On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Terry Brown <[email protected]>wrote:
> I used the `gtk-recordmydesktop` front end to `recordmydesktop` in > Ubuntu. recordmydesktop produced an .ogv file, uploading that to vimeo > > failed (even though vimeo extracted thumbnails from it ok), so I ran it > > through avconv: > > avconv -i bmdemo.ogv -b 320k -r 24 bmdemo.avi > > bitrate 320k per second (max.), 24 frames per second. I tried bitrate > 512k but avconv said that was invalid. > Thanks. I bought Camtasia Studio a few months ago. It can record the Windows screen. All I need to do to duplicate what you have done is practice my presentation. > > That was about it, spent some time trying to work out why the mic. > input was a too quiet too crackly mess, thought it was a driver issue > but another mic. fixed the problem immediately. Using onboard sound for > > digitizing audio will never be that great, the inside of the computer's > > a noisy environment, electrically. Higher end sound cards would be > > better than on-board though, some of them have some shielding etc. > The free Camtasia tutorials are first rate: http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-camtasia-8.html The "tips" tutorial: http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-camtasia-8-01-pre-recording-tips.htmlrecommends using the best usb mic you can. Ok, I've convinced myself I have the needed tools. All it takes is work, plus at least a brief suspension of my usual perfectionism :-) Thanks, Terry, you've been an inspiration. Edward -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
