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Rebuilding Fedora Indexes Screencast contributed by Chris Wilper from DuraSpace
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Guidelines:
A screencast is a video of someone showing how to do something on a computer. Screencast software captures what is happening on the computer screen along with an audio recording of the speaker explaining what he/she is doing. Screencasts are an effective way of providing the user communities quick tutorials on specific tasks or functionality.
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Tool | Cost | Platform | Containers and Codecs | Notes |
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Free (Pro is $12/year) | Windows, Mac, Linux | MP4, AVI, FLV (also save directly to YouTubeHD or Screencast-o-matic.com acct) | Runs from browser (Java applet), but records any screen/desktop activities. Has an easy setting for recording in "Full HD" resolution (1280x720). Can auto-letterbox smaller resolution recordings when saving. Very easy to use. Can highlight mouse cursor & all mouse clicks. 15-minute recording limit (Pro is unlimited). Videos are branded with a small logo in lower left corner (Pro version is free of branding). | |
$299 / $179 education pricing (30-day free trial available) | Windows or Mac | MP4, M4V, AVI, FLV, Silverlight, MOV, RM | The most fully featured screencasting software out there, and very easy to use. But, it comes at a higher price. | |
Free for Mac | Mac | MP4, MOV | You have the option to save at HD 720p (1280x720), which is our preferred resolution. Other options include 480p (640x480 resolution) and HD 1080p (1920x1080 resolution). Mac users can easily import into iMovie to make further edits. |
Additional options include:
Tool | Cost | Platforms | Containers and Codecs | Notes |
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Free | Linux | Anything except apple pro | Pure command line tool. For Ubuntu, must build from source (directions), and then command lines like these. FFmpeg is also suitable for format conversion and audio overlay. | |
Free | Linux | ogv (must transcode results, can use transmageddon) | Works out of the box on Ubuntu 11.10 | |
Free | Linux | mpeg(4), avi, mov, others, with sorenson, divx, mpeg, others. | Default versions do not work with pulseaudio, and thus recent Ubuntu installations (Ubuntu 11.4 and 11.10). Workaround is to install from source, and launch with padsp. Provides a GUI, easy to use | |
Free | Windows | AVI or FLV | Lots of options/configurations available (most often compared to Camtasia in terms of options). Not always as easy to use or user friendly as other free screencasting tools (see Screencast-O-Matic or Jing), but it definitely comes with options & tools comparable to Camtasia. | |
Free | Windows or Mac | FLV (Pro version also offers MP4) | Easy to use, but has minimal options. Seem to only be able to record either full-screen or a specific window (no options to record a selected area or part of screen). 5-minute recording limit. Videos are branded (Pro version is free of branding). | |
| Open Broadcaster Software | Free | Windows | MP4 or FLV | A bit of a learning curve, but a ton of options available. For screencasting, you'd want to change the "Broadcast Settings" to "File Output Only" (which tells OBS to record to a file). Can record from multiple sources at once (e.g. Desktop & Webcam). Also supports live streaming (to various online streaming services – mostly for gaming). |
Making the Recording
Here are some suggestions for making a successful screencast recording:
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