleRate: 48000 Transport: Built-in Output Source: MacBook Air Speakers

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[danielkbx]

Same here.

[iandol]

In the meantime, you can try brew install blackhole-2ch which at least for me works for system audio recording with screenshot.app...

[danielkbx]

In the meantime, you can try brew install blackhole-2ch which at least for me works for system audio recording with screenshot.app...

Thank you very much. I do like this even more.