On Jan 18, 2008 4:58 PM, Martijn Dashorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BTW, I have to really look not to start typing in the video, it just looks > too much like a real eclipse window... > Martijn >
Well, I was tinkering at the beginning to ensure I got the best quality I could get, because you can always convert to a lower-quality format but you can't go the other way. For what it's worth, it looks totally unreadable when I stream it from Google Videos, which I suppose is expected. (You can see the shape of the eclipse window, but the resolution is too low, so the text becomes unreadably blurry.) Considering how popular screencasts have gotten, I'm actually kind of surprised the Windows Media Screen codec that Microsoft made years ago isn't more popular -- if it was, I'd suspect this kind of quality wouldn't require such a large file. > > On 1/18/08, Martijn Dashorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Michael, > > > > I've just been able to take a look. First let me extend our gratitude for > > you taking up the task. It is really some tough work to create a screen cast > > (I know, I've done a couple). > > > > > > If anyone else thinks your screencast is OK, then I'm fine with signing > > off. I suspect this will require me to make a streaming version available... Google Videos probably will be useful for that. Of course, I plan on still uploading to the other locations as well, so that you guys have access to the higher-resolution copy. > > > > If you can muster the energy to do just one other take, this is what I'd > > like to improve: > > - create pauzes when you explain at a high level what you are going to do > > - tell folks what you are doing when you do it (synchronize the left and > > right brain hemispheres ;) At this point, I think it's unlikely that I'll claim a third task by Monday (we'll see-- who knows?) so I may as well do this first one "right", so to speak. :) > > I found it hard to track the planning (you were explaining about the > > bookmarkable links and menu), and see that you are creating a page. It > > seemed out-of-sync and was quite distracting. > > I don't know if you've noticed, but I record the audio separate from the video, so shifting the audio and/or video around should be easy enough. (Notice how this version doesn't show the system clock in the corner... this is intentional. :) ) That's why you don't hear me clacking on my keyboard in the background. Just in case you were wondering. > > > > Again, thank you for your efforts and energy. The cast is good, I just > > want to make it perfect :) > > > > > > Martijn > > > > > > > > > > On 1/18/08, Michael Chang < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > A new version of the screencast has been uploaded. Hopefully it > > > addresses Martjin's concerns. This file should play on most computers > > > -- it uses MPEG-4 (not h.264) video and MP3 audio in an AVI container. > > > > > > The video is 20.4 MB in size. > > > > > > http://rapidshare.com/files/84627136/MarkupInheritenceVideoV2.avi.html > > > (rapidshare) > > > http://webhome.idirect.com/~rgh/wicket/MarkupInheritenceVideoV2.avi > > > (alternate download location) > > > > > > Anyone who would like a text copy of what I was saying can follow > > > along at http://webhome.idirect.com/~rgh/wicket/MarkupInheritence.txt > > > > > > Comments -- even acknowledgments -- would be appreciated. > > > > > > -- > > > Michael Chang > > > > > > Please note that not all formatting may be preserved in > > > Office/Word/Powerpoint documents sent to me. Please use OpenDocument > > > (not Open XML), HTML, and RTF where possible. See > > > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Buy Wicket in Action: http://manning.com/dashorst > > Apache Wicket 1.3.0 is released > > Get it now: http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/wicket/1.3.0 > > > > > > -- > Buy Wicket in Action: http://manning.com/dashorst > Apache Wicket 1.3.0 is released > Get it now: http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/wicket/1.3.0 > -- Michael Chang Please note that not all formatting may be preserved in Office/Word/Powerpoint documents sent to me. Please use OpenDocument (not Open XML), HTML, and RTF where possible. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Thank you.
