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- We reuse the title slide for this purpose. Insert another 2 second fade to black before the closing slide
- Duration: 2 seconds
Optional: Organizational Slide. You may add an Organizational Slide right after the initial Title Slide if you wish to add organizational branding to your screencast. Please use the following guidelines if adding an Organization Slide:
- Begin with "Screencast Contributed by"
- Logo no greater then 20% of screen dimensions
- Corporate tagline and three or four services optional
- URL optionalRemember, if you prefer, we are happy to do your post-production work for you!
When finished, post your screencast at xxxxx.xxxxx.org and send an email notifying someone@duraspace.org
We are looking forward to receiving your work!
Video Tools The following tools may all be used to perform Screen and Audio capture for Screencasts:
Tool Name / Link | Cost | Platforms | C ontainers and Codecs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
xvidcap | 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 |
ffmpeg | 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. |
recordmydesktop | Free | Linux | ogv (must transcode results, can use transmageddon) | Works out of the box on Ubuntu 11.10 |
Free | 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). | |
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). (I think we should eliminate this one from our recommendations - JJM) | |
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. | |
Camtasia Studio | $299 / $179 education pricing | 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. |
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