Shawn wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I took another look and relized I missed one of the menu options. I had > used the "Capture Now" option, rather than the "Start Timed Capture". > So now I see videos. > > That said though, I think I'll still stick with xvidcap for most of my > needs. Here's why: > > 1) Much much less processing needed to get to a video. Wink seems to > be capturing frames, then puts the frames together into a video after > the fact. For what I have in mind I'll likely be looking at 30 minute > sessions or so. If it took wink 3.5 minutes to "render" a 30 second > sample, then I'd hate to see how it performs for the 30 minutes one. > I'll still give it a shot though just to see if it's output is any more > compact. > My requirements differ a bit here, it is not as much of a concern on processing time as the ability (or more correctly my ability) to get it right the first time. For example, a demo of a product with call outs that will be translated into espanol. However, for a quick and dirty sample, I will have to try and take it for a spin. > 2) SXF or EXE files only. I can probably deal with the SXF, but would > prefer something that can be played in my default video viewers, rather > than having to open a web broswer just to watch a video. (the exe > approach is dead in the water for me - Linux box.) Xvidcap supports > divx, gereral avi's, microsoft avi's, mov's, and even SXF and a couple more. > Clients are still very much in a windows world, so exe is a good thing especially if they don't have to install a player and the associated codec. > 3) More options on xvidcap. Wink doesn't seem to have any options to > adjust the audio sampling rate, or change the audio/video codecs used. > This means I can tweak things to help minimize the file sizes with > xvidcap, but not wink. > > One reason why I *would* use wink though - it captured an OpenGL based > app, where xvidcap didn't. > > If anyone is wondering, I'm thinking about doing some mini workshop type > screencaps to put up on either my site, or CLUG's site (if the exec > feels it were appropriate - bandwidth considerations and all). > Something like - here's a visual guide to installing Linux, with audio > commentary. Or how to get DVD playback working on Distro XXX. Or an > intro to programming, etc. > Interesting notioin -- I saw something like this a couple of years ago. Someone had recorded the installation of Red Hat. There is a program in Linux that will take the output from vnc and output to video. If I remember correctly when they started to install RH, they used command line options to activate vnc at the installation option stage. This particular demo did not have a voice over. There were parts that I would have liked to have slowed down and other parts that could have been sped up, however, the ability to watch at normal speed an installation or demo also has merit.
If there is a concern on the amount of bandwidth used, why not have it available at the meeting. When could place these things on a sff headless computer and have people access it at the meeting. (Another reason for coming out to the meeting.) > My thoughts. And thanks for the great feedback! > > Shawn > > Kin C Wong wrote: > >> Ditto, I have used Wink as well and their latest version allows for >> voice overs. I don't know if the Windows and Linux versions are in >> synch. I have used the Windows version more and really like the ability >> to determine the cursor position and display time. >> >> You may not like the product because the output is in Flash. It works >> way better than the commercial product that I purchased - RoboDemo. >> >> Jesse Kline wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 2007-18-02 at 21:52 -0700, Shawn wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Out of the two I did try, wink doesn't seem to be suitable. While it >>>> has a more intuitive (though overly crowded) interface, it still boils >>>> down to static snapshots of the desktop/focus area then squish those >>>> together in a presentation. I can do that with Ksnapshot and any >>>> presentation software. What I am looking for is a video recording of my >>>> actions, with the option of doing a voice over. >>>> >>>> >>> Wink does allow you to record what you are doing. I've used it to make >>> multiple training videos for work. >>> >>> Jesse >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> clug-talk mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >>> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >>> **Please remove these lines when replying >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> clug-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> **Please remove these lines when replying >> >> >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFF2Xw3Mia5XCIAQC8RAqyZAKCBioqlcDFkfCp7mTjl8NIuzkZF+QCeNjBA > liGdrW79u4kxcctXbdLFMTM= > =gQjo > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
