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From: Leonardo Guilherme <leonardo.guilherme@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Screen recorder?
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:45:51
Message-Id: CAGGSsJbYvggUOAHX=D-qHh_k5_wa81jaRCCBg8jm69Z0kv4GfQ@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Screen recorder? by Mick
1 Useful link
2 http://verb3k.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/how-to-do-proper-screencasts-on-linux/
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4 Leonardo
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7 2011/7/18 Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
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9 > On Monday 18 Jul 2011 04:00:31 William Kenworthy wrote:
10 > > On Mon, 2011-07-18 at 03:29 +0100, Stroller wrote:
11 > > > On 18 July 2011, at 02:54, Grant wrote:
12 > > > > Does there exist a program that allows you to record the activity
13 > > > > taking place on a computer screen for later review?
14 > > >
15 > > > I'm pretty sure you can do this with mplayer / mencoder (to make a
16 > video
17 > > > screencast).
18 > > >
19 > > > It depends what your needs are, exactly.
20 > > >
21 > > > If you're monitoring teenagers or employees for inappropriate behaviour
22 > > > you might be happy with a screen shot every 1 - 5 minutes, so you could
23 > > > just use some kind framebuffer grabber (media-gfx/fbgrab?) and a
24 > > > cronjob. You could stitch those together daily into a speeded up video
25 > > > for easier review (you might be able to do this with mencoder, just by
26 > > > slowing the capture framerate down to once every 60 - 300 seconds) or
27 > > > compile the whole lot into a page of HTML to scroll through.
28 > > >
29 > > > Stroller.
30 > >
31 > > I use this one to prep movies about using software etc ... files are not
32 > > as small as camtasias for a given quality, but postprocessing helps get
33 > > close if size is important.
34 > >
35 > > BillK
36 > >
37 > >
38 > > moriah ~ # esearch recordmy
39 > > [ Results for search key : recordmy ]
40 > > [ Applications found : 3 ]
41 > >
42 > > * media-video/gtk-recordmydesktop
43 > > Latest version available: 0.3.8-r1
44 > > Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
45 > > Size of downloaded files: 172 kB
46 > > Homepage: http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/
47 > > Description: GTK interface for RecordMyDesktop
48 > > License: GPL-2
49 > >
50 > > * media-video/qt-recordmydesktop
51 > > Latest version available: 0.3.8
52 > > Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
53 > > Size of downloaded files: 181 kB
54 > > Homepage: http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/
55 > > Description: QT4 interface for RecordMyDesktop
56 > > License: GPL-2
57 > >
58 > > * media-video/recordmydesktop
59 > > Latest version available: 0.3.8.1-r4
60 > > Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
61 > > Size of downloaded files: 194 kB
62 > > Homepage: http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/
63 > > Description: A desktop session recorder producing Ogg video/audio
64 > > files
65 > > License: GPL-2
66 > >
67 > >
68 > > moriah ~ #
69 >
70 > Try this:
71 >
72 >
73 > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/gentoo/user/233511?do=post_view_threaded
74 >
75 > or google for "ffmpeg for screen cast"
76 > --
77 > Regards,
78 > Mick
79 >

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