Comments on: The Pain of Screencasting on Linux http://popey.com/blog/2009/09/02/the-pain-of-screencasting-on-linux/ DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM!! Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:37:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ken Ham http://popey.com/blog/2009/09/02/the-pain-of-screencasting-on-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-4631 Ken Ham Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:08:55 +0000 http://popey.com/blog/?p=288#comment-4631 I've been having this trouble for two or three years (the video conversion/editing problem, not the pausing gtk-recordmydesktop one). A couple of years ago it was possible to convert the videos into huffyuv/avi format and kdenlive would edit the files perfectly, lamentably this seems to no longer be the case. Development on recordmydesktop is frozen, except for patches, so the chances of being able to record to a useful format for editing are pretty slim. It's a really, really sad and pathetic state for desktop Linux to be in. I’ve been having this trouble for two or three years (the video conversion/editing problem, not the pausing gtk-recordmydesktop one). A couple of years ago it was possible to convert the videos into huffyuv/avi format and kdenlive would edit the files perfectly, lamentably this seems to no longer be the case.

Development on recordmydesktop is frozen, except for patches, so the chances of being able to record to a useful format for editing are pretty slim.

It’s a really, really sad and pathetic state for desktop Linux to be in.

]]> By: James Revillini http://popey.com/blog/2009/09/02/the-pain-of-screencasting-on-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-4388 James Revillini Mon, 03 May 2010 16:35:40 +0000 http://popey.com/blog/?p=288#comment-4388 UPDATE: There's a program called DeVeDe which can handle converting from the current gtkRecordMyDesktop OGV format to AVI, and it also handles rescaling or adding black bars to make the output a standard format. VERY nice. Plenty of other features to explore. From there, Handbrake could be used to go from AVI to MP4 if desired. Instructions here: http://www.blogcatalog.com/search/frame?term=recordmydesktop&id=c190930a83f620711792a0a04f318c51 UPDATE: There’s a program called DeVeDe which can handle converting from the current gtkRecordMyDesktop OGV format to AVI, and it also handles rescaling or adding black bars to make the output a standard format. VERY nice. Plenty of other features to explore.

From there, Handbrake could be used to go from AVI to MP4 if desired.

Instructions here: http://www.blogcatalog.com/search/frame?term=recordmydesktop&id=c190930a83f620711792a0a04f318c51

]]> By: James Revillini http://popey.com/blog/2009/09/02/the-pain-of-screencasting-on-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-3928 James Revillini Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:42:52 +0000 http://popey.com/blog/?p=288#comment-3928 Damn! I spoke too soon. Now my output mp4 is 99% OK and 1% scrambled video. The audio is still fine. The quality of the mp4 was also pretty sketchy. I'll write again if I find a combo that works. Damn! I spoke too soon. Now my output mp4 is 99% OK and 1% scrambled video. The audio is still fine. The quality of the mp4 was also pretty sketchy. I’ll write again if I find a combo that works.

]]> By: James Revillini http://popey.com/blog/2009/09/02/the-pain-of-screencasting-on-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-3927 James Revillini Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:34:58 +0000 http://popey.com/blog/?p=288#comment-3927 Your tip on oggconvert just saved my ass. I don't know what's happened since last year, but I used to capture in gtk-recordMyDesktop and then convert straight to MP4 in Handbrake, but this time around, I get 99% scrambled eggs and every now and then a clear picture in the MP4 output. Like you said, OggConvert does something to make an ogv a better ogv which can be converted more readily. Incidentally, after I learned the command line recordmydesktop, I liked it better because it allowed me to specify specific dimensions to record. I can't believe the UI doesn't provide this! Well, beggars can't complain, right? Thanks for your tips. If there were one area I'd love to concentrate on in development for Ubuntu, it would be in screencapturing and publishing. This is SO big for education and informational sites. I don't write manuals on how to use software anymore. I just capture it and publish it on our intranet at work. Your tip on oggconvert just saved my ass. I don’t know what’s happened since last year, but I used to capture in gtk-recordMyDesktop and then convert straight to MP4 in Handbrake, but this time around, I get 99% scrambled eggs and every now and then a clear picture in the MP4 output. Like you said, OggConvert does something to make an ogv a better ogv which can be converted more readily.

Incidentally, after I learned the command line recordmydesktop, I liked it better because it allowed me to specify specific dimensions to record. I can’t believe the UI doesn’t provide this! Well, beggars can’t complain, right?

Thanks for your tips. If there were one area I’d love to concentrate on in development for Ubuntu, it would be in screencapturing and publishing. This is SO big for education and informational sites. I don’t write manuals on how to use software anymore. I just capture it and publish it on our intranet at work.

]]> By: Charles Darke http://popey.com/blog/2009/09/02/the-pain-of-screencasting-on-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 Charles Darke Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:44:33 +0000 http://popey.com/blog/?p=288#comment-1185 Maybe I'm being a bit closed-minded, but what you're saying sounds a lot like "a spanner happens to be a great hammer". Watching the Blender as a video editor screen cast made me want to tear my eyes out in frustration as what should be a 2 minute editing job takes 15 minutes and involves lots of frustrating clicking around and mouse aiming. Maybe I’m being a bit closed-minded, but what you’re saying sounds a lot like “a spanner happens to be a great hammer”. Watching the Blender as a video editor screen cast made me want to tear my eyes out in frustration as what should be a 2 minute editing job takes 15 minutes and involves lots of frustrating clicking around and mouse aiming.

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